On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 3:14 AM, Jon Lewis <jle...@lewis.org> wrote: > On Fri, 27 Dec 2013, Baldur Norddahl wrote: > > Another told Nick Cameo that if he can afford a 10G link, he can afford >> Juniper. You could not be more wrong. The 10G uplink goes for $0 in >> initial >> fee and less than $4k / month with unlimited traffic. The Juniper gear is >> $100k up front for two routers able to handle the 10G links. >> >> What I get from you guys is that in your opinion it is not possible to set >> up a small ISP without spending a ton on Juniper or Cisco. I am not buying >> that. >> > > Small ISPs don't need 10gb transit connections. Even if you did want > cisco gear capable of handling 10gb transit, it can be done on the > secondary market for a fraction of that $100k figure. >
We are a small ISP that sells 1000/1000 service to our customers. It seems wise to have larger pipe upstream than what you are selling... Regards, Baldur
