brianstretch
join:2001-12-31
Ann Arbor, MI
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April 26th, @04:45PM
| FTTH HOWTO?
Surely someone's done somethings along the lines of a FTTH HOWTO outlining what is necessary to build a FTTH network? Or a worklog from one of the community run FTTH networks? My Google skills are failing me. So far most of what I've found is "hire these consultants..." which might be the sane approach but not quite what I'm looking for.
Mostly I want to get a fairly clear outline of what it'd take and get the meme circulating locally. Ann Arbor built a fiber net for its traffic light system several years ago and put in extra conduit while they were at it. About 16 blocks downtown are covered by a fiber optic network, including Google's office. If any city ought to be able to build a fiber net (along the lines of UTopia?) it's this one. I don't care who builds it so long as they do it right (ie, not AT&T's FTTN approach). Corning's ClearCurve cable ought to make wiring up apartments plausible. Wire up high-density developments relatively quickly and spread out from there. One big fat and happy GPON (GEPON?) network... maybe?
I know, it's probably not going to happen, but... |
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ronpin
Imagine Reality
join:2002-12-06
Nirvana
 ·AT&T Southwest
 ·Charter Pipeline
| said by brianstretch  :Mostly I want to get a fairly clear outline of what it'd take and get the meme circulating locally... I found that taking "pre-registrations" for a neighborhood FTTH plan allowed me to gauge the market and complete a business plan. Verizon even noticed and re-prioritized Keller TX for it's initial fiber rollout in 2003!
Several cases now exist where local grass-roots movements stirred the local phone or cable company to beef up their own product [speeds] due to potential grass-roots competition (Lafayette LA.) The incumbents will sue any muni efforts -- but private companies need only enough money to try.
said by brianstretch :... I know, it's probably not going to happen, but... From my experience I will only say "reality is not what it seems". If this is an imperative mission for you (as it was for me) -- expect the unexpected -- eventually.
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brianstretch
join:2001-12-31
Ann Arbor, MI
| That's assuming that a credible request to the cable and telco duopoly will get them in gear but I don't think either company's top-level management (AT&T and Comcast) is smart enough to do the job right even if they did comprehend the message. You're lucky to live in Verizon territory.
But I could be wrong, so maybe if I can come up with a rough outline of how to build a FTTH system and what it'd cost, make a conservative estimate of what would have to be charged for the system to be profitable, and see how many people would say that they'd sign up for the service... or am I making it too complicated? I'm thinking that such an outline would either shame an incumbent into building a proper network, scare them into building one before someone else does, or inspire someone else to build it. Maybe I should just skip to the end and take Verizon's price schedule and ask how many people would sign up? |
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ronpin
Imagine Reality
join:2002-12-06
Nirvana
·AT&T Southwest
·Charter Pipeline
| I'm in AT&T territory now  They are doing exactly what my business plan was based on -- the Telcos not doing FTTH.
Verizon spoiled my business plan though -- doing just enough of the country to establish an industry standard around the more expensive BPON technology.
Still, I do have that 5 year old business plan that centered on breaking the "fiber impasse " with a franchised "mom 'n pop" business model and a cheap daredevil installation method.
It was heroic in view -- if not a 'lil crazy. As I said earlier, it's real value turned-out to be my suburb being chosen as the first Verizon FTTH site.
If it would help you I can email that old business plan to you.
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50% of Americans vote - 30% are repugs -- do the math. |
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brianstretch
join:2001-12-31
Ann Arbor, MI | I'd be curious to read your business plan. It sounds like what I'd like to do, if I were more ambitious. I pm'd you my email address. |
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