Re: Routed optical networks

[Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc>]

> Well, ISP is typically plan something for a year. It is more than enough
> for both.

s/more/should be/

The economics are such these days that in many circumstances, bean counters
don't want to hear about payback in years, they want to hear it in
quarters.  Short term financial thinking is dominant.

On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 6:59 AM Vasilenko Eduard via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
wrote:

> Well, ISP is typically plan something for a year. It is more than enough
> for both.
>
> Funny, that with the current lead times for electronics, Fiber could be
> faster.
> Of course, it is a temporary glitch.
>
> Ed/
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> On Behalf Of Denis Fondras
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> Subject: Re: Routed optical networks
>
> Le Wed, May 03, 2023 at 06:20:48AM +0000, Vasilenko Eduard via NANOG a
> écrit :
> > Additionally, I am sure that in many countries/Metro it is cheaper to
> lay down a new fiber than to provision DWDM, even if it is a pizza box. The
> colored interface is still very expensive.
> > Of course, there are some Cities (not “towns”) where it is very
> expensive or maybe even impossible to lay down a new fiber.
> > Yes, in the majority of cases, it is cheaper to lay down fiber.
>
> You may also take into account the time to deliver.
> Laying fiber takes much more time than plugging a colored optic.