[AusNOG] AAB Statement

[Alastair Waddell]

Riley's Slug - the brave new world of journalists who can't spell (dystopia).


----- "Curtis Bayne" <curtis at bayne.com.au> wrote:

| RE: [AusNOG] AAB Statement
| 
| http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/the-big-house/41591-seven-telco-dwarfs-seek-wireless-distopia?start=1
| 
| In other news, iTWire has hit another journalism high with this
| refreshingly impartial discourse on the AAB. It always surprises me
| how reporters have such holistic understanding of the
| telecommunications industry, rivaled by not even telco execs with
| real-world experience building and running large-scale networks.
| 
| (I'm feeling particularly sarcastic today).
| 
| 
| -----Original Message-----
| From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net on behalf of Stephen Gillies
| Sent: Sat 9/4/2010 10:12 AM
| To: Adrian Chadd
| Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
| Subject: Re: [AusNOG] AAB Statement
| 
| On 04/09/10 00:03, Adrian Chadd wrote:
| >
| > You've never been on a congested cable modem run then. :)
| 
| Maybe you didn't read my whole post, that's ok. The link from 2007 was
| that cable companies have spent billions of dollars trying to reduce
| congestion on their cable networks, and neighbours often fight with
| each
| other over congestion.
| 
| I can tell when the kids up the street are hitting the torrent sites
| (they watch True Blood and seed for about 2 days, so I wait about 24
| hours and get it at almost 8Mb/s).
| 
| > What you're saying is "DSL run from phone exchanges over long copper
| runs,
| > rather than installing small mini-exchanges (internode style, fe)
| blows.
| 
| Actually I'm saying that DSL and Cable both suck, and to get a
| competitive market where users have the choice of multiple providers*
| I
| believe the government supported build of a something-to-the-home
| would
| be beneficial.
| 
| I'd like a wholesale FTTH network, please.
| 
| I'd like ISPs who decide to offer access to my suburb to have a level
| playing field for last mile. I believe ISPs should be focused on the
| layer 3 and above services they're offering, they should spend their
| money building content networks not last mile infrastructure, and
| offerings should be differentiated through new products not speed and
| the ability to provide a service. I have a dream.
| 
| 
| Max
| max at 3rdbasenetworks.net.au
| 
| * not just the provider who
| * runs HFC down a particular street
| * happens to be able to service a street with LTE/3G/wimax/wifi
| * has access to copper inside 4km dslam to user or
| * has put their own fibre in
| 
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-- 
Alastair Waddell
CEO
Legion Internet
Australia