Re: Alien Waves

[Dave Cohen <craetdave () gmail com>]

It’s one of those things that makes a lot more sense on paper than in practice. I’ve found it to be operationally 
difficult from the perspective the provider and the user, primarily but not solely because any “co-managed” system is 
going to lend itself to finger pointing when issues arise. Even if it makes more commercial sense at first blush to 
prefer a spectrum solution over dark or traditional waves, I suspect that factoring in “labor cost wasted over 
unproductive troubleshooting” changes the equation a bit. I also suspect that continued price compression on optical 
hardware will lead to fewer and fewer situations where it might make commercial sense at first blush too. 

YMMV of course and there may be reasons beyond simple commercial models where spectrum might make sense for you, but 
I’d urge you to only consider it doing with a provider where you’ve had a track record of operational success working 
with them. 

Dave Cohen
craetdave () gmail com

> On May 12, 2024, at 2:17 PM, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:
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> What are your experiences with alien waves, managed spectrum, spectrum as a service, etc?
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