Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
about it. Around here it's the electricity companies promoting fibre,
I didn't know you could use fibre to carry electricity. ;-)
Yes, they are using the new kind with the holes.
It is primarily a legal/cost issue. Power companies have the right-of-ways to install the cable (and the labor force).
I guess you missed the " ;-) ". Many utilities are getting involved in this. A few years ago, one company started up with the idea of using sewers. They'd clean and repair the sewers for the municipality and then run fibre down them. At one company I worked for, years ago, we'd often use fibres run along side power cables. That sort of thing couldn't be done safely with copper cables, but was completely safe for fibre. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org