more on Spectrum Gold Rush

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: vijay gill <vgill () vijaygill com>
Date: August 31, 2006 11:50:17 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: ip () v2 listbox com
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Spectrum Gold Rush



This seems an appropriate time to bring up the Moore's law  
(observation) post again. Moore's Observation when applied as a  
blanket statement is naive at best and actively harmful at worst.

I don't understand why this is so hard to get across.

As an addendum to what Jim posted below, see this earlier message on  
IP a little while ago on basically the same subject, also addressing  
the backbone "infinite fiber capacity" myth.

http://lists.elistx.com/archives/interesting-people/200505/msg00025.html

/vijay

David Farber wrote:
> Begin forwarded message:
> From: Jim Innes <innesj () watinc net>


>  From what my clients (primarily the "Big Four" wireless carriers)  
> and I see
> for the foreseeable future, meeting these requirements will still  
> involve
> many, many thousands of cell sites at $150-600k capex each, with  
> expensive
> field maintenance operations infrastructures, monthly recurring  
> costs for
> backhaul to large hardened switch sites and antenna site rentals,  
> and radio
> base stations with backup power and HVAC, high performance  
> antennas, and
> thick, heavy low loss RF transmission lines to make it all play.
> IMHO these last few items alone would seem to be highly resistant  
> to any
> Moore's Law effects on their costs of manufacturing, deployment, and
> operations.


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