[LINK] How far the fibre?

[Antony Barry]

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> From: David Boxall <davidb at jumpnet.com.au>
> Date: 8 July 2007 3:28:15 PM
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> Subject: Re: [LINK] How far the fibre?
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> Craig Sanders wrote:
>> On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 10:03:17AM +0930, Glen Turner wrote:
>>> The extremely inhospitable bit is pushing it.  A hot and dry climate
>>> is almost ideal for direct-bury fibre, which is something you can't
>>> do in more populated areas.
>>
>> what about the sharks, though?  IIRC, sharks are apparently  
>> attracted to
>> fibre-optic cables and bite through them.  burying all that FO in  
>> the desert
>> will lead to extremely unfortunate evolutionary pressures.  people  
>> just dont
>> think of the consequences.
>>
>> craig
> Sharks in the desert?  Now that's evolution!
>
> If experience in my neck of the woods: <http:// 
> users.hunterlink.net.au/~dddab/Phone1.html> is any guide, then  
> fibre will go wherever copper went.  In fact, in a lot of cases,  
> it's probably already there.
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