Google Fiber delays San Jose project, may switch to wireless instead

Wireless could help Google Fiber avoid fights with incumbents over pole access.

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vlam[/url]":sp6sfqxa]I don't understand how it's still expensive to deploy wiring in cities. Surely by now we would have built a network of tunnels with automated robots that can thread wire from a spool through these tunnels, thus preventing any need to repeatedly dig up ground to bury cables.

Think of it like a hyperloop, but instead of future tech propulsion, it just has a track and motored robot car that pulls wiring/cables instead of transporting people.

Horizontal boring for fiber is common these days. No robot required. ;-)

http://www.ditchwitch.com/fiber