Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-04 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - From: Scott Helms khe...@zcorum.com Here is the architecture document: http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/research.google.com/en/us/pubs/archive/36936.pdf Nice get; that will make very interesting reading today. Thanks. -- jra --

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-04 Thread Masataka Ohta
Scott Helms wrote: Here is the architecture document: http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/research.google.com/en/us/pubs/archive/36936.pdf The document, seemingly, does not address drop cable cost difference. It does not address L1 unbundling with WDM-PON,

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-04 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 09:53:50PM -0600, Frank Bulk wrote: Sure, Verizon has been able to get their cost per home passed down to $700 To be fair, Verizon has chosen to build their FIOS network in many expensive to build locations, because that's where they believe there to

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-04 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - From: Leo Bicknell bickn...@ufp.org Remember that Google cherry-picked which city it would serve, so it was able to identify location that is likely less challenging and expensive to serve than the average. A lot of Google's Kansas City build will not be buried

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-04 Thread Matthew Petach
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Leo Bicknell bickn...@ufp.org wrote: True, but I think it means we've bound the problem. It appears to take $1400-$4500 to deploy fiber to the home in urban and suburban areas, depending on all the fun local factors that effect costs. *sigh* I'd gladly pay

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-04 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - From: Matthew Petach mpet...@netflight.com On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Leo Bicknell bickn...@ufp.org wrote: True, but I think it means we've bound the problem. It appears to take $1400-$4500 to deploy fiber to the home in urban and suburban areas,

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-04 Thread Matthew Petach
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Jay Ashworth j...@baylink.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Matthew Petach mpet...@netflight.com On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Leo Bicknell bickn...@ufp.org wrote: True, but I think it means we've bound the problem. It appears to take

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-04 Thread Scott Helms
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Masataka Ohta mo...@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp wrote: Scott Helms wrote: Here is the architecture document: http://static.**googleusercontent.com/**external_content/untrusted_**

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-04 Thread Scott Helms
Rural deployments present an entirely different problem of geography. I suspect the dark fiber model I advocate for is appropriate for 80% of the population from large cities to small towns; but for the 20% in truely rural areas it doesn't work and there is no cheap option as far as I can

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-04 Thread Masataka Ohta
Scott Helms wrote: The document, seemingly, does not address drop cable cost difference. It does not address L1 unbundling with WDM-PON, which requires fiber patch panel identical to that required for SS, either. They're not doing WDM-PON or any flavor of PON at all. Its entirely an

Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-03 Thread Leo Bicknell
I've been searching for a few days on information about Google Fiber's Kansas City deployment. While I wouldn't call Google secretive in this particular case, they haven't been very outgoing on some of the technologies. Based on the equipment they have deployed there is speculation they are

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-03 Thread Scott Helms
On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Leo Bicknell bickn...@ufp.org wrote: I've been searching for a few days on information about Google Fiber's Kansas City deployment. While I wouldn't call Google secretive in this particular case, they haven't been very outgoing on some of the technologies.

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-03 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - From: Leo Bicknell bickn...@ufp.org Here's an article with some economics from several different deployments: http://fastnetnews.com/fiber-news/175-d/4835-fiber-economics-quick-and-dirty Looks like $500-$700 in capex per residence is the current gold standard.

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-03 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 05:03:52PM -0500, Jay Ashworth wrote: From: Leo Bicknell bickn...@ufp.org Looks like $500-$700 in capex per residence is the current gold standard. Note that the major factor is the take rate; if there are two providers doing FTTH they are both

RE: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-03 Thread Frank Bulk
selective deployment approach. Frank -Original Message- From: Leo Bicknell [mailto:bickn...@ufp.org] Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 4:40 PM To: NANOG Subject: Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks? In a message written on Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 05:03:52PM -0500, Jay Ashworth

Re: Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

2013-02-03 Thread Jean-Francois Mezei
When comparing costs of building (per home passed/connected), it is also important to see if those quoted costs include the regulatory costs of dealing with cities. If a municipal project won't suffer costs of negotiating for diggging/building permits, already has the land to build the CO, and