#avlfiber Ongoing discussion
Jeff
orbiting_chaaa: @lanceball RT:IMO the diff btwn Google fiber & ERC =
Google's openness & support for local 3rd party resellers #avlfiber
#asheville #avlnews
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h0zae: @orbiting_chaaa @BourneMedia if Google shows interest I hope
they keep their distance from the ERC ... #avlfiber
13 minutes ago from TweetDeck ·
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BourneMedia: It seems like the ERC may the best reason we DON'T get a
Google grant. A fat pipe's already here (but we're not all using it
yet.) #avlfiber
18 minutes ago from Power Twitter ·
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bcalloway: @BourneMedia I guess it only makes sense. Seems like a
great lack of public info about it, not well-known. Wonder what cost
is? #avlfiber
24 minutes ago from Tweetie ·
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BourneMedia: @bcalloway Well... Our taxes paid for ERC right? Could a
consumer, non-enterprise consortium use it? #avlfiber @t_f says they
want community
26 minutes ago from TweetDeck ·
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BourneMedia: @topfloorstudio What do you know about this Ty? I think
Google is a long shot. We should try, but also have a backup plan.
#avlfiber
30 minutes ago from TweetDeck ·
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BourneMedia: I liked what MAIN has been saying about long wave wifi.
Better access everywhere will spur business growth. #avlfiber
42 minutes ago from Power Twitter ·
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BourneMedia: @t_f Thx for the ERC info! How does the community
directly benefit? Do local ISPs tap in? Fast local severs? About Us
(expand) #avlfiber
about 5 hours ago from Power Twitter ·
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BourneMedia: Can somebody speak to what our bandwidth is now compared
to what it could be with this Google possibility? #avlfiber
about 21 hours ago from TweetDeck ·
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BlogAsheville: RT @lanceball: I just nominated Avl for Google's fiber
optic broadband trial. You should too. Google Fiber for Communities:
Get involved (expand) #avlfiber
about 23 hours ago from TweetDeck ·
Jeff
per home price tag?" and this link: Link to this
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2010/tc20100211_381119.htm
to article headlined: "How Much Will Google's Fiber Network Cost?
Excerpts below:
"Our friend Ben Schachter, Internet analyst with Broadpoint AmTech,
estimates that it will cost Google between $3,000 and $8,000 per home,
or roughly $60 million to $1.6 billion, depending on the final size
and footprint of the network. If Google reaches, say, 100,000 homes,
it would cost the company about half a billion dollars." ...
"The end cost is also determined by the kind of technology the company
uses. While Passive Optical Networking technologies have come a long
way—newer versions of Gigabit PON (GPON) have a range that extends up
to 40 kilometers—there is a better than good chance Google will opt
for an all-Active Ethernet approach. Mike Fox, business development
manager for the carrier networks division at telecom equipment maker
Adtran, says that both technologies can get the job done. It just
depends on how Google wants to build its network. Fox helped me break
down the comparative costs of the two technologies.
A typical PON is made of two pieces: an optical line terminal (OLT) at
the service provider's central office, and an optical network terminal
(ONT), which is used to terminate the fiber-optic line and is
typically outside the customer's premises. A single ONT costs about
$330, according to Fox. Since PON is a shared fiber technology, OLT
costs are calculated in terms of ports and are about $80 per port. So
the total per household is about $410. The fewer the number of ports,
the higher the per-home costs." ...
"s spending this much money—even for Google, which has about $25
billion in cash—a good idea? I think so. Just as car companies spend
their research and development dollars on Formula One Racing teams to
get a better idea of what new features could be included in their
commercial vehicles, a company such as Google needs to explore the
outer limits of broadband. (I will explore more on this topic in a
different post.)" ...
" 'Google has a secondary motivation here, and that is to also push
the FCC to accelerate its examination of using TV white spaces for
wireless broadband,' says Jeff Heyman, broadband and video analyst for
Infonetics Research."