WoW !.. that was a rather cruel and un-called for ! How does that saying go.....Don't say anything, if you cannot say anything nice !
Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fletcher Kittredge" <fkitt...@gwi.net> > To: "Lorell Hathcock" <lor...@hathcock.org> > Cc: nanog@nanog.org > Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 9:56:08 PM > Subject: Re: I am about to inherit 26 miles of dark fiber. What do I do with > it? > > The below is a really sad story. Condolences on the coming trainwreck. I > hope you get someone on staff or on consult that understands outside plant > architecture, because it is much more important and complex topic than you > seem to realize. > > > On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Lorell Hathcock <lor...@hathcock.org> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > -- > Fletcher Kittredge > GWI > 8 Pomerleau Street > Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 > 207-602-1134 >
