Japan has fiber optic internet all figured out, however cable dressing 101 was a class everyone skipped.
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/1653/Japan+Optic+Fiber+Internet.html On 2/9/13 4:13 PM, "Masataka Ohta" <mo...@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp> wrote: >Jason Baugher wrote: > >> You are seriously saying I should hire a translator to tell me what your >> document says? > >You don't have to, as you are not seriously interested in the >topic. > >BTW, it is not my document but an article in a famous online >magazine. > >> How about you point out a reference >> written in a language common to North America, since this IS NANOG. > >Feel free to do so. > >> Anyone here doing or know someone doing 4-1 or 8-1 splits, in a typical >> American town? I believe most people were talking about areas <50000 >> population. > >The figure of 3.68-1 is by NTT. > >> Our main cost is labor. Fiber, fdh, splitters, etc... are marginal. > >You never forget labor cost. > >Installing more lengthy drop cable, in addition to trunk cable, >means more labor. > >Installing a bulky PON closure with splitter means more labor. > > Masataka Ohta > >
