On Monday 27 February 2006 14:11, David Ziggy Lubowa wrote: > check this link on the fibre pricing, if translated > into ugandan money it's x3 the amount quoted. > > http://terracom.rw/services/internet/fiber/pricing.php > > > technology being pushed on the fibre is Ethernet/VLANs > i am assuming ..simulated DSL can't tell. > > There network : > > <backbone> ) == Fibre > > <last_mile> ) == Copper
Copper, as in Ethernet? > Euipment used: > > ALLOPTIC, which has ethernet and E1 ports. Their CPE > or ONU(Optical Network Units) has an input of Fiber and > an output Ethernet and/or E1 Why use E1 when you can push 100Mbps Ethernet? But if it's Ethernet/VLAN as the last mile, that's pretty easy to setup, and doesn't require such a huge cost in CPE. A simple box running Linux/UNIX with 2 Ethernet cards is enough to keep the CPE costs down. I'm assuming they provide the media converters for the hook-up? Mark.
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