Muni Fiber Last Mile - a contrary opinion

Mon Dec 27 05:21:58 UTC 2010

On Dec 26, 2010, at 8:07 PM, Chris Adams wrote:

> The AT&T (formerly BellSouth) cabinets around here mostly have natural
> gas generators included, so they almost never go out.  The cable
> companies, on the other hand, might have enough battery to last through
> a brownout.

Interesting - out of curiosity, how big are these cabinets/pedestals?  Or would you by chance know details on the natgas power system they are using?

Natgas is not ideal in a full-on disaster scenario like an earthquake, but probably could add another '9' onto service levels?  I have never heard of or seen such a thing, but it is a really good idea.

- Michael DeMan