Re: Perhaps it's time to think about enhancements to the NANOG list...?

2021-03-20 Thread Rod Beck
The Jews in the 19th century were given a neighborhood in each European city. It was called the Ghetto. Some of us would prefer to live in a Ghetto where people can ask for specific assistance on network capacity or route problems and the like. An affiliated, but separate list. Many of us who

Starhub Sales

2021-03-19 Thread Rod Beck
Please contact me off list. Thanks. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck Global Network Capacity Procurement United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com https://unitedcablecompany.com/video/ New York City & Budapest rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com

Re: APG: 100 Gig Wave: Singapore/TY3

2021-03-18 Thread Rod Beck
Thanks, Mehmet, you are the champ!  From: Mehmet Akcin Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 9:40 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: APG: 100 Gig Wave: Singapore/TY3 There is no capacity issue on this cable. The way this cable operates is that it’s

Re: ASE - 100 Gig Wave

2021-03-18 Thread Rod Beck
And by the way, it would not be making these requests if there was not a severe capacity shortage in the Pacific. I don't like telegraph what I am doing, Shane. From: NANOG on behalf of Rod Beck Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 4:27 PM To: sro...@ronan

Re: ASE - 100 Gig Wave

2021-03-18 Thread Rod Beck
. From: sro...@ronan-online.com Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 4:24 PM To: Rod Beck ; NANOG Operators' Group Cc: Shane Ronan Subject: Re: ASE - 100 Gig Wave Please review the Mailing List policies which specifically prohibit commercial discussions on the list. I

APG: 100 Gig Wave: Singapore/TY3

2021-03-18 Thread Rod Beck
Again, capacity is really due to video providers snapping everything up left and right. Need help. Off list, please. Roderick Beck Global Network Capacity Procurement United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com https://unitedcablecompany.com/video/ New

ASE - 100 Gig Wave

2021-03-18 Thread Rod Beck
This cable is tapped out and I need a 100 gig wave from Hong Kong to Singapore. 3 year term. Roderick Beck Global Network Capacity Procurement United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com https://unitedcablecompany.com/video/ New York City & Budapest

Re: Saudi Arabia

2021-03-18 Thread Rod Beck
Thanks, Mehmet. That is very helpful. -R. From: Mehmet Akcin Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 3:14 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Saudi Arabia https://www.itc.sa/en/ They are great to work with. On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 03:24 Rod Beck

Saudi Arabia

2021-03-18 Thread Rod Beck
Hi, I've received a request to put a circuit into a Riyadh financial exchange. Any thoughts on how to get back haul from the AAE1 cable landing station would be appreciated. Off-list is best.  Roderick Beck Global Network Capacity Procurement United Cable Company

Re: SFI/SBI/Transit - Dumping

2021-03-16 Thread Rod Beck
I was an Erols customer during that time. What's the story? From: NANOG on behalf of William Herrin Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 1:01 AM To: Douglas Fischer Cc: NANOG Subject: Re: SFI/SBI/Transit - Dumping On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 11:35 AM Douglas Fischer

Re: SFI/SBI/Transit - Dumping

2021-03-15 Thread Rod Beck
Can you explain to us amoeba-like salesmen what is dumping? I assume it involves highly unbalanced traffic flows. -R. From: NANOG on behalf of Douglas Fischer Sent: Monday, March 15, 2021 7:33 PM To: NANOG Subject: SFI/SBI/Transit - Dumping Hello all! I'm

Seattle/LA 100 Gig Wave

2021-03-12 Thread Rod Beck
A point: Westin House, Seattle. Z point: 1 Wilshire, LA. Routing: Seattle/Boise/Ogden/Salt Lake City/LA. Term: 3 years. Need help on this circuit. Contact me off-list. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck Global Network Capacity Procurement United Cable Company

Re: OVH datacenter SBG2 in Strasbourg on fire ????

2021-03-11 Thread Rod Beck
There are plenty of websites still down: https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/. It surprises that important sites don't do mirroring. -R. From: Johann Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:41 AM To: Rod Beck Cc: Randy Bush ; Lukas Tribus ; Eilers, Laura via NANOG

Re: OVH datacenter SBG2 in Strasbourg on fire ????

2021-03-11 Thread Rod Beck
It is terrible timing with the company planning an IPO and also because the French government has heavily backed OVH. I think some government websites went down. France has a statist tradition that leads it to get involved in industries where has no expertise.

Re: OVH datacenter SBG2 in Strasbourg on fire 

2021-03-11 Thread Rod Beck
It is amazing that they can burn so well. Would never have imagined it. Regards, Roderick. From: NANOG on behalf of George Herbert Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 11:37 AM To: Andy Ringsmuth Cc: nanog@nanog.org list Subject: Re: OVH datacenter SBG2 in

Australian Dark Fibre Providers - Sydney

2021-03-10 Thread Rod Beck
Anyone besides Superloop? Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck Global Network Capacity Procurement United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com https://unitedcablecompany.com/video/ New York City & Budapest rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com Budapest:

Re: AW: OVH datacenter SBG2 in Strasbourg on fire 

2021-03-10 Thread Rod Beck
No, French Superheroes flew in from Le Café du Peintre near the Bastille in under 30 nanoseconds. However, it was still futile. -R. From: NANOG on behalf of Jeff Shultz Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 10:41 PM To: North American Network Operators' Group

Re: AW: OVH datacenter SBG2 in Strasbourg on fire 

2021-03-10 Thread Rod Beck
Sounds like France.  From: NANOG on behalf of Sabri Berisha Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 8:34 PM To: Bryan Holloway Cc: nanog Subject: Re: AW: OVH datacenter SBG2 in Strasbourg on fire  - On Mar 10, 2021, at 11:28 AM, Bryan Holloway br...@shout.net

Re: Cable Landing Station Address

2021-03-10 Thread Rod Beck
w.google.com From: Sean Donelan Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:38 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: Mehmet Akcin ; North American Network Operators Group Subject: Re: Cable Landing Station Address Street addresses aren't universal in all countries. On Wed, 10 Mar 2021, Ro

Re: Cable Landing Station Address

2021-03-10 Thread Rod Beck
That little blue dot is the target.  https://www.infrapedia.com/app/cls/vung-tau-viettel From: NANOG on behalf of Rod Beck Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 3:57 PM To: Mehmet Akcin Cc: North American Network Operators Group Subject: Re: Cable Landing Station

Re: Cable Landing Station Address

2021-03-10 Thread Rod Beck
The cable system landing there is SMW3. Vung Tau is the city and the system is AAE1. From: Mehmet Akcin Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 3:47 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: J. Hellenthal ; North American Network Operators Group Subject: Re: Cable Landing Station Address

Re: Cable Landing Station Address

2021-03-10 Thread Rod Beck
I did and no street address, just the city. From: Mehmet Akcin Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 3:41 PM To: J. Hellenthal Cc: North American Network Operators Group ; Rod Beck Subject: Re: Cable Landing Station Address Did you google the address? If you did

Cable Landing Station Address

2021-03-10 Thread Rod Beck
Vung Tau cable landing station - 3 cables include AAE1. I want the street address which many not even exist given PTT paranoia. Roderick Beck Global Network Capacity Procurement United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com

25 Broadway

2021-03-08 Thread Rod Beck
Hey Folks, This site used to be part of the Holy Trinity: 25 Broadway, 111 8th Avenue and 60 Hudson Telx. But I don't see many requests for it today and know at least one metro provider that pulled out. Can anyone shed some light on its current importance and any issues. My recollection is

Re: London Interxion Data Centers

2021-03-01 Thread Rod Beck
by nanoseconds). So evading Colt I believe quite feasible.  -R. From: Matthew Petach Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 8:05 PM To: Töma Gavrichenkov Cc: Rod Beck ; NANOG Subject: Re: London Interxion Data Centers On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 4:56 AM Töma

London Interxion Data Centers

2021-02-26 Thread Rod Beck
Hi Folks, My understanding is that there are three London Interxion data centers (I thought Equinix was the Borg and had assimilated pretty everything at this point). Trying to get the address where the facility where the London Metal Exchange houses its trading engine. No, financial

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

2021-02-22 Thread Rod Beck
Mel, just please remove yourself from this conversation if you don't accept the basic premise. Go and find those missing votes in Georgia. Best, -R. From: NANOG on behalf of Brandon Svec via NANOG Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 7:16 PM To: nanog@nanog.org

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

2021-02-22 Thread Rod Beck
Exactly. The weather is not a stationary time series. The moments of the probability distribution are not time invariant. From: NANOG on behalf of Rich Kulawiec Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 6:18 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Texas internet

Re: Carrier Neutral Site - Freetown, Sierra Leone?

2021-02-19 Thread Rod Beck
/18/21 19:45, Rod Beck wrote: Every time I try to bring a circuit into Africa it is like a complete tour of Dante's Hell. A broad brush for such a large place. Mark.

Carrier Neutral Site - Freetown, Sierra Leone?

2021-02-18 Thread Rod Beck
Every time I try to bring a circuit into Africa it is like a complete tour of Dante's Hell.  Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck Global Network Capacity Procurement United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com https://unitedcablecompany.com/video/ New

Re: Viable Third Option?

2021-02-17 Thread Rod Beck
I have seen pricing as low as ten US cents on a full 100 GigE port. In other words, $10K. Tier 1 provider for what it's worth. I think there are Tier 2 providers that can compete with Cogent and Hurricane on price. From: NANOG on behalf of Mike Hammett Sent:

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

2021-02-17 Thread Rod Beck
is taxes and surcharges. From: Sean Donelan Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 4:15 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts The price of electricity is a major component of the decision where data

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

2021-02-17 Thread Rod Beck
big cars.  From: Peter Beckman Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 6:27 AM To: Rod Beck Cc: Sean Donelan ; Mikael Abrahamsson ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts On Tue, 16 Feb 2021, Rod Beck wrote: > Are the power lines buried like in E

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

2021-02-17 Thread Rod Beck
the beginning as any climate scientist will tell you. -R. From: Peter Beckman Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 6:27 AM To: Rod Beck Cc: Sean Donelan ; Mikael Abrahamsson ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts On Tue, 16

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

2021-02-16 Thread Rod Beck
as one telco network. Regards, Roderick. From: Jared Mauch Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 3:38 PM To: Mike Hammett Cc: Rod Beck ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts > On Feb 16, 2021, at 8:25 AM, Mike Hamm

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

2021-02-16 Thread Rod Beck
I agree. Germany spent well over 200 billion Euros on wind and solar subsidies and over 85% of the country's energy consumption is still non-renewable. Wind power is randomly generated. I really don't to depend it for either personal or business needs. From:

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

2021-02-16 Thread Rod Beck
The problems with renewables is that you can't switch on or off and there is no good storage solution. However, the issue in Texas is probably exposed power cables. In Europe they are buried and we have far milder weather than the States. Anyone wants to provide some details on where the

Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

2021-02-16 Thread Rod Beck
Are the power lines buried like in Europe where I live? I really think using poles is crazy and global warming guarantees enough atmospheric turbulence to make it untenable. Florida is moving to bury power lines. From: NANOG on behalf of Mikael Abrahamsson

London/Moscow

2021-02-13 Thread Rod Beck
Hey Gang, What is the lowest latency anyone has seen on this route? All-fibre. Or hybrid fibre/microwave. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck Global Network Capacity Procurement United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com

New York Carrier Hotels

2021-02-11 Thread Rod Beck
Hey Folks, I am looking for a list of the ten most important NYC telecom hotels. Over the last 15 years carrier business has shifted to a large extent to Secaucus Equinix & Google has taken over a big part of 111 8th Avenue. What the important sites today and are any new facilities on the

Paris Dark Fiber Providers

2021-02-05 Thread Rod Beck
Please contact off list. Looking to understand the competitive landscape. I used to live there, but it was over ten years ago. Particularly in commercial flexible and nimble players with unique physical assets like rights of way diverse to the usual suspects. Best, Roderick. Roderick Beck

Amsterdam Dark Fiber

2021-02-04 Thread Rod Beck
Please contact offlist. Looking for dark fiber in Amsterdam. Eurofiber has traditionally dominated this market. Who else competes in this market? Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com New York City &

Re: NANOG Digest, Vol 157, Issue 3

2021-02-04 Thread Rod Beck
It sounds interesting. -R. From: NANOG on behalf of Jakob Heitz (jheitz) via NANOG Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2021 6:00 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: NANOG Digest, Vol 157, Issue 3 I couldn't put down Bill Norton's book.

Re: New High Fiber Count Deep Sea Cables

2021-02-01 Thread Rod Beck
so nonlinearities can be avoided, etc. -R. From: NANOG on behalf of Mark Tinka Sent: Monday, February 1, 2021 3:22 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: New High Fiber Count Deep Sea Cables On 2/1/21 12:30, Rod Beck wrote: Here is the intellectual foundation

Question About Marea Cable

2021-02-01 Thread Rod Beck
Off list, please. Anyone know the RTD of this cable from its Ashburn POP to its Bilboa cable landing station. A 2018 press release brags it is one of the lowest latency Trans-Atlantic cables. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company

New High Fiber Count Deep Sea Cables

2021-02-01 Thread Rod Beck
Here is the intellectual foundation or underpinnings of the new deep sea design which are enabling fiber pair counts as high as 24. I think the engineers might enjoy this. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8369356

Zurich Data Center

2021-01-31 Thread Rod Beck
Off list, what can someone tell me about the data center at Aargauerstrasse 10 8048 Zürich Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com New York City & Budapest

Re: [**EXTERNAL**] Re: Half Fibre Pair

2021-01-27 Thread Rod Beck
he signature of a partnership on the AMITIÉ cable ... www.orange.com Regards, Rdoerick. From: Fox, Barbara Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 3:52 PM To: Mark Tinka ; Rod Beck ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: [**EXTERNAL**] Re: Half Fibre Pair I asked a subma

Re: Half Fibre Pair

2021-01-27 Thread Rod Beck
How much spectrum is a half fibre? It must be standardized in some fashion. Regards, Roderick. From: NANOG on behalf of Mark Tinka Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 12:33 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Half Fibre Pair On 1/26/21 22:51, Rod Beck wrote

Re: Half Fibre Pair

2021-01-26 Thread Rod Beck
t: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 10:56 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Half Fibre Pair On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 12:52 PM Rod Beck wrote: > Can someone explain to me what is a half fibre pair? I took it > literally to mean a single fibre strand but someone insisted it > w

Half Fibre Pair

2021-01-26 Thread Rod Beck
Can someone explain to me what is a half fibre pair? I took it literally to mean a single fibre strand but someone insisted it was a large quantity of spectrum. Please illuminate. On or off list as you please. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company

Re: Re Parler

2021-01-14 Thread Rod Beck
Folks, There is a political dimension here. Sedition. Parlet is a hornets nest of right wing extremism. The courts will take that into account. Moreover, Parlet's financial resources will evaporate very quickly and with it any lawsuit. I think it is time to bury this issue as a discussion

Re: not a utility, was Parler

2021-01-11 Thread Rod Beck
media platform. They want one. Regards, Roderick. From: John Levine Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 11:57 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Cc: Rod Beck Subject: Re: not a utility, was Parler In article you write: >-=-=-=-=-=- >Unless the courts rule or the legis

Re: Parler

2021-01-10 Thread Rod Beck
The Courts have never interpreted the free speech rights to be totally without limits. I am pretty sure sedition defined as a concrete threat to take back the country by blocking the vote certification of the incoming President is not protected speech. Just because one does not moderate all

Re: Parler

2021-01-10 Thread Rod Beck
Unless the courts rule or the legislators enact legislation making them a public utility. In legal circles there is a theory that platforms like Facebook, messaging services, etc. might achieve such importance to public life and discourse as to merit regulation under the grounds they are an

Gasline Telecom DE Contact

2021-01-07 Thread Rod Beck
Please provide your details. I need a good sales rep. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com New York City & Budapest rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com Budapest: 36-70-605-5144 NJ:

Germany Long Haul Providers

2021-01-06 Thread Rod Beck
Looking for a niche provider - not one of the usual suspects like Colt or GTT or Deutsche Telekom. A carrier with a dense German network hitting the smaller cities like Nürnberg. Wholesale mentality. Gige, 10 and 100 gig waves. DF. The big guys don't cut it. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck

Re: Cable Company Hotspots

2020-11-23 Thread Rod Beck
. From: Rob Seastrom Sent: Monday, November 23, 2020 2:55 PM To: Lady Benjamin PD Cannon Cc: Rod Beck ; NANOG Operators' Group Subject: Re: Cable Company Hotspots On Nov 22, 2020, at 12:42, Lady Benjamin PD Cannon wrote: > > Rod, that’s exactly how they are delivering it. Unclear wethe

Re: Cable Company Hotspots

2020-11-23 Thread Rod Beck
The dual purpose does explain why the gateways are so big relative to what the incumbent phone companies provide. It is great redundancy. My telco DSL Internet went down and I hopped onto free wireless cable service that I am entitled since most of properties have cable Internet. -R.

Cable Company Hotspots

2020-11-20 Thread Rod Beck
Hey Gang, How do the cable companies generally deliver this service? A friend insists it piggybacks off the WIFI radios of existing cable company subscribers. In other words, the cable company WIFI router in a flat is providing both a private link for the flat's subscriber, but also a public

Brazil Transit

2020-11-02 Thread Rod Beck
Hey Folks, I would be interested in understanding 100 GigE transit pricing in Sao Paulo. If you have any insight, contact me off line. Thanks. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com

Data Center Address

2020-10-28 Thread Rod Beck
Can anyone familiar with SG2 Equinix tell me if that is where the trading engine for the Singapore Stock Exchange is located? Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com New York City & Budapest

Re: Vint Cerf & Interplanetary Internet

2020-10-22 Thread Rod Beck
22 Oct 2020, at 14:07, scott weeks wrote: > > > *From:* NANOG on behalf of Rod > Beck >> https://www.quantamagazine.org/vint-cerfs-plan-for-building-an-internet-in-space-20201021/ > > > On 10/21/20 2:2

Vint Cerf & Interplanetary Internet

2020-10-21 Thread Rod Beck
https://www.quantamagazine.org/vint-cerfs-plan-for-building-an-internet-in-space-20201021/ Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com New York City & Budapest rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com Budapest:

Ohio - Telecom Construction

2020-10-17 Thread Rod Beck
Please contact me off-list if you have knowledge regarding this subject. Thanks and Be Well, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com New York City & Budapest rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com

Re: Cogent Layer 2

2020-10-14 Thread Rod Beck
wholesale carrier providing backbone to clients, not links distributing traffic to lots of user end points. From: Ryan Hamel Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 8:34 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: Mike Hammett ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Cogent Layer 2 Hibernia's

Re: Cogent Layer 2

2020-10-14 Thread Rod Beck
. Unfortunately, management replaced with Switched Ethernet, which many customers distrusted because of potential overbooking issues. From: Ryan Hamel Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 8:22 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: Mike Hammett ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Cogent Layer 2

Re: Cogent Layer 2

2020-10-14 Thread Rod Beck
I always heard this service was really Layer 3 disguised as Layer 2. From: NANOG on behalf of Ryan Hamel Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 7:54 PM To: Mike Hammett Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Cogent Layer 2 Mike, Layer 2 is fine once it works. *

Passive Wave Primer

2020-10-13 Thread Rod Beck
Dear Network Gurus, Looking for a tutorial on passive waves. How it works. Pros and cons. . Thanks. Best, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com New York City & Budapest

Re: Boston Telecom Hotels

2020-08-21 Thread Rod Beck
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Boston Telecom Hotels

2020-08-19 Thread Rod Beck
Does everyone agree that the 4 most important data centers are 1 Summer, Coresite, INAP, and 300 Bent Street. Both 1 Summer and Coresite clearly below in that group. Not sure about INAP and 300 Bent Street. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company

KMZ Terminology

2020-08-18 Thread Rod Beck
Hi, I am looking at a dark fiber KMZ and uses the acronym "PPA". Physical Point of Attachment? And more importantly, what does it actually mean? Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com

Re: 60 ms cross-continent

2020-06-23 Thread Rod Beck
Many of the traders have set up their short wave radio transmitters for use across the Atlantic. Bandwidth is only 4 kliobits, but that is enough to send a message saying "buy the SPY Option contracts". It is quite a bit faster than fiber. Regards, Roderick.

Re: 60 ms cross-continent

2020-06-22 Thread Rod Beck
Microwave is used for long haul wireless transmission for the ultra-latency crowd. Free space laser has more bandwidth, but is sensitive to fog and at least until the last few years much less range. I sell ULL routes to financial players. A 10 meg microwave circuit CME/Secaucus Equinix ranges

Re: 60 ms cross-continent

2020-06-22 Thread Rod Beck
Have you accounted for glass as opposed to vacuum? And the fact that fiber optic networks can't be straight lines if their purpose is to aggregate traffic along the way and they also need to follow some less-than-straight right of way. Regards, Roderick. From:

Re: Outsourced NOC Solutions

2020-06-08 Thread Rod Beck
, Roderick. From: Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 9:25 PM To: Roel Parijs Cc: nanog@nanog.org ; Rod Beck Subject: Re: Outsourced NOC Solutions Thank you for the most useful comment on the thread so far! If I'm buying dark fiber, I'm expecting

Re: Outsourced NOC Solutions

2020-06-08 Thread Rod Beck
rienced engineering help is like starting an airline without pilots :-) -mel via cell On Jun 8, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Rod Beck <mailto:rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com> wrote:  Hi, My colleague and I may be running a new dark fiber network in the Northeast. We need an outsourced NOC to mo

Outsourced NOC Solutions

2020-06-08 Thread Rod Beck
Hi, My colleague and I may be running a new dark fiber network in the Northeast. We need an outsourced NOC to monitor for fiber cuts and serve as a contact point for customers. Am I wrong in believing that there should be a way of lighting a single pair in the cable and then monitoring it for

Re: Flow based architecture in data centers(more specifically Telco Clouds)

2020-02-09 Thread Rod Beck
Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2020 9:24 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: Glen Kent ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Flow based architecture in data centers(more specifically Telco Clouds) (caution, I'm just a chemical engineer, but) You appear to ask one question: "What is the difference between flow and non

Re: Flow based architecture in data centers(more specifically Telco Clouds)

2020-02-09 Thread Rod Beck
Please explain for us dumb sales guys the distinction between flow and non-flow. My question is the fundamental architecture of these clouds. We all know that Amazon is buying dark fiber and building a network based on lighting 100 and 10 gig waves on IRU and titled fiber. Same for Microsoft (I

Austin, San Antonio, Houston

2020-01-31 Thread Rod Beck
I am looking for a list of dark fiber providers in these cities. Particularly those who have conduit or aerial rights of way or relatively new fiber to sell (title, not IRUs or leases). Please contact off list with free advice or if you represent such a carrier and are authorized to sell its

Re: Carriers

2020-01-22 Thread Rod Beck
imple with Cisco Meraki: *http://bit.ly/MerakiSecure > > > > *Brandon Svec* > > CA C-7 Lic. #822064 > > <https://www.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/LicenseDetail.aspx?LicNum=822064> > > .ılı.ılı. Cisco Meraki CMNA > > > > *15106862204 <15106862204> v

Re: Carriers

2020-01-22 Thread Rod Beck
Availability of dark fiber is limited. Pretty much limited to lit transport. Neither Zayo nor Crown Castle have metro networks. Regards, Roderick. From: Neader, Brent Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 4:10 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: 'nanog@nanog.org' Subject: RE

Carriers

2020-01-21 Thread Rod Beck
Does anyone know who are the providers in this building? US Signal is there. Anyone else? 222 West Washington Ave, Madison. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com New York City & Budapest

Re: China Network Diversity

2020-01-16 Thread Rod Beck
I think the issue is mainland China, not Hong Kong or Singapore. From: NANOG on behalf of JASON BOTHE via NANOG Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 5:30 PM To: Gabe Cole Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: China Network Diversity I’ve had good luck with PCCW

Re: China Network Diversity

2020-01-16 Thread Rod Beck
I have experienced the same thing. I think it is motivated by national security paranoia. Regards, Roderick. From: NANOG on behalf of Gabe Cole Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:10 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: China Network Diversity We are trying to

Chicago Conduit

2020-01-16 Thread Rod Beck
Hi, My client is looking to buy conduit with coverage of the affluent parts of Chicago. Access to manholes, buildings on-net and near-net are important ingredients. Second best solution is to purchase fiber manufactured in the last five years. 144-846 pairs is the likely range. Thanks.

Re: Energy Efficiency - Data Centers

2019-12-18 Thread Rod Beck
still be relevant. It is about the level of energy consumption, not just the fact electricity becomes disorderly molecular gyrations. From: Thomas Bellman Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 9:57 PM To: Nanog@nanog.org Cc: Rod Beck Subject: Re: Energy Efficiency

Re: Energy Efficiency - Data Centers

2019-12-18 Thread Rod Beck
No doubt. Not trying to repeal the second law of thermodynamics.  I visited Boltzman's grave in Vienna and this equation was on it: S=k*logW. Would not want to disturb his sleep.  From: Ben Cannon Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 8:11 PM To: Rod Beck Cc

Re: Energy Efficiency - Data Centers

2019-12-18 Thread Rod Beck
a combustion engine. From: Thomas Bellman Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 7:47 PM To: Nanog@nanog.org Cc: Rod Beck Subject: Re: Energy Efficiency - Data Centers On 2019-12-18 15:57, Rod Beck wrote: > This led me to wonder what is the inefficiency of these serv

Re: Energy Efficiency - Data Centers

2019-12-18 Thread Rod Beck
. From: William Herrin Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 6:10 PM To: me...@fiberhood.nl Cc: Rod Beck ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Energy Efficiency - Data Centers On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 8:32 AM me...@fiberhood.nl wrote: > The full talk by Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain V

Energy Efficiency - Data Centers

2019-12-18 Thread Rod Beck
Energy efficiency is a hobby of mine and most of my properties embody Passive House Technology. This led me to wonder what is the inefficiency of these servers in data centers. Every time I am in a data center I am impressed by how much heat comes off these semiconductor chips. Looks to me may

Dallas Dark Fiber

2019-12-17 Thread Rod Beck
Hi, I want to understand the Dallas dark fiber market. Who are the major players? Who has done recent builds (2010 onward)? Who has 864 strand cables for sale? Who has dense coverage with good manhole access to buildings and utility structures? Thanks in advance. Regards, Roderick.

Re: Facebook's Middle Mile Infrastructure

2019-12-12 Thread Rod Beck
Can someone provide a link? I would like to learn more about it. Regards, Roderick. From: NANOG on behalf of Mike Hammett Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2019 7:57 PM To: Drew Weaver Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Facebook's Middle Mile Infrastructure I

Downtown Boston Dark Fiber Pricing

2019-12-11 Thread Rod Beck
Hi, I have questions regarding IRU pricing in this market. Please contact off list. Thanks gang. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company www.unitedcablecompany.com New York City & Budapest

Re: Elephant in the room - Akamai

2019-12-08 Thread Rod Beck
Last time I spoke with an Akamai engineer many years ago the network was purely transit. Is that evolving? From: NANOG on behalf of Jared Mauch Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2019 6:10 PM To: Brandon Martin Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Elephant in the room -

Re: Elephant in the room - Akamai

2019-12-08 Thread Rod Beck
Yep. Real estate must be one of their largest expenses and unlike bandwidth it is not going down to price.  From: Owen DeLong Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2019 6:07 PM To: Rod Beck Cc: Jared Mauch ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Elephant in the room - Akamai My

Re: Elephant in the room - Akamai

2019-12-08 Thread Rod Beck
the cost of peering with 50 billion peers. Disclaimer: Not picking a fight. Better things to do. Regards, Roderick. From: Jared Mauch Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2019 1:19 AM To: Rod Beck Cc: Shawn L ; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Elephant in the room - Akamai

Re: Elephant in the room - Akamai

2019-12-07 Thread Rod Beck
Have there been any fundamental change in their network architecture that might explain pulling these caches? From: NANOG on behalf of Shawn L via NANOG Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:20 PM To: Jared Mauch Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Elephant in the

Software Defined Networks

2019-12-04 Thread Rod Beck
Can someone explain what is all the fuss? SDN is like the latest telecom craze but the articles do a poor job of explaining the advantages. I seek concrete examples. Regards, Roderick. Roderick Beck VP of Business Development United Cable Company

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