On Wed, 2004-07-28 at 09:35, Michael Halcrow wrote: > No, I didn't say anything about fiber technology. I instead claimed > that whatever Provo implements will be obsolete and overpriced.
That is quite a blanket judgement to pass. And if you would reread what Andrew said, you would find that it was your comment about "obsolete" that he was talking about. Due to the nature of fibre, and the much higher theoretical speeds are possible than wireless. Hence in many people's judgement, fibre is a much better bet than wireless. In this case, Andrew was merely pointing out the fallacy in your rather broad assumption by using fibre as a specific case to the contrary. Because of the rapidly changing nature of wireless, I don't believe it is a viable option to form a backbone infrastructure with. As wireless speeds increase and radio technology (such as from motorola), an entity such as provo or a private company would have to completely redo their infrastructure every few years. Not only would transmitters have to be replaced, but receivers also. Compare this with fibre where the lifespan of the technology (although scales more slowly) can last for 10 or 20 years and still have acceptable, comparable performance. And for those that claim that cell phones are proof that I'm wrong, I would say that only recent standardizing on protocols and technology allows cell phone companies to even exist now. Most cell phone companies are stuggling majorly. AT&T Wireless all but went bankrupt this year before they were bought out. Wireless is tough business. Fibre is clearly the more cost-effective choice, and I'm happy Provo is doing it. I mean we're already tearing up the streets to expand infrastructure such as water and sewer. Makes perfect sense to drop fibre in while we're at it (which is what is happening), especially into the newer developments where broadband access can even influence property values. Michael > > Mike > .___________________________________________________________________. > Michael A. Halcrow > Security Software Engineer, IBM Linux Technology Center > GnuPG Fingerprint: 05B5 08A8 713A 64C1 D35D 2371 2D3C FDDA 3EB6 601D > > Bruce's Law: All unaccountable organizations are corrupt. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -- Michael L Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
