Section 04 of 06
Beyond Fibre
Wireless, coax, copper and satellite.
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Fixed wireless
A dish on a gable and a base station in line of sight. It goes in within a day and the weather has opinions about the higher frequencies.
Coax pushed further
Cable plant already passing millions of homes, upgraded rather than replaced.
Copper's last tricks
Very high rates over very short runs, from a cabinet close enough to matter.
Low-orbit satellite
Where there is no street at all. Latency solved by altitude, capacity shared by cell.
Why a street gets one and not another
Density, existing plant, permission and who already owns the duct — rarely the technology's merits.