Re: Conduit Lease/IRU Pricing

A big issue you don't mention is the easement, the legal right to place conduit. What does it mean to buy conduit if you don't have an easement on the property to use the conduit? On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 5:28 PM James Jun wrote: > On Sun, Feb 05, 2023 at 01:15:11PM -0600, Mike Hammett wrote: >

Article: DoD, DoJ press FCC for industry-wide BGP security standard

Fierce Telecom: DoD, DoJ press FCC for industry-wide BGP security standard

Upstream bandwidth usage

OVBI: Average upstream data usage has nearly tripled since 2018 <https://www.fiercetelecom.com/broadband/ovbi-average-upstream-data-usage-has-nearly-tripled-2018> -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: LEC copper removal from commercial properties

ir own DSL or POTS services. It would be especially ludicrous since in > many parts of many markets, there is no alternative at this time. > True. And for this reason suburban and rural UNE DS0 are still required. For what it is worth, we fought against this discontinuance. > Shane > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

AWS and IPv6

The Register <https://www.theregister.com/> says: AWS claims 'monumental step forward' with optional IPv6-only networks <https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/24/aws_claims_monumental_step_forward/> -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network?

9] > 100 - 135 Innovation Drive > Winnipeg, MB, R3T 6A8 > (204) 977-6824 or 1-800-430-6404 (MB only) > athomp...@merlin.mb.ca > www.merlin.mb.ca > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Telecommunications network drafting software

oduct, but I'd like > to hear about anything you can share with me. > > Cheers, > > Etienne > > -- > Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale > Assistant Lecturer > Department of Communications & Computer Engineering > Faculty of Information & Communication Technology

Fiber in the power space

We are looking for an engineering firm with significant experience in FTTX in the power space. Extra points if you have worked with Co-ops. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: why am i in this handbasket? (was Devil's Advocate - Segment Routing, Why?)

think there is anywhere in the multiverse where fat pipes and dumb switches doesn't win. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: COVID-19 vs. our Networks

ught into > the impacts of this on your networks if/when this comes to fruition? > > We're already pushing the limits with telecommuters / those that are WFH, > but I can only imagine what things will look like with everyone stuck at > home for any duration of time. > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: FCC ... [REALLY new laws US passed today (19/12/2019)]

tes/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents/S151RFH_SUS_xml.pdf> The Truth-In-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over (TRUE) Fees Act (S. 510 / H.R. 1220) <https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/True%20Fees.pdf> -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Seeking Federal Cybersecurity resources for US ISPs

I am looking for pointers to US Federal cybersecurity resources specifically targeted to ISPs. thank you -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: DOs and DONTs for small ISP

I would respectfully point out that my point about the importance of finding the right partners. For you, sounds like it was good to have opportunity to get out of this venture. On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 2:40 PM Warren Kumari wrote: > On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 1:09 PM Fletcher Kittredge >

Re: DOs and DONTs for small ISP

are recommendations, etc. Bottom line is that I would like to publish > a checklist with these recommendations which I hope will be useful for all. > > thanks in advance for your help and recommendation. > > Mehmet > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: NTP via GPS

nix. The vast majority of intellectual property behind Linux was from prior variants of Unix; Linux was just a free, unencumbered version that was widely adopted. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: residential/smb internet access in 2019 - help?

ansmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or > error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, > destroyed, > arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does > not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this > message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. _ > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Last Mile Design

t > this dark fiber out (which there isn't unless you're one of the biggest > players) because after paying those 1500-3000EUR and you ask the fiber > installation company "who owns this fiber?" they say "we do" and if you > ask "ok, I'd like it connected to someone else" they will say "huh? what > do you mean". There is an unfortunate common conflation between the fiber > optic cable and the services offered on it. > > -- > Mikael Abrahamssonemail: swm...@swm.pp.se > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Last Mile Design [American Operators]

terms. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Effects of Cold Front on Internet Infrastructure - U.S. Midwest

8F) > Storage -60C (-76F) to +70C (+158F) > Installation -30C (-22F) to +50C (+122F) > > All professional outside plant engineers know these requirements. So if > you’re seeing failures, somebody is breaking a rule. > > -mel > > > On Jan 30, 2019, at 3:05 PM, Fletcher Ki

Re: Effects of Cold Front on Internet Infrastructure - U.S. Midwest

here in Johannesburg. > > Mark. > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Whois vs GDPR, latest news

een able to vote has anything like > this nor oposing anything like this in their program. > > -- > Regards, > Zbynek > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Companies using public IP space owned by others for internal routing

d timer and a former employee of the company that owned 10/8 and returned it back to the address pool...who is it you are claiming "helped fund the development of IP?" -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Last Week's Canadian Fiber Cut

of carriers are using it. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI

Re: Last Week's Canadian Fiber Cut

d one.. guessing that’s not very competitive? It > > only gets you to Iceland it seems. > > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: EFF Call for sign-ons: ISPs, networking companies and engineers opposed to FCC privacy repeal

formation > > Slap up a Ubiquiti access point and you can now make millions of dollars > in short order. > > I’m sure I forgot a few things like “build your network”, but that’s > simple. > > Mark > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Bandwidth Savings

and thus not very compressible. > > As others have noted, your best chances are getting content providers to > give > you a local cache of their most popular content. > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Fiber Costs [Was: Re: SoCal FIOS outage(?) / static IP readdressing]

an 04, 2017 at 09:08:51AM -0500, Shawn L > wrote: > > Depending on the area and conditions (rock, etc). We're seeing > > > > $4 /foot Aerial > > $5-$7 /foot direct bury > > $10 - $14 /foot directional bore > > -- > Leo Bicknell - bickn...@ufp.org > PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/ > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Honorary Unsubscribe: Leo Beranek

00 > Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land > Rover DII > St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 > 1274 > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Zayo Extortion

On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Niels Bakker wrote: > > An actual lawyer! Where were you in the CloudFlare booters thread, though? > Key legal skills are knowing when to stay out of fights and when to keep one's mouth shut (i.e. most of the time.) -- Fletcher Kittredge GW

third party single pole administrator regimes

tely and I will summarize if there is any interest. thanks -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI www.gwi.net

Standard terminology for a dark fiber path?

particularly interested in last mile systems, but I don't see any reason that the term wouldn't be the same in the middle mile. thanks, Fletcher -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Fiber to the home specialists/consultants?

*and* business perspective? > > > > Off-list responses would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dan > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: FTTP Advice, Michigan and other areas

fiber is “easy” once it’s there, but > gaining access or building it is the part I’m looking for insights in. > > - Jared > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Regulators now regulating Internet History? Really?

competition was retardant on network speed/quality growth. I don't see how articles like this are going to change minds. Disclaimer: I am a computer scientist. In general, I find public policy arguments deeply annoying because they have flaws similar to the above. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Po

Re: Symmetry, DSL, and all that

On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 2:21 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: > The most important point is yes, that no one cares. If people wanted it, > it would be sold to them. End. of. story. I will repeat myself, speaking very slowly. Please see original message for citations. Verizon has eight million FIOS custo

Symmetry, DSL, and all that

e original patent was filed in 1988. DSL was designed originally to deliver video in an ISDN/ATM world. For that reason, it was asymmetric. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: I am about to inherit 26 miles of dark fiber. What do I do with it?

network economies of scale are so enormous that no single, small network can match them. Plan for that future and use a standard OSP design that matches the networks around you. On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Fletcher Kittredge wrote: > > Gah! > > Municipal fiber networks can b

Re: I am about to inherit 26 miles of dark fiber. What do I do with it?

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

Re: I am about to inherit 26 miles of dark fiber. What do I do with it?

focused on OSP expertise, it is a really, really good idea to concentrate on hiring the best consultant. I have viewed this train wreck too many times. On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 10:49 PM, Scott Weeks wrote: > > > --- fkitt...@gwi.net wrote: > From: Fletcher Kittredge > > The bel

Re: I am about to inherit 26 miles of dark fiber. What do I do with it?

trands, 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

Re: BGP Session

On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Owen DeLong wrote: > When did the NANOG list become freeconsulting.org? > > Owen > 1996 -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Net Neutrality...

Bob Evans wrote: > > I think your point needs to be explained. Because anything gnment is >> riddled will large carrier benefiting. Look at the school discounts for >> internet services...pretty much just for LECs. >> Thank You >> Bob Evans >> CTO >> > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Net Neutrality...

; also requires > participants to tie up large amounts of money in escrow accounts so that > they can obtain "letters of credit" guaranteeing performance. > > All of this is, alas, the regulators' way of attempting to destroy those > whom they cannot regulate. > > IMHO, the USF is outmoded and should be disbanded. > > --Brett Glass > > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: World Cup Streaming

ated estimate. > > > > I am assuming that the CDN’s involved have some pretty accurate ideas on > > what to expect but in the past I have not been able to get feedback from > > them with any specific estimations. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: SIP on FTTH systems

the last decade mandated that access via FTTH was not a section 251 requirement under the Telco Act of 1996 except for a 64kbs stream which in theory could be used for voice. However, I believe there has been no widescale use of that feature because it is uneconomical compared to "over

Re: Rollup: Small City Municipal Broadband

burden. Being a CLEC has the added advantage of access to utility poles. regards, Fletcher On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Jean-Francois Mezei < jfmezei_na...@vaxination.ca> wrote: > On 13-02-04 14:57, Fletcher Kittredge wrote: > > > of the reason you have had difficulty or

Re: Rollup: Small City Municipal Broadband

e impossible to order these days for a reason. >>> > >>> > Dry pairs are trivial to order round these parts. Generalisations are >>> > always wrong, no doubt including this one. >>> > >>> > >>> > Joe (putting the N back in NANOG) &

Re: Rollup: Small City Municipal Broadband

eralisations are > > always wrong, no doubt including this one. > > > > > > Joe (putting the N back in NANOG) > > > > > -- > Scott Helms > Vice President of Technology > ZCorum > (678) 507-5000 > > http://twitter.com/kscotthelms > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Muni fiber: L1 or L2?

imize any every splitter and > therefore PON) and a pathway to ActiveE. > Frank; That is the architecture I am familar with. I would like to get a sense of how wide-spread its adoption is. regards, Fletcher -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Muni fiber: L1 or L2?

ilt with this architecture (I know of one such plant, but I am hoping you will turn up more examples.) regards, Fletcher -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Muni Fiber

d 30's.So, the "restriction" would have to be put > into terms of that agreement. > > But in the end, it's up to the Municipality to set the guidelines (as > with any local law) within the borders of their Municipality. > > charles > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Software-based Border Router

rin her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > 3005 Crane Dr. .. Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> > Falls Church, VA 22042-3004 > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Grant Funding

id Nguyen wrote: > > > Does anyone have any good suggestions on grant funding for a network > > refresh? NSF? > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: FTTH Active vs Passive

2, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote: > On Wed, 2 Dec 2009, Fletcher Kittredge wrote: > > Pricing aside, do you feel the Japanese have a good architecture for the >> last mile? Would it adapt well from an environment that is mostly >> multi-dwelling units (MDU) t

Re: FTTH Active vs Passive

you can wake up in the morning and get something right. > > life can be simple. i moved to a first world country, japan. $35/mo > for real 100/100, and i could get faster, just don't need it for a > couple of laptops. > > hope y'all are having fun in duopoly jail. > > randy > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: transcievers/amplifiers for 150 km fiber run

, I was hoping to buy said equipment. regards, Fletcher On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Fletcher Kittredge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > We are looking to light a two strand fiber link of about 95 miles (or > 150km). It would be worth a lot to us not to have repeaters. We are

transcievers/amplifiers for 150 km fiber run

have is about 65 miles. I understand the transmission characteristics of the fiber will effect distance of transmission. regards, Fletcher -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134