> Hook up the cabinet as backhaul connected to a multitude of small aerials fitted to the adjacent street furniture
And by 'adjacent street furniture' I assume you mean telephone poles? That fits in well with the article's comment about the administrative hassle of getting permission for cell towers on buildings.
So big towns that have most phones line ducted rather than carried on poles will be done last, if at all and still no incentive to extend coverage into the countryside.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
