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New fiber isn't significantly more power efficient. The other side of the coin is that backhoes haven't become more efficient since the fiber was buried.


Directional drilling is a game changer and has become accessible in the last decade.

You're looking for advancement in carriages unaware of the 'automobile' that made 5g and ftth deployment at scale possible.


Directional drilling is not a panacea. There are still places where the terrain is too rocky and aerial construction is the only way to control costs.




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