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General discussion

Fiber to the curb & "last mile" problem

Feb 24, 2006 10:47PM PST

Wasn't 802.11N or some WiMax variant supposed to be the missing piece to the last-mile puzzle?
Isn't FIOS using WiFi for the final link?
I thought that's what Google was up to with their WiFi hotspot experiment. Will they ever light that Fiber?

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WiMax & FIOS
Feb 25, 2006 1:43AM PST

>> Wasn't 802.11N or some WiMax variant supposed to be the missing piece to the last-mile puzzle?

Yes. It has something like a 50-mile radius- great for places that are not served by cable or dsl. There is also a lot of work in the area of municipal WiFi. I don't know if this will address WiMax as well.

>> Isn't FIOS using WiFi for the final link?

No. FIOS directly connects fiber to your home. I have some friends who have it. It is very, very fast...

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FTTH
Feb 25, 2006 7:24AM PST

I have fiber right now through the city. Actually the city owns the fiber, but another company provided the actual services to the end user. Government owned fiber will probably be the solution in a lot of areas where telco's don't think it is a wise business move to build out to certain areas.