More about 5E remote from Catalina Island to the SoCal mainland [telecom]

Would the LEC sink fiber across the 26 miles of sea for the remote/host link, or would they use digital microwave (the elevations are sufficient for one microwave link?

I understand that microwave is vunerable to "wiretapping" for those with the wherewithal.

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Microwave is vulnerable to rain fading, antenna displacement due to excessive wind loading, foreign objects in the path, solar damage, bird strikes, and (for all I know) mogo on the gogo. I hope they used fiber.

Bill Horne Moderator

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Posted 5 years ago by Sam Spade in General Telecommunications Forum

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