Build the Future Network for 5G Right and the Innovators will Come
The U.S is 23rd in the world for last mile fiber . So how can we get ahead, be ready for 5G , and make cities smarter? A network infrastructure accessible to all must be deployed. If we build it, the innovators will come. Panelists Stefan Bewley from Altman Vilandrie & Co., Igor Skochilo from DH Capital, Keith Kaczmarek from Inphase Wireless, Jack Demers from Netly Fiber and Rich Lee from Pureport and I considered this future during a panel session I hosted at Metro Connect . A Shared Infrastructure for 5G is Necessary The current network is generally thought of as advanced. In reality, we don’t have a great deal of dense fiber deployment. Cost is seen as an obstacle, but that’s a bit of a misnomer. Fiber is not pricey, construction is. To overcome the expense and the usual political and regulatory issues, the panelists agreed, deployment should be done once, with enough foreseeable capacity for all providers over the next 30 years. This approach is the opposite of what we are...