Dear AusNOG Just a quick update, thank you to everyone so far who has helped make this Group Buy idea turn into reality, it’s great to see network providers of Australia band together.
We have official quotes which meet the price target of $1.50 USD per mbit from two wholesaler providers. We will be getting an MOU signed over the next few days which will guarantee the service being delivered for all parties involved, provided that we can meet the minimum commitments. In the interest of transparency, everyone who has expressed interest in buying capacity has been allocated a number so that we can keep parties anonymous. So far we have a total of 16 parties with a total commitment of 25 gbit. Everyone who registered should have received thier number via email so they can identify themselves online. A list of all parties and their commitments, as well as the FAQ can be found here - https://www.micron21.com/groupbuy We also received concerns from people asking whether the service will be oversold and contended. We can say with confidence that this is absolutely not the case. If we collectively as the AusNOG community require 25 gbit of bandwidth, then 25 gbit of bandwidth will be ordered from the wholesaler and a copy of the agreement showing total capacity being purchased will be shared with all participants. The next step is that we will select a wholesaler and sign the MOU, which will be distributed online providing further transparency and reassurance of the group buy, followed by sending out contracts to be signed to all parties who have expressed interest in capacity. As party members sign contracts the group buy web page will be updated, so everyone knows the total committed bandwidth going to be purchased in this group buy. Please note, like any Group buy, you need to be part of the group buy from the start and you cannot join the group buy after the cut-off date. The cut-off date associated with this group buy will be 30 days after we sign the MOU. If anyone has any questions or needs any more information please just ask Kindest Regards James Braunegg [cid:[email protected]] 1300 769 972<tel:1300%20769%20972> / 0488 997 207<tel:1300%20769%20972> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.micron21.com/<http://www.micron21.com/> [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.micron21.com/> [cid:[email protected]]<https://www.facebook.com/micron21/> [cid:[email protected]]<https://twitter.com/micron21> Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/micron21> for important service and system updates. This message is intended for the addressee named above. It may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose it to anyone other than the addressee. If you have received this message in error please return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer. From: AusNOG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of James Braunegg Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2019 7:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Expression of Interest Singapore – to Melbourne / Sydney Capacity Group Buy Dear AusNOG Well it’s been a busy day….. Thank you to everyone who has expressed an interest in buying capacity along with all the comments I have received. Collectively now we have 24G of capacity spoken for within 24 hours of posting on AusNOG !! The current stats are as follows Singapore to Sydney = 11G Singapore to Melbourne = 8G Singapore to Perth = 5G As promised I have put together a FAQ page with all the questions which have been asked, if anyone else has any more questions please just ask me. The FAQ page can be found here https://www.micron21.com/groupbuy Kindest Regards James Braunegg [cid:[email protected]] 1300 769 972<tel:1300%20769%20972> / 0488 997 207<tel:1300%20769%20972> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.micron21.com/<http://www.micron21.com/> [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.micron21.com/> [cid:[email protected]]<https://www.facebook.com/micron21/> [cid:[email protected]]<https://twitter.com/micron21> Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/micron21> for important service and system updates. This message is intended for the addressee named above. It may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose it to anyone other than the addressee. If you have received this message in error please return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer. From: James Braunegg Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2019 11:07 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [AusNOG] Expression of Interest Singapore – to Melbourne / Sydney Capacity Group Buy Dear AusNOG Just a quick update to everyone, I am getting serious traction on this group buy collectively we now have 20G of capacity spoken for across 15 AusNOG members. The current stats are as follows Singapore to Sydney = 7G Singapore to Melbourne = 8G Singapore to Perth = 5G I am putting together a FAQ which I will put online later this afternoon, however I am super excited about helping the community. If any IT news Journalist are reading this (IT News, Computer World, etc ) and would like to write a article on the power of group buying and saving bandwidth costs for smaller network operators please contact me! Looking forward to hearing from everyone, and let the capacity keep increasing. Kindest Regards James Braunegg [cid:[email protected]] 1300 769 972<tel:1300%20769%20972> / 0488 997 207<tel:1300%20769%20972> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.micron21.com/<http://www.micron21.com/> [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.micron21.com/> [cid:[email protected]]<https://www.facebook.com/micron21/> [cid:[email protected]]<https://twitter.com/micron21> Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/micron21> for important service and system updates. This message is intended for the addressee named above. It may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose it to anyone other than the addressee. If you have received this message in error please return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer. From: AusNOG <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of James Braunegg Sent: Wednesday, 25 September 2019 4:39 PM To: Mark Newton <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Expression of Interest Singapore – to Melbourne / Sydney Capacity Group Buy Dear Mark / AusNOG No doubt a group buy on capacity is upsetting a few people… As it stands now collectively across AusNOG in a few hours 15G of capacity has been spoken for, at $1.50 USD per mbit which is $22,500.00 USD MMR or $810,000.00 USD over 3 years, which is huge ! I am sure we can hit 30G of capacity and lower the $1.50 USD price per mbit even further for everyone ! This is how its currently looking … (Need to get Perth up to 5G to make it viable ) Sydney = 7G Melbourne = 6G Perth = 2G Kindest Regards James Braunegg [cid:[email protected]] 1300 769 972<tel:1300%20769%20972> / 0488 997 207<tel:1300%20769%20972> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.micron21.com/<http://www.micron21.com/> [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.micron21.com/> [cid:[email protected]]<https://www.facebook.com/micron21/> [cid:[email protected]]<https://twitter.com/micron21> Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/micron21> for important service and system updates. This message is intended for the addressee named above. It may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose it to anyone other than the addressee. If you have received this message in error please return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer. From: Mark Newton <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Wednesday, 25 September 2019 3:42 PM To: James Braunegg <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Expression of Interest Singapore – to Melbourne / Sydney Capacity Group Buy On Sep 25, 2019, at 2:21 PM, James Braunegg <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I have had lots of enquires and even some capacity wholesales complaining that the price of $1.50 USD is too low…. That is a very informative signal you can use to judge the trustworthiness of your capacity wholesaler. - mark
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