We Must Anchor Our Communities With Fiber
Originally published: October 12, 2009
Last updated: October 12, 2009 - 7:53pm
Is there really any more debate on as to whether or not all community anchor institutions need fiber? Unlike residential broadband, where there's an assumption that not everyone will be online at the same time, in schools there's the likelihood that everyone will be wanting to get online simultaneously as they're all in class at the same time. In a hospital you're somewhat less likely than schools to have everyone online at the same time, but what you do have a lot of is moving around big files like MRIs and CT scans combined with the urgent need to transfer data quickly. But while community anchors are often referred to in terms of public institutions like schools, libraries, and hospitals, Daily thinks when it comes to how fiber can anchor communities it's important to consider the needs of major employers in any given area, because without them to anchor employment communities can't survive.
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