We can buy the ONT for $375. The COE per sub works out to about another $200. So $500 plus the strand of fiber. Drop fiber can be had for 25 cents per foot. Contractors can put it in for a buck a foot. Including cleanup. In a subdivision, I can do FTTH for less than $1K per sub. And my arpu for the triple play is around $80 or more minimum. We are in the black the second year. Small directional boring machines really don't mess up the landscaping much.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Wyble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Running Fiber > Jerry Richardson wrote: >> I hate to rain on someone's parage but before you can dig under the >> streets and sidewalks you have to get approval from the City or County. >> They typically require engineering surveys, and co-ordination with the >> other utilities such as power, tv, phone, water, sewer, etc. >> >> Even with directional boring you still have to dig up something somewhere >> so there will be landscape repair costs, and cleanup. >> >> I would venture to guess it will be about 2000 per house by the time it's >> all said and done (possibly more). >> > > You are correct. The cost per subscriber for fiber/cable/dsl/copper is > $1500.00. I actually just recently was talking with some telcom > executives about this. Oh and that is spread across lots of subscribers > over several years. You need millions or billions upfront. >> That's a lot of wireless. Even at 10k per wiMax AP you would be way ahead >> (in 6 months they will be 5k). >> > > Yep. And wireless doesn't require nearly as much effort in terms of > rights of way etc. > > -- > Charles Wyble (818) 280 - 7059 > http://charlesnw.blogspot.com > CTO Known Element Enterprises / SoCal WiFI project > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
