IP: fiber in Canada vs. AT&T -- FYI

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

From: "Bill St. Arnaud" <bill.st.arnaud () canarie ca>

> Again clarification for the record:
>
> Yes, CANARIE operates a high speed research backbone across Canada like
> Internet 2, but we are also involved in many other activities directly or
> indirectly (through funding) such as GbE dark fiber networks and FTTH
> projects.
>
> It was through the CA*net 3 network that we discovered the benefits and
> significant cost savings of not using telco technologies  such as Sonet APS
> (we do use SONET framing on our major links), long haul GbE over dark fiber
> etc.  It is through CA*net 3 that most of our universities and many of our
> schools discovered the benefits of condonominium dark fiber which has now
> been extended to many communities and into several FTTH trials.
>
> The basic conclusion that we have come to is that the further you can move
> away from telco technologies and business models the greater the savings at
> no reduced in reliability or operational flexibility.
>
> Some examples:
>
> 1. CA*net 3 link to Newfoundland: 1500 Km native GbE over metro DWDM - Cost
> savings 1/10 of Telco DWDM/SONET solution
> 2. CA*net 3 IP over DWDM (no APS SONET - we use layer 3 restoral and
> protection) - Cost savings 1/10 of telco DWDM/SONET
> 3. CA*net 3 Netera - native GbE over CWDM - 350 km - total cost fiber and
> CWDM $US 212K.  The network was tested by local telco and had same BER and
> reliability as their much more expensive SONET network
> 4. Average one time cost for metro dark fiber for schools and universities -
> $CDN 25,000 - $50,000
>
> Much of the above has been independently verified by external
> auditors/consultants.  Their reports are also available on our web site
>
> We are involved with at least 3 FTTH trails that are built on the
> competitive neutral condo fiber model which you will hear more about soon.
>
> For more detailed information and analysis see FAQ, CA*net 4 and CA*net 4
> documents etc on our web site at www.canet3.net
>
> Bill
>
>
> -----------------------------
> Bill St. Arnaud
> Senior Director Network Projects
> CANARIE Inc
> www.canarie.ca/~bstarn

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