| The key problem... ... is that a small number of for profit companies control the last mile infrastructure. Decisions are not made, at these companies, by engineers. They are made by managers to maximize profit. Because of this it becomes extremely difficult to untangle how network management is driven by the technical needs of network operations and how it is driven by ulterior motives to extract revenue and undermine competition. Companies will constantly use network management for political and economic purposes.
These companies are driven by political and economic realities, not engineering, and therefore the response has to be political and economic. It can not be simply an engineering response. If these companies want to turn decision making over to the engineers then we can have a discussion based on that new reality. As it is now, it is absurd to make a plea to leave it to the engineers. |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | long haul carriers are no angels either, they have no real competition unless your needs are near multiple fiber hubs.
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wentlancYou Can't Fix Dumb..
join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH | reply to asdfdfdfdfdfdf
Absolutely, we have a winner!
If the engineers were in charge, we would have symmetrical gigabit fiber at home. I know that I over engineer most of my projects, which then get slashed back by finance.
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