You have to get signal and energy to the towers anyway. And then they actually use up a pretty large amount of energy. Might as well lay fiber. The thing that's usually so expensive about it is getting permits to put lines underground...something there's an obvious political answer for: decide to do it rather than to not do it. (We could actually put power lines underground and make those networks more durable and safe while we're at it, instead of crying the same "BuT WhErE's ThE PrOFiT?!" story.)
Various forms of wireless transmissions (cell, microwave, and even wifi for short distances like within a neighborhood) can, of course, fill in in places though.
It's unfortunate that the profit motive drives so much of the public infrastructure debate. As a gay south african internet access has allowed me access to spaces I never new existed and connections I could never make IRL. Wireless tech with all it's shortcomings is a great bridge for low investment areas. I can shitpost in this site because my township got 5g
You have to get signal and energy to the towers anyway. And then they actually use up a pretty large amount of energy. Might as well lay fiber. The thing that's usually so expensive about it is getting permits to put lines underground...something there's an obvious political answer for: decide to do it rather than to not do it. (We could actually put power lines underground and make those networks more durable and safe while we're at it, instead of crying the same "BuT WhErE's ThE PrOFiT?!" story.)
Various forms of wireless transmissions (cell, microwave, and even wifi for short distances like within a neighborhood) can, of course, fill in in places though.
It's unfortunate that the profit motive drives so much of the public infrastructure debate. As a gay south african internet access has allowed me access to spaces I never new existed and connections I could never make IRL. Wireless tech with all it's shortcomings is a great bridge for low investment areas. I can shitpost in this site because my township got 5g
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