[AusNOG] Seeking GPON hardware supplier

[Matthew Moyle-Croft]

Inside highrise Cu is much cheaper and people can supply their own CPE - it’s _just_ ethernet and it’s the same CPE as you’d plug into the NBN, just with no CVC, complex provisioning etc.

Friend of mine here in Seattle build a large business doing _exactly_ this - deploying switches, mostly in basements, on an existing DF network.  (see: https://gowaveg.com - was CondoInternet).  Think GigE for USD$80/month.  

MMC

> On 19 Apr 2016, at 10:31 PM, Ben Thompson <ben.thompson at 3play.com.au> wrote:
> 
> Really good question, that's an option I had missed.
> 
> Interestingly, when it comes to deliver 1Gb services in a high-rise context, GPON is proving to be the most expensive (!!), followed by your suggestion of direct-fibre, followed by direct-copper.
> 
> 
> Ben Thompson
> 3Play Networks
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> On 20 April 2016 at 14:14, Matthew Moyle-Croft <mmc at mmc.com.au <mailto:mmc at mmc.com.au>> wrote:
> Does it _have_ to be GPON?  (ie. is the fibre plant architected that way?)
> 
> For that kind of scale simple point-to-point can be easier and probably cheaper and more flexible - just use normal switches (with a few caveats).  I know Cisco at one point sold a Cat4500 for doing this.  I’m sure other people are more up on what’s cool with GigE SFP switches these days than me.
> 
> MMC
> 
> 
>> On 19 Apr 2016, at 7:31 PM, Ben Thompson <ben.thompson at 3play.com.au <mailto:ben.thompson at 3play.com.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm seeking a supplier for small-scale GPON hardware and advice. Looking to provide 1Gb services to facilities with 50 to 1000 endpoints.
>> 
>> Any recommendations?
>> 
>> Ben Thompson
>> 3Play Networks
>> p: 1300 301 946
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