Fairpoint Accelerates Its Fiber-to-the-Tower Plans

Telecom Ramblings (Jan 11 2013) Mobile Backhaul

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   At the end of 2012, Fairpoint says it now has more than 950 wireless connection points on its fiber backhaul infrastructure. During 2013 they plan to increase that by 39% to 1,300 based on currently signed contracts. It should be noted that these connection points are not towers themselves, but virtual Ethernet pipes. The actual number of towers on-net is expected to reach about 1,000 by year’s end across their northern New England territory, which is more than 60% of the towers served in the region as I recall.

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