Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoA European Starlink rival’s shares skyrocketed 390% in a week — here’s whywww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up11.17Kcross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up11.17Kexternal-linkA European Starlink rival’s shares skyrocketed 390% in a week — here’s whywww.cnbc.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square141fedilinkcross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squaresasquatch7704@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoUsually fiber is used between cities and in cities and copper is for the “last mile”. Usually there is a switching box for the street / building complex
minus-squareSayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoYou still need signal reconditioning for fibre too, which needs power… I know where you’re coming from, but not everywhere is populated enough, so these alternatives exist.
minus-squaresasquatch7704@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoYou need it every 100km
Usually fiber is used between cities and in cities and copper is for the “last mile”. Usually there is a switching box for the street / building complex
You still need signal reconditioning for fibre too, which needs power…
I know where you’re coming from, but not everywhere is populated enough, so these alternatives exist.
You need it every 100km