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kbart on July 27, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Longest Lines of Sight on Earth

Microwave LoS is still widely used to connect cell towers for example. Look at these circular dishes in this picture[1].

1. https://ssl.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000JUzapOxgCs0/fit...

URSpider94 on July 27, 2017 [–]

The microwave network is being resurrected between Chicago and NYC as a way to shorten the communications time for high frequency traders. Even after successively purchasing straighter and straighter rights of way for fiber, the microwave path is still shorter.

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