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Why cell towers still need buried cables

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Glancing up at a towering metal spire heavily covered in rectangular antennae heavily implies a completely wireless utopian world. While the massive tower beams the connection perfectly directly to your pocket, the tower itself is desperately anchored to the ground by thick network cables. The completely wireless miracle heavily relies exclusively on vast trenches of deeply buried glass threads.

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