[Chapter-delegates] Announcing: The Informal U.S. Chapters Policy discussion email list

[Patrik Fältström]

On 13 Apr 2016, at 6:16, Gihan Dias wrote:

> Why is the US so fixated on wired technology (DSL/Cable/Fibre)?
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> Wireless 3G/4G has overtaken fixed for low volume, low cost applications but doesn't seem to be considered by you. For example, I pay ~USD 5 a month for my 4G connection, and it often outperforms by ADSL connection. Also, lower income people are likely to not have a fixed address, and would use a phone to access Internet

Because there is no "or" between radio or fibre. A good radio network requires fibre to the base station of the radio. Further, the amount of spectrum needed for radio to "things that move" require the rest of the objects (that are fixed, like houses) uses fibre.

That said, bootstrapping by using radio links to the base stations is possible, then replace them with fibre, and then fibre to the households. That is one way of booting a good networking environment.

   Patrik
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