The breakthrough solution ended up being a high bandwidth (OC3) microwave radio.
The rest would be served by microwave radio and coaxial cable, in remote areas and as a backup system.
DC continuity is not available over a microwave radio, optical fiber, or a multiplexed telephone circuit connection.
High bandwidth (OC3) microwave radio was used for a 121 km wireless link to a remote community.
Coaxial cables and microwave radio relays exist to Algeria.
The main motivation in 1946 to use microwave radio instead of cable was that a large capacity could be installed quickly and at less cost.
It was expected at that time that the annual operating costs for microwave radio would be greater than for cable.
Men know the limitations of microwave radio, that it ends at the horizon.
A network of transmitters was built, connected at first by cable, and later by microwave radio links.
One use was to provide fractional T1 service over microwave radio.