[deleted] t1_iu3xl8o wrote
silasmoeckel t1_iu43jx9 wrote
When talking about just the optics part not at all. CWDM is entirely passive and does not care whats going over a given channel. Getting CWDM optics for 10mbs might be a bit hard but thats just because it's outdated.
Yes higher up it's very different but the entire point is thats not part of the muni's job. They just need to build/maintain the optical last mile, just glass and prisms no actual networking kit nothing that needs power even. That's within their capabilities anything more will probably crater badly at some point. This is also not how typical fiber to the home is deployed but thats a bit of the point of it.
[deleted] t1_iu45bpd wrote
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silasmoeckel t1_iu49s3n wrote
Yes but why do you think thats at all a limiting factor? At least 1 strand per building/apartment/house/etc to start thats 16 channels on typical CDWM kit so 8 providers. Even if they break up everything thats 3-4 providers (TV, Internet, Phone, and alarm). Sure a pair is nicer and putting extra glass in the ground up front is never a bad thing. End of the day glass is fairly cheap putting it into the hole and terminating it not so much.
It's by no means perfect but it's gotten well past the point it's a reasonable solution within the capabilities of muni's to do. Plenty of fiber going in for traffic management where they allready have contacts for the service end and bringing the skillset in house is not a bad thing for the muni.
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