Re: Conduit Lease/IRU Pricing

2023-02-06 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
A big issue you don't mention is the easement, the legal right to place conduit. What does it mean to buy conduit if you don't have an easement on the property to use the conduit? On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 5:28 PM James Jun wrote: > On Sun, Feb 05, 2023 at 01:15:11PM -0600, Mike Hammett wrote: >

Article: DoD, DoJ press FCC for industry-wide BGP security standard

2022-09-19 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
Fierce Telecom: DoD, DoJ press FCC for industry-wide BGP security standard

Upstream bandwidth usage

2022-06-09 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
OVBI: Average upstream data usage has nearly tripled since 2018 <https://www.fiercetelecom.com/broadband/ovbi-average-upstream-data-usage-has-nearly-tripled-2018> -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: LEC copper removal from commercial properties

2022-02-17 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
r POTS services. It would be especially ludicrous since in > many parts of many markets, there is no alternative at this time. > True. And for this reason suburban and rural UNE DS0 are still required. For what it is worth, we fought against this discontinuance. > Shane > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

AWS and IPv6

2021-11-27 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
The Register <https://www.theregister.com/> says: AWS claims 'monumental step forward' with optional IPv6-only networks <https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/24/aws_claims_monumental_step_forward/> -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Increase bandwidth usage in partial-mesh network?

2021-10-13 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
Winnipeg, MB, R3T 6A8 > (204) 977-6824 or 1-800-430-6404 (MB only) > athomp...@merlin.mb.ca > www.merlin.mb.ca > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Telecommunications network drafting software

2021-09-01 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
> to hear about anything you can share with me. > > Cheers, > > Etienne > > -- > Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale > Assistant Lecturer > Department of Communications & Computer Engineering > Faculty of Information & Communication Technology > University of Malta

Fiber in the power space

2020-06-23 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
We are looking for an engineering firm with significant experience in FTTX in the power space. Extra points if you have worked with Co-ops. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: why am i in this handbasket? (was Devil's Advocate - Segment Routing, Why?)

2020-06-23 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
think there is anywhere in the multiverse where fat pipes and dumb switches doesn't win. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: COVID-19 vs. our Networks

2020-03-12 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
into > the impacts of this on your networks if/when this comes to fruition? > > We're already pushing the limits with telecommuters / those that are WFH, > but I can only imagine what things will look like with everyone stuck at > home for any duration of time. > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: FCC ... [REALLY new laws US passed today (19/12/2019)]

2019-12-19 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
tes/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents/S151RFH_SUS_xml.pdf> The Truth-In-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over (TRUE) Fees Act (S. 510 / H.R. 1220) <https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/True%20Fees.pdf> -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Seeking Federal Cybersecurity resources for US ISPs

2019-12-06 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
I am looking for pointers to US Federal cybersecurity resources specifically targeted to ISPs. thank you -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: DOs and DONTs for small ISP

2019-06-03 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
I would respectfully point out that my point about the importance of finding the right partners. For you, sounds like it was good to have opportunity to get out of this venture. On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 2:40 PM Warren Kumari wrote: > On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 1:09 PM Fletcher Kittredge >

Re: DOs and DONTs for small ISP

2019-06-03 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
dations, etc. Bottom line is that I would like to publish > a checklist with these recommendations which I hope will be useful for all. > > thanks in advance for your help and recommendation. > > Mehmet > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: NTP via GPS

2019-05-02 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
f Unix. The vast majority of intellectual property behind Linux was from prior variants of Unix; Linux was just a free, unencumbered version that was widely adopted. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: residential/smb internet access in 2019 - help?

2019-04-10 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
re or > error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, > destroyed, > arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does > not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this > message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. _ > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Last Mile Design

2019-02-13 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
f the biggest > players) because after paying those 1500-3000EUR and you ask the fiber > installation company "who owns this fiber?" they say "we do" and if you > ask "ok, I'd like it connected to someone else" they will say "huh? what > do you mean". There is an unfortunate common conflation between the fiber > optic cable and the services offered on it. > > -- > Mikael Abrahamssonemail: swm...@swm.pp.se > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Last Mile Design [American Operators]

2019-02-13 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Effects of Cold Front on Internet Infrastructure - U.S. Midwest

2019-02-01 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
gt; Storage -60C (-76F) to +70C (+158F) > Installation -30C (-22F) to +50C (+122F) > > All professional outside plant engineers know these requirements. So if > you’re seeing failures, somebody is breaking a rule. > > -mel > > > On Jan 30, 2019, at 3:05 PM, Fletcher Kittred

Re: Effects of Cold Front on Internet Infrastructure - U.S. Midwest

2019-01-31 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
ohannesburg. > > Mark. > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Whois vs GDPR, latest news

2018-05-21 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
, no party I have been able to vote has anything like > this nor oposing anything like this in their program. > > -- > Regards, > Zbynek > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Companies using public IP space owned by others for internal routing

2017-12-19 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
y but as an old timer and a former employee of the company that owned 10/8 and returned it back to the address pool...who is it you are claiming "helped fund the development of IP?" -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Last Week's Canadian Fiber Cut

2017-08-24 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
iple border crossings. Dozens of carriers are using it. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI

Re: Last Week's Canadian Fiber Cut

2017-08-24 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
there is the Greenland one.. guessing that’s not very competitive? It > > only gets you to Iceland it seems. > > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: EFF Call for sign-ons: ISPs, networking companies and engineers opposed to FCC privacy repeal

2017-03-29 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
gt; sure you file yearly with the FCC your information > > Slap up a Ubiquiti access point and you can now make millions of dollars > in short order. > > I’m sure I forgot a few things like “build your network”, but that’s > simple. > > Mark > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Bandwidth Savings

2017-01-11 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
close to random bits and thus not very compressible. > > As others have noted, your best chances are getting content providers to > give > you a local cache of their most popular content. > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Fiber Costs [Was: Re: SoCal FIOS outage(?) / static IP readdressing]

2017-01-10 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
en on Wed, Jan 04, 2017 at 09:08:51AM -0500, Shawn L > wrote: > > Depending on the area and conditions (rock, etc). We're seeing > > > > $4 /foot Aerial > > $5-$7 /foot direct bury > > $10 - $14 /foot directional bore > > -- > Leo Bicknell - bickn...@ufp.org > PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/ > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Honorary Unsubscribe: Leo Beranek

2016-10-22 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
RFC > 2100 > Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land > Rover DII > St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 > 1274 > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net

Re: Zayo Extortion

2016-08-16 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Niels Bakker

third party single pole administrator regimes

2016-05-11 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
will summarize if there is any interest. thanks -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI www.gwi.net

Standard terminology for a dark fiber path?

2016-02-24 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
particularly interested in last mile systems, but I don't see any reason that the term wouldn't be the same in the middle mile. thanks, Fletcher -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Fiber to the home specialists/consultants?

2016-02-11 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
hat does or consults on FTTH from a > > technical *and* business perspective? > > > > Off-list responses would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dan > > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: FTTP Advice, Michigan and other areas

2015-09-01 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
t; Getting service on the fiber is “easy” once it’s there, but > gaining access or building it is the part I’m looking for insights in. > > - Jared > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Regulators now regulating Internet History? Really?

2015-06-08 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
on network speed/quality growth. I don't see how articles like this are going to change minds. Disclaimer: I am a computer scientist. In general, I find public policy arguments deeply annoying because they have flaws similar to the above. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005

Symmetry, DSL, and all that

2015-03-02 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
was filed in 1988. DSL was designed originally to deliver video in an ISDN/ATM world. For that reason, it was asymmetric. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: I am about to inherit 26 miles of dark fiber. What do I do with it?

2014-11-10 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
, is not focused on OSP expertise, it is a really, really good idea to concentrate on hiring the best consultant. I have viewed this train wreck too many times. On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 10:49 PM, Scott Weeks sur...@mauigateway.com wrote: --- fkitt...@gwi.net wrote: From: Fletcher Kittredge fkitt...@gwi.net

Re: I am about to inherit 26 miles of dark fiber. What do I do with it?

2014-11-10 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
that I offer to customers. I would like to offer speeds up to 10 GB. Thoughts are appreciated! Sincerely, Lorell Hathcock -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: I am about to inherit 26 miles of dark fiber. What do I do with it?

2014-11-10 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Fletcher Kittredge fkitt...@gwi.net wrote: Gah! Municipal fiber networks can be total failures or the best investment a community can make. It all depends on the implementation. There are eight steps one needs to get right: 1) public policy goals, 2) technical goals meet

Re: I am about to inherit 26 miles of dark fiber. What do I do with it?

2014-11-09 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
to conserve fibers so that it would be lit services that I offer to customers. I would like to offer speeds up to 10 GB. Thoughts are appreciated! Sincerely, Lorell Hathcock -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: BGP Session

2014-07-19 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Owen DeLong o...@delong.com wrote: When did the NANOG list become freeconsulting.org? Owen 1996 -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Net Neutrality...

2014-07-16 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
anything gnment is riddled will large carrier benefiting. Look at the school discounts for internet services...pretty much just for LECs. Thank You Bob Evans CTO -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Net Neutrality...

2014-07-15 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
of this is, alas, the regulators' way of attempting to destroy those whom they cannot regulate. IMHO, the USF is outmoded and should be disbanded. --Brett Glass -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: World Cup Streaming

2014-06-08 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
. Thanks, Paul -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: SIP on FTTH systems

2014-02-06 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
that access via FTTH was not a section 251 requirement under the Telco Act of 1996 except for a 64kbs stream which in theory could be used for voice. However, I believe there has been no widescale use of that feature because it is uneconomical compared to over-the-top VoIP. -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8

Re: Rollup: Small City Municipal Broadband

2013-02-04 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
. Joe (putting the N back in NANOG) -- Scott Helms Vice President of Technology ZCorum (678) 507-5000 http://twitter.com/kscotthelms -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207

Re: Rollup: Small City Municipal Broadband

2013-02-04 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
burden. Being a CLEC has the added advantage of access to utility poles. regards, Fletcher On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Jean-Francois Mezei jfmezei_na...@vaxination.ca wrote: On 13-02-04 14:57, Fletcher Kittredge wrote: of the reason you have had difficulty ordering them. The proper term

Re: Muni fiber: L1 or L2?

2013-02-03 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
every splitter and therefore PON) and a pathway to ActiveE. Frank; That is the architecture I am familar with. I would like to get a sense of how wide-spread its adoption is. regards, Fletcher -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Rollup: Small City Municipal Broadband

2013-02-03 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
) -- Scott Helms Vice President of Technology ZCorum (678) 507-5000 http://twitter.com/kscotthelms -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Muni fiber: L1 or L2?

2013-01-31 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
, but I am hoping you will turn up more examples.) regards, Fletcher -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Muni Fiber

2012-03-28 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
into terms of that agreement. But in the end, it's up to the Municipality to set the guidelines (as with any local law) within the borders of their Municipality. charles -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: Software-based Border Router

2010-09-26 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
/ Falls Church, VA 22042-3004 -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: FTTH Active vs Passive

2009-12-02 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
could get faster, just don't need it for a couple of laptops. hope y'all are having fun in duopoly jail. randy -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: FTTH Active vs Passive

2009-12-02 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
2, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Mikael Abrahamsson swm...@swm.pp.se wrote: On Wed, 2 Dec 2009, Fletcher Kittredge wrote: Pricing aside, do you feel the Japanese have a good architecture for the last mile? Would it adapt well from an environment that is mostly multi-dwelling units (MDU) to one which

transcievers/amplifiers for 150 km fiber run

2008-10-10 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
have is about 65 miles. I understand the transmission characteristics of the fiber will effect distance of transmission. regards, Fletcher -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 8 Pomerleau Street Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 207-602-1134

Re: transcievers/amplifiers for 150 km fiber run

2008-10-10 Thread Fletcher Kittredge
, I was hoping to buy said equipment. regards, Fletcher On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Fletcher Kittredge [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: We are looking to light a two strand fiber link of about 95 miles (or 150km). It would be worth a lot to us not to have repeaters. We are hoping for Gigabit