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Re:Wet Country Wireless; How British Weather Killed a Billio... by MomoXenosaga on Friday April 02, 2021 @06:40AM (#26670373)
My country switched to cable in the 1980s. Its always fascinating to me seeing old pictures where every house has an antenna!

Wireless technology can be rolled out quickly while fibreglass networks are a massive and costly undertaking. Neatly putting all infrastructure into the ground is certainly more aesthetically pleasing IMO.

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Re:Wet Country Wireless; How British Weather Killed a Billio... by chrisseaton on Friday April 02, 2021 @09:57AM (#26671449)
The UK did have a cabled system at the time - this is about moving from cables to wireless, for better bandwidth and lower infrastructure costs. (Obviously it didn't work out.)
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