Re:Alphabet wants to deliver Internet access via laser beams
by KirinDave on Friday December 15, 2017 @01:22PM
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Cables are cheap, but require maintenance.
An alternative way to imagine networking an area is running fiber into the area then having a mesh network assemble itself building to building in town/city whatever. This has the added advantage of greatly reducing the power costs of the overall network for local communications.
An alternative way to imagine networking an area is running fiber into the area then having a mesh network assemble itself building to building in town/city whatever. This has the added advantage of greatly reducing the power costs of the overall network for local communications.