In the world of broadband, there is little doubt that the advent of fiber will bring faster, more reliable connections than the traditional copper infrastructure ever could. What we sometimes forget, however, is that even fiber has its limits.
For a fiber cable to work, you can do one of two things: hang it from a pole or trench it in the ground. Inherently, this limits its ultimate reach. We won’t be able to set up poles in many parts of the world, and the same goes for digging trenches. Can you imagine trenching through the Himalayas?
