Im still appaled by the fixation on fiber yet its only improvement as a technology is in the switching... did I read somewhere that beyong gigaherts switching is still possible on copper with the right "terminal devices"?

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Steve Muchai <smuchai@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Haggai Nyang <haggai.nyang@gmail.com> wrote:
> @Collins just as you would imagine...total signal loss akin to a fiber cut.
> :)
>
> Over distance FSO and 24GHz backhauls are susceptible to attenuation from
> rain, more so the former. Even bad fog can really throttle down FSO
> throughput.

+1, had issues with heavy July fog on a FSO link from NSSF to CBD
(Loita Street) in a past lifetime.

BR
S
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