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On Wed, Nov 6, 2024, 5:26 PM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote:

> What would you call this $10 device?
> On 11/6/2024 11:17 AM, Chris Fabien wrote:
>
> Nate, If they want to keep the clearQAM video feed in place, that is
> pretty straightforward to do via RF overlay on top of a GPON or
> XGSPON Network. A couple pieces of equipment at the headend and a $10
> optical receiver at each house. No STB required.
>
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 5:43 PM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote:
>
>> The Boss and I are having an arug^H^H^H^H Discussion about installing
>> fiber in a campground (Mostly permanent Singlewide units).  He thinks
>> that it would be too difficult to do.  I contend that with
>> Microtrenching down the campground roads, this would be the perfect
>> deployment for Gpon Fiber.
>>
>> Campsites are concrete pad Road to road, no dirt runs between multiple
>> trailers without lots of concrete cutting.  So at most there would be 2
>> trailers fed off each duct drop from the asphalt road.
>>
>> When you do microtrenching, do you just do a bunch of microduct, then
>> break off a microduct whenever you need it?  There would probably be ~20
>> microducts that could run out of a central Handhole at the end of the
>> street, and feed both sides of the street for 40 trailers.  20 trailers
>> per side, 10 microduct drops per side 1 microduct feeding 2 trailers.
>> Is that too many for a microtrench?
>>
>> There is an existing coax cable plant, installed in the early 80's that
>> is bandaided together to provide Docsis at about 10mb/5mb, with many
>> many outages.  All utilities are private, unmarked, and sometimes near
>> the surface.
>>
>> The microtrenching videos make it looks like you just advance down the
>> street at a few feet per minute, with a fixed road behind you.  Is it
>> not that simple?  I'm thinking the whole campground of 1500 spots could
>> be installed in a few weeks.
>>
>> Anyone done campground deployments?  Tree coverage makes RF not as
>> feasible.  Downside of fiber is that there are a handful of clearQAM TV
>> Channel on the existing coax plant.  That's much harder to do with fiber
>> without some sort of STB agreement.
>>
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