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Re: re: Vint Cerf on Google spectrum and the new "Die Hard"
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:08:33 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: July 24, 2007 12:50:37 PM EDT To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>Subject: [Dewayne-Net] re: Vint Cerf on Google spectrum and the new "Die Hard"
[Note: This comment comes from reader Tim Pozar. DLH] From: Tim Pozar <pozar () lns com> Date: July 24, 2007 9:27:31 AM PDT To: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>Subject: Re: [Dewayne-Net] re: Vint Cerf on Google spectrum and the new "Die Hard"
These numbers are not well defined. Hopefully here are some data points that folks can use... Wholesale cost of 1Gb/s of *bandwidth* will be about $10,000. This would mean you are pushing or pulling 1Gb/s for 24x7x30. Having a Gb/s connection to a provider that can push that out to the net is a different matter. This is the "last mile" costs. Depending on where you are and where you need to go, I have seen 1Gb/s pipes go for down to about $2,000 a month. In order to get these prices, you need to be located in and go to a telecom center like 200 Paul in SFO, a 1 Wilshire in LAX or a 60 Hudson in NYC. And likely you will only be going across town for this price. I have gotten quotes for 1Gb/s of pipe going from 200 Paul to 1 Wilshire for $3 a Mb/s or $3,000. BTW... It would be nice if there was a place that folks can get competitive pricing on bandwidth and pipes. It certainly would put more pressure to drop these prices. Tim
Dewayne Hendricks wrote: [Note: This comment comes from a reader who doesn't wish attribution.If you do the exchange conversion math, what Vint is saying is that youcan get a Gbps for $72/mo in Kyoto. I did some checking and the best wholesale price for a Gbps that I could find here in the U.S. was $3500/mo. So what accounts for such a disparity? DLH] Begin forwarded message: Date: July 24, 2007 12:03:41 AM PDT To: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>Subject: Re: [Dewayne-Net] Vint Cerf on Google spectrum and the new "DieHard" (no repub) Best quote: "It's embarrassing in some respects that we haven't found a more effective way of bringing broadband services. I'm even concerned about the broadband that is available.... It's not as fast as some of theother services in other countries -- you can get a gigabit per second in Japan, full duplex for 8700 yen a month. It almost made me want to moveto Kyoto." Damn, it sucks here, for no f***ing reason I can see...
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