[TriLUG] OT: solar wireless mesh router

[Kevin J.]

Very good point about disconnecting last mile from carrier, but who has the money/ability to pay for an interface in that last mile connection? It's not like DSL where you could install a DSLAM and hook up thousands of customers. Fiber will bring a whole new level to the game. 

We built a house in a brand new subdivision in SC last year and got the latest and greatest in connectivity for data (incl. phone, tv, etc.) which consists of a battery backed cable headend in case of power outages to provide phone service to cable customers using the cable IP phone system and FTTC (Fiber to the curb) from Bellsouth. My brother works for BellSouth and mentioned they are rolling out a new service starting in FL and moving up the SE coast that provides 100Mb to the home over fiber. The amazing thing is that the signal is compressed so heavily at the demarc that it can be sent over normal CAT3 phone wiring inside the house. He said they will be providing phone, fax, data, tv, et. al. through that pipe. How do you compete with that?

Kevin
 



----- Original Message ----
From: Magnus <magnus at trilug.org>
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:09:52 AM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT: solar wireless mesh router


Tim Jowers wrote:
>    I'm with you. I have a good rooftop (HOA withstanding) with excellent
> coverage of about 100 homes. I live off of Lake Pine in Kildaire Farm. Maybe
> we can find enough people to justify a T1 somewhere and roll this out
> legally. I guess the legal problems are what killed boingo although I never
> followed them closely. What prototocol? 802.11n?

A T1 only provides 1.54Mbps.  The cost for this is going to be hundreds
of dollars per month.  Once you start splitting it, it's so slow by
modern standards it can barely be called "broadband" service.

Even a T3 spreads thin very quickly these days.

To really make a go of it will require serious capital and a commitment
to providing a compelling alternative to the big broadband ISP's.

I believe the model for the future is not to own both the last mile
network and the internet connection at the same time.  Establish a very
fast last-mile network, and allow ISP's to offer exit points from it.
The last mile network should not have exclusive arrangements with ISP's.

In this day and age I think that when new communities are constructed,
fiber should be going to each house right next to the power, water, and
sewage lines.

Allowing the ISP to own the last mile is stifling competition.  The two
services need to be divorced before we will see major leaps forward.
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