> Similarly, residents of Tokyo were 'forced' into cellphones because even the 'burbs were so dense that installing new data lines was hugely expensive
And yet now Japan has a nationwide FTTH grid to the point where the telco has discontinued new ADSL signups.
i didn’t mean to imply that installed base trumps all other concerns. It creates back pressure that takes a really big reason to overcome. Installing a small bundle of fiber optic is so much more interesting than giant bundles of 10MB copper that can’t even handle the entire neighborhood. I’m sure that will overcome friction in a lot of places.
I’m wondering if part of that exorbitant cost was installing repeaters. Which fiber has much less need of.
And yet now Japan has a nationwide FTTH grid to the point where the telco has discontinued new ADSL signups.