As is the case with most press releases (or "feature article" as this document is called) there is an absolute and complete lack of any useful details.
I have had several discussions with people in the chip industry who have seen many "press releases" for products that have not even been designed! The main purpose is to feel out the market. Without knowledge of the industry it's impossible to say whether the product is a complete/feasible/affordable solution.
Nortel, Lucent, and others have had this same solution out for a while now (at least 1 year). I am actually suprised it took Cisco this long although I think it may just be a press release pumping it up more. The technology is very similar to SDSL and not that complicated. Nothing new in the technology or the "Cisco invented the network universe" press release, which reminds me that I once read in a Cisco course manual how the OSPF NSSA options was Cisco proprietary and I am sure the idiot who wrote that section of the manual believed it!
Plenty of companies would jump at the chance to install the channel - as long as they would be guaranteed exclusive access and unregulated pricing power forever amen.
Uhhh. So if given exclusive access and they charge $2000/month for it since pricing is unreged I guess they will make a fortune right! Everyone will be signing up!
Unless they make the cost under $75/month your typical individual (IE: Most folks on the net now don't read/.) will tell them to stick it!
SO... Unless the company has enough cash or can somehow turn back time 2-3 years for wacky investments based on PPT's it ain't gonna happen.
DON'T expect local LEC/RBOC's to jump on this until it's a proven technology and can be integrated into existing voice infrastructures (IE: DMS's and 5E's!) as well as a guaranteed payback within 4-5 years for a typical customer to pay for it. They will be the ones who eventually do this not pissy CLEC startups with no cash or capital.
This tech is for buildings near CO's, which means buildings at the center of town or within a city. It's not meant for resedence and will not be there for a long time.
Let's see...
Phone bill: about $50 per month for a single line
Cable tv : about $45 per month non-digital
Internet : cable or dsl about $50 a month
Ow...where the hell do you live that you get ripped off like that?
Some of us don't live in the hills and get bent by them there city poleetisions!
Serious note: Fiber to the curb cost SO MUCH that company will be out of biz or desperate for a buyer within 12-24 months as they run out of money. Pipe dream! Also, unless they have multiple peering agreements at OC-12+ who cares how fast it is unless you only want to transfer files with your local neighbors using the same service! I expect they would be paying for the peering they do have since private agreements expect a certain traffic ratio which more than likely will not be met anytime soon.
Reading about this company is like reading about all the CLEC's doing the same thing 1-3 years ago. Hmmm, where are they now?
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As is the case with most press releases (or "feature article" as this document is called) there is an absolute and complete lack of any useful details. I have had several discussions with people in the chip industry who have seen many "press releases" for products that have not even been designed! The main purpose is to feel out the market. Without knowledge of the industry it's impossible to say whether the product is a complete/feasible/affordable solution. Nortel, Lucent, and others have had this same solution out for a while now (at least 1 year). I am actually suprised it took Cisco this long although I think it may just be a press release pumping it up more. The technology is very similar to SDSL and not that complicated. Nothing new in the technology or the "Cisco invented the network universe" press release, which reminds me that I once read in a Cisco course manual how the OSPF NSSA options was Cisco proprietary and I am sure the idiot who wrote that section of the manual believed it!
Plenty of companies would jump at the chance to install the channel - as long as they would be guaranteed exclusive access and unregulated pricing power forever amen.
/.) will tell them to stick it!
Uhhh. So if given exclusive access and they charge $2000/month for it since pricing is unreged I guess they will make a fortune right! Everyone will be signing up!
Unless they make the cost under $75/month your typical individual (IE: Most folks on the net now don't read
SO... Unless the company has enough cash or can somehow turn back time 2-3 years for wacky investments based on PPT's it ain't gonna happen.
DON'T expect local LEC/RBOC's to jump on this until it's a proven technology and can be integrated into existing voice infrastructures (IE: DMS's and 5E's!) as well as a guaranteed payback within 4-5 years for a typical customer to pay for it. They will be the ones who eventually do this not pissy CLEC startups with no cash or capital.
This tech is for buildings near CO's, which means buildings at the center of town or within a city. It's not meant for resedence and will not be there for a long time.
Let's see...
Phone bill: about $50 per month for a single line
Cable tv : about $45 per month non-digital
Internet : cable or dsl about $50 a month
Ow...where the hell do you live that you get ripped off like that?
Some of us don't live in the hills and get bent by them there city poleetisions!
Serious note: Fiber to the curb cost SO MUCH that company will be out of biz or desperate for a buyer within 12-24 months as they run out of money. Pipe dream! Also, unless they have multiple peering agreements at OC-12+ who cares how fast it is unless you only want to transfer files with your local neighbors using the same service! I expect they would be paying for the peering they do have since private agreements expect a certain traffic ratio which more than likely will not be met anytime soon.
Reading about this company is like reading about all the CLEC's doing the same thing 1-3 years ago. Hmmm, where are they now?