On 10/17/2017 03:19 PM, Seth Mattinen wrote:
Out of curiosity, why weren't there any existing emergency/last-resort
microwave links already in place? It seems to be known that this cable
is a single point of failure ahead of time. Were there previous plans
to set up any microwave links that got put on the back burner or
canceled?
Is there too much focus on fiber being the only option? IMO it's
harder for a fire to destroy a microwave path vs. a fiber path, and
some capacity is better than no capacity.
~Seth
The ATT building where we have collocation already however, would be
quick and easy to add microwave, but they formally resist that idea and
are of the position that we don't have the right to do so, despite it
being in our interconnection agreement. They are digging in their heels
and will have be addressed by the regulatory authority, which is not a
quick process. The cost of pulling a new cable to another building that
has sufficient line of sight, is prohibitive. Not impossible, but could
add six figures to the cost, and therefore is not realistic.
Mike-
