--- On Mon, 4/13/09, chris.ra...@nokia.com <chris.ra...@nokia.com> wrote:
>> From: Peter Beckman >> Subject: RE: Fiber cut in SF area > > Total cost...is about $3000 per mile for > equipment > I get the feeling you haven't deployed or operated large > networks. You never did say what the multiplier > was. How many miles or detection nodes there > were. Think millions. The number that popped > into my head when thinking of active detection measures for > the physical network is $billions. AT&T: 888,000 route miles(1). Verizon: 485,000 route miles(2). If we assume that 1/4 of AT&T and Verizon's route-miles are in the US(3), this would mean a capital expense of $666M and $364M respectively, not including any costs incurred for maintenance, monitoring, repair, false positive etc. In addition, as has been noted, this system wouldn't PREVENT a failure, it would just give you some warning that a failure may be coming, probably by a matter of minutes. In the words of Randy Bush, "I encourage my competitors to do this." David Barak Need Geek Rock? Try The Franchise: http://www.listentothefranchise.com 1) http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=26554 2) http://mediumbusiness.verizon.com/about/network.aspx 3) I believe this to be an underestimate.
