Wireless versus fibre debate

Wonder what Richard Smuts-Steyn's business interest are?

Ah, looks like it's wireless technology, would never have guessed, http://www.multisource.co.za/

These articles are nothing but disguised adverts for the authors companies.
 
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Hmmm, wireless versus fibre???

let me think now.... no contest, it would be fibre every time! :D
 
What he says does make sense in terms of time to market and difficulties facing the wireline sector, but fibre will always trump microwave.
 
Theres just to much latency with wireless, and its weather dependent too... fibre much better
 
DOOMIE61 said:
Theres just to much latency with wireless, and its weather dependent too... fibre much better
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Don't believe the FUD.
Its pouring with rain, and this is my wireless link. Pings to my providers DNS Server.

50 packets transmitted, 50 received, 0% packet loss, time 50069ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 2.024/3.286/7.283/1.453 ms
 
This is not the only artile I've read where half way through I go "wait a minute...someone is actually trying to sell me something". Alot of mybb's content is so poor.
 
daffy said:
Don't believe the FUD.
Its pouring with rain, and this is my wireless link. Pings to my providers DNS Server.

50 packets transmitted, 50 received, 0% packet loss, time 50069ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 2.024/3.286/7.283/1.453 ms
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Hey Daffy,
Where are you?
Are there quite a few antennas around you?
Are you running Mikrotik equipment and what do you get when you run a frequency scan?
What is the frequemcy usage?

The biggest thing with wireless is whether you run spectrum or ISM.
ISM bands are getting fuller and fuller and is generally put up without any regard for anyone else’s network, then you have full frequency usage and one day good response the next bad.
If this article is to hold water self regulation of the ISM band so as to ensure operators can achieve the most from their network without stepping on another operators toes or visa-versa.
 
Wireless operators like iBurst and Neotel have not flurished, I'll get in line when fibre starts landing on my doorstep, till then its copper baby!
 
Wireless has some advantages depending on the application.

It's portable, usually easier for the end user to impliment, and doesn't have the theft risks associated with fixed line infrastructure.

Don't assume that fibre won't be dug up because doesn't contain copper, it will, and it's mighty expensive to replace repair.
 
If only we lived in a country where one could afford both forms of connectivity. Fibre for home and wireless for when one is travelling around.
 
And don't forget the security (eavesdropping) issues with wireless ...
 
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