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Re:“When it comes to broadband, America is the original shit... by ng55QPSK on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @06:59AM (#26553507)
What impact should the central station have?

I work in the communication industry and we call this "A problem that can be solved by money" - while on wireless we have "Problems based on the law of physics".

Re:“When it comes to broadband, America is the original shit... by blfr on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @07:02AM (#26553529)
In Eurasia railway companies often run fibre because they already have rights to the tracks. More importantly, one stop from a central station is basically city centre with high population density.
Re:“When it comes to broadband, America is the original shit... by ng55QPSK on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @07:06AM (#26553561)
So? We have fully developed fiber networks everywhere in EU, but the last 500m ... 200m to every building is expensive (this about tree structures).
Re:“When it comes to broadband, America is the original shit... by blfr on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @07:10AM (#26553589)
But it's less expensive per subscriber (and therefore more profitable and more expected to be delivered) when you have higher pop density.
Re:“When it comes to broadband, America is the original shit... by ng55QPSK on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @07:32AM (#26553781)
It only looks to you like less expensive. Opening a street inner city and put something in the ground gets more and more expensive (think factors) the higher the building density and 'other things in the ground' get.

I recommend to start a business if YOU know how to keep the investment down.

Re:“When it comes to broadband, America is the original shit... by blfr on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @07:43AM (#26553856)
This is really not some controversial discovery. Providers already know this and take full advantage. It's common for multi-tenants buildings to be wired by 2-3 ISPs and even nearby single family housing to have only one with serious installation costs on top.

Barring regulatory failure, providers don't even need to "open a street" precisely because of the other installations that already exist where wires can be run alongside.

Re:“When it comes to broadband, America is the original shit... by coldtea on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @07:15AM (#26553631)
>What impact should the central station have?

It would be a major destination, so one would expect fast cables to be laid out there (and be available in the close area). That's the case with important areas where I live at least.