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How the proposed hybrid fiber‑coax network and strand‑mounted Wi‑Fi would work in Point Roberts
Summary
Bob described using three fiber nodes and 33 miles of coaxial distribution to deliver DOCSIS 3.1 residential service and strand‑mounted Wi‑Fi access points (small cells) that hand off using Passpoint technology.
The technical core of Bob's plan reuses existing fiber trunks and legacy coaxial cable to deliver residential service and outdoor Wi‑Fi without full new trenching. He said the network is a hybrid fiber/coaxial system with three fiber 'nodes' and coaxial distribution to neighborhoods; at the nodes the signal is converted from fiber to coax and amplified as necessary. "We're actually a hybrid fiber cable network," Bob said, arguing the trunk fiber and three nodes provide a robust backbone.
For outdoor coverage, Bob proposed strand‑mounted wireless access points affixed to utility/cable lines that would be low‑power and hand off between sites using Passpoint (Hotspot 2.0) so smartphones view the Wi‑Fi as a seamless cellular‑like network. He explained DOCSIS 3.1 would be the industry standard on the coax plant to support symmetric 50–100 Mbps service as a realistic baseline and that amplifiers and repeaters would be used to maintain signal on long stretches of coax.
