<div dir="ltr">Maybe a use case for Free Space Optical gear?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 12:47 AM, Skeeve Stevens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:skeeve+ausnog@theispguy.com" target="_blank">skeeve+ausnog@theispguy.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Mark - Is a Carriers License necessary? If the customer did it themselves... or basically paid for it, it shouldn't be needed as it is a private link.<div><br></div><div>Even if it is... you could get someone to do an NCD for it... not common, but possible.</div><div><br></div><div>But... personally, if it was that close, I would do a gig wireless link ask the DC for roof access... would be the most flexible way.<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#002060" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)"><br>...Skeeve</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)"><br>--</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Skeeve Stevens - <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The ISP Guy - Internet Provider SME</span></p></font></font><font color="#002060" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Email: <a href="mailto:skeeve@theispguy.com" target="_blank">skeeve@theispguy.com</a> ; <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Cell: <a href="tel:%2B61%280%29414%20753%20383" value="+61414753383" target="_blank">+61(0)414 753 383</a></span></p></font></font><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#20497d" face="Calibri">Skype: skeeve; </font><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;color:rgb(32,73,125);font-family:Calibri">Blog: <a href="http://theispguy.com/" target="_blank">TheISPGuy.com</a> ; Facebook: </span><font color="#20497d" face="Calibri" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theispguy" target="_blank">TheISPGuy</a></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#002060"><font color="#1F497D" face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="3"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(32,73,125)">Linkedin: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">/in/skeeve</a> ; <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Expert360: </span><a href="https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Profile</a></p></font></font></div></div><div><blockquote type="cite" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 11:53 PM, Mark Newton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:newton@atdot.dotat.org" target="_blank">newton@atdot.dotat.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">On Sep 2, 2015, at 9:59 PM, James Cunningham <<a href="mailto:jjazza26@gmail.com" target="_blank">jjazza26@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><div><blockquote type="cite">Normally we would do this via Pipe/AAPT/Vocus etc, but given it’s so close, what would be involved in getting our own contractors to run the fibre and renting duct space for a 6 core fibre cable?<br></blockquote><div><br></div>You’ll need:</div><div><br></div><div> - A carrier license.</div><div> - An agreement with someone to lease you some duct space.</div><div> - Subduct for your cable.</div><div> - Agreement from Pipe to run cable into their facility.</div><div> - Agreement from the building owners at each end to enter the building, use the comms risers, etc.</div><div> - Contractors with enough insurance coverage to make sure you’re not holding the can when the building burns down because they haven’t reinstated firestop in the riser properly, who can give you OTDR reports so you can see which cores have the dodgy splices before you try to put traffic on them.</div><div> - Knowledge of the use and interpretation of OTDR reports.</div><div> - Registration with “Dial Before You Dig."</div><div> - A cross-connect from Pipe between your rack and the demarc location they specify for termination of your cable.</div><div><br></div><div>Probably other stuff I’ve forgotten.</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Or is this really a “too hard basket” and we should just go to Pipe or Vocus and have them do it?</p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>It depends on what you want your business to be.</div><div><br></div><div>If you want to play in the retailer space, buy wholesale services, package them, add margin, sell them to your customers. You don’t need any significant infrastructure, and can keep doing it indefinitely until your customer switches to Telstra (perhaps with a brief stop-over on TPG).</div><div><br></div><div>If you want to play in the infrastructure provider space, then you need to operate infrastructure. The first few times will be unprofitably expensive learning experiences, and your competitors all have the benefit of scale, but you’ll get better at it. If you can build yourself a first-mover advantage on some profitable cable routes, you might be able to eke out a survivable (or even livable) niche.</div><div><br></div><div>Or maybe it’s too late for anyone else to do that in Australia. Dunno.</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div> - mark</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></font></span></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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