Re: 60 ms cross-continent

[Rod Beck <rod.beck () unitedcablecompany com>]

Microwave is used for long haul wireless transmission for the ultra-latency crowd. Free space laser has more bandwidth, 
but is sensitive to fog and at least until the last few years much less range. I sell ULL routes to financial players. 
A 10 meg microwave circuit CME/Secaucus Equinix ranges from $185K per month to $20K a month.

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Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 10:19 PM
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Subject: Re: 60 ms cross-continent

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 12:56 PM Alejandro Acosta <alejandroacostaalamo () gmail com<mailto:alejandroacostaalamo () 
gmail com>> wrote:

Hello,

  Taking advantage of this thread may I ask something?. I have heard of "wireless fiber optic", something like an 
antenna with a laser pointing from one building to the other, having said this I can assume this link with have lower 
RTT than a laser thru a fiber optic made of glass?

See: Terrabeam from about the year 2000.

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