[WISPA] Do WISPs need a deal with Google?

2013-07-25 Thread wispa
Google Now Serves 25 Percent of North American Internet Traffic http://www.linkedin.com/e/-cfpvfc-hjjoh3ku-2w/nab/5765071836882673744/x/true/weekly/eml-ced-b-art-N-5/?hs=falsetok=2saVC-5CB6DlQ1 Everyone knows Google is big. But the truth is that it’s huge. On an average day, Google accounts for

Re: [WISPA] Do WISPs need a deal with Google?

2013-07-25 Thread Mike Hammett
I tried to look at your web site, but could only find 403 Forbidden pages. Where are you located? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: wi...@metrocom.ca To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 6:26:22 AM

Re: [WISPA] Do WISPs need a deal with Google?

2013-07-25 Thread Larry A. Weidig
His link just redirects to: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/07/google-internet-traffic/ Larry A. Weidig ( lwei...@excel.net ) Excel.Net, Inc. – http://www.excel.net/ (920) 452-0455 – Sheboygan/Plymouth area (888) 489-9995 – Other areas, toll-free - Original Message -

Re: [WISPA] Do WISPs need a deal with Google?

2013-07-25 Thread Mike Hammett
I meant the web site for his company, so I could figure out where he's located. Trying to see if any of the Coop work being done would\could benefit him. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: Larry A. Weidig

Re: [WISPA] Do WISPs need a deal with Google?

2013-07-25 Thread Brough Turner
The domain name registration points to Prince Edward Island, Canada. http://whois.net/whois/metrocom.ca Thanks, Brough Brough Turner netBlazr Inc. – Free your Broadband! Website http://broughturner.com/ | Google+ https://plus.google.com/102447512447094746687/posts?hl=en | Twitter

Re: [WISPA] Do WISPs need a deal with Google?

2013-07-25 Thread Eric Tykwinski
Google's pretty open on the peering points: http://www.peeringdb.com/view.php?asn=15169 They also have caching options: https://peering.google.com/ - Original Message - From: Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013

Re: [WISPA] Do WISPs need a deal with Google?

2013-07-25 Thread Mike Hammett
I'll admit not knowing much about Canada, including who are incumbents and who are competitive players. However, see if one of these guys could bring you back to a major facility. The Canadian maps aren't all that great, so many some of these guys are nowhere near you. TeliPhone, Telus,

Re: [WISPA] Do WISPs need a deal with Google?

2013-07-25 Thread wispa
Yes, Prince Edward Island, but the address is used only for the holding company. Our issue is any upstream link has to come through either Bell Aliant or the local Cableco, and as an example, a 50 Mbps feed costs over $2k per month. Honestly, I did not think of Hibernia, but I am very grateful

Re: [WISPA] Do WISPs need a deal with Google?

2013-07-25 Thread Mike Hammett
How much capacity does your network run now? How much would you ideally like? Is connectivity poor all over the island? If you brought in a gig, could you sell it? If connectivity is poor or expensive, maybe you could pre-sell a bunch of dedicated services and buy some gig licensed links from