Comment by wil421
3 years ago
Depending on how close they are he could run cables (ethernet) or fiber. Single mode fiber can go 10km according to some Ubiquiti spec sheets I found on google. Ubiquiti also sells AirMax products that can do PTP or PTMP over the air, although some will be affected by rain. They could even rent space from a radio/cell tower. There are probably a decent amount of other products out there I am only familiar with Ubiquiti.
You can shoot light over SM at distances up to 200km (several important caveats at this distance) and it’s very usual to see spans of between 50-80km.
Looking further you can get a UFiber OLT Terminal for $1,799 that can run 20km and support 1024 clients or 128 ONU CPEs per port.
How much would a 200km switch run?
At this distance you would want a good repeater at about half point instead. Don't forget that data has to travel back and other side might not have such a strong signal
The switch does not care what kind of optics you use. You can use a $50 switch is you like.
The 200 km optics, however, cost about a grand each.