Comments on: Verizon Outage Hits Mid Town Manhattan http://gigaom.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:52:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/#comment-25787 Jesse Kopelman Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:57:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/#comment-25787 java2king, the difference between wireless and wired in these situations is how long it takes to fix. The big issue with wireless and huricanes is having power out, not damage to the towers themselves. In a place like NYC, you can replace/realign your antennae a lot quicker than you can fix a cut cable under the street. Have you looked at the price of FSO and millimeter wave systems recently? Probably cheaper to do GigE wireless in most cities than it is to lay new fiber (of course there is usually dark fiber close enough). java2king, the difference between wireless and wired in these situations is how long it takes to fix. The big issue with wireless and huricanes is having power out, not damage to the towers themselves. In a place like NYC, you can replace/realign your antennae a lot quicker than you can fix a cut cable under the street. Have you looked at the price of FSO and millimeter wave systems recently? Probably cheaper to do GigE wireless in most cities than it is to lay new fiber (of course there is usually dark fiber close enough).

]]> By: java2king http://gigaom.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/#comment-25786 java2king Tue, 11 Oct 2005 01:19:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/#comment-25786 then you could have 2 hurricanes like katrina/charlie knocking the heck out of your wi-max / cdma / 3G towers and we go scrambling for the wired stuff. Backups are backups are backups. Wired is here to stay, especially when we are talking about corporations that use gigabit ethernet as their backbone..wireless will remain a backup...at least for some more time. then you could have 2 hurricanes like katrina/charlie knocking the heck out of your wi-max / cdma / 3G towers and we go scrambling for the wired stuff.

Backups are backups are backups. Wired is here to stay, especially when we are talking about corporations that use gigabit ethernet as their backbone..wireless will remain a backup…at least for some more time.

]]> By: Charlie Sierra http://gigaom.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/#comment-25785 Charlie Sierra Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:45:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/#comment-25785 Gives a whole new meaning to, "Can you hear me now!!!" Gives a whole new meaning to,
“Can you hear me now!!!”

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/#comment-25784 Jesse Kopelman Mon, 10 Oct 2005 20:10:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/#comment-25784 Actually, could be fixed on a case by case basis using PTP/PTMP wireless. Towerstream, I smell an opening for you. Actually, could be fixed on a case by case basis using PTP/PTMP wireless. Towerstream, I smell an opening for you.

]]> By: EsmeV http://gigaom.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/#comment-25783 EsmeV Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:35:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/10/verizon-outage-hits-mid-town-manhattan/#comment-25783 Ooops. Would be nice to have a citywide Wi-Fi network that had a lot of bandwidth, wouldn't it? Ooops. Would be nice to have a citywide Wi-Fi network that had a lot of bandwidth, wouldn’t it?

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