All: A job opportunity just came my way to work with 26 miles of dark fiber in and around a city in Texas.
The intent is for me to deliver internet and private network services to business customers in this area. I relish the thought of starting from scratch to build a network right from the start instead of inheriting and fixing someone else's mess. That being said, what suggestions does the group have for building a new network using existing dark fiber? MPLS backbone? Like all businesses these days, I will likely have to build the lit backbone as I add customers. So how would you recommend scaling the network? I have six strands of SMF that connect within municipal facilities. Each new customer will be a new build out from the nearest point. Because of having only six strands, I don't anticipate selling dark fiber. I believe I need to conserve fibers so that it would be lit services that I offer to customers. I would like to offer speeds up to 10 GB. Thoughts are appreciated! Sincerely, Lorell Hathcock
