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Re: Starting a greenfield carrier backbone network that can scale to national and international service. What would you do?
From: Mark Radabaugh <mark () amplex net>
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:08:32 -0400
On 4/3/14, 4:52 PM, charles () thefnf org wrote:
I'm equally confused. Last mile is much more of a problem than backbone. I run a (for a WISP) mid size end user network. Raw bandwidth cost is <8% of our expenses. Last mile delivery and transport around our own network is the expensive part.Hello everyone,It's been some time since I've been subscribed/replied/posted here (or on WISPA for that matter). I've been pretty busy running a non profit startup (protip: don't do that. It's really really terrible) :) I'm cofounder and CTO of the Free Networking Foundation. Our goal is to bring broadband (5 mbps symmetric to start) bandwidth to the 2/3 of Americans who currently can't get it (rural, urban core, undeserved, "$ILEC stops on otherside of street" etc).Please feel free to visit us at https://www.thefnf.org for more information.
Nearly all of the action in new last mile networks is wireless or small provider FTTx deployments. I would look at what WISPA (www.wispa.org) is doing, as well at the FTTH council (www.ftthcouncil.com) to see what is being done in last mile. The FCC and Agriculture departments is also heavily involved in rural and last mile deployments and is (depending on your view) either funding these deployments, distorting the markets by discouraging private investment, or wasting lots of money.
Mark -- Mark Radabaugh Amplex mark () amplex net 419.837.5015 x 1021
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- Starting a greenfield carrier backbone network that can scale to national and international service. What would you do? charles (Apr 03)
- Re: Starting a greenfield carrier backbone network that can scale to national and international service. What would you do? Brandon Ross (Apr 03)
- Re: Starting a greenfield carrier backbone network that can scale to national and international service. What would you do? Mark Radabaugh (Apr 04)