[MLB-WIRELESS] xDSL to Regional and Interstate nodes.

[Jamie Lovick]

Hi,

Just another note on these xDSL tails. The committee of AWAi would like
to propose the following to potential members.

If 60 people become members in a region that is interested in being
linked, AWAi will provide the tail for free for as long as there are
atleast that many members in a region where a tail is located. If there
are more members in an area, and the membership deems it a suitable use
of funds, AWAi will add more bandwidth.

Membership is still $35 per annum, but we have dropped the joining fee.

We figure this is a good way to encourage advancement of the community
wireless networks in each region.

I am sure this is going to be a hot topic, so we encourage everyone to
let us know what they think.

Regards

Jamie

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Jamie Lovick wrote:
> 
> I am sure this is going to be a rather contested topic, but I am willing
> to jump into the frey (I've just posted the idea to Melbounre Wireless
> with a warm response).
> 
> What does everyone think of a ADSL link to regional locations to
> interlink the various wireless networks?
> 
> Through a deal I have arranged with my employer, United IP, on behalf of
> the AWAi, we have available to us xDSL tails which would terminate here
> in Sydney, allowing wireless networks to interlink.
> 
> The pricing deal is as follows. These tails are Telstra wholesale tails,
> sourced via Connect.com. It is a DSL tail only, no Internet bandwidth is
> included. Other speeds are available, but these are the cheapest tails
> that are available to us.
> 
> Metro means any captial cities, and Regional is any non-metro area.
> 
> Speed       Metro       Regional
> 256/64      $ 56.87     $ 66.55
> 512/128     $ 71.39     $ 78.65
> 1.5/256     $104.06     $118.58
> 
> The install is around $150.
> 
> I don't expect that these prices will change any time soon, but I cannot
> gurantee it. If their tail costs go up, so will ours.
> 
> A 1.5/256 which essentially would give us a 256K symetrical link with
> overhead going down would be $104.06 a month. The overhead could be used
> for downstream data from any connection to any no-cost routes to peers
> here in Sydney. We also intend to host a lot of mirrors available to the
> network.
> 
> We also have been working on a routing plan suited to a network of this
> scale, which will be released at the next AWAi technical meeting on the
> 5th of August here in Sydney, and available on the AWAi website soon
> after.
> 
> I know there are Internet deals which may look fairly similar in price,
> but running a VPN over the Internet would cost alot more than a tail
> alone (yes, I know iiNet has bliink time, but that is only per state),
> and the contention ratios on most "unlimited" internet links are very
> high.
> 
> Would that sort of figure be something that the group feels would be
> worth it for an interstate interconnect?
> 
> There may be other alternatives, but this one is available, and fairly
> easy to do, however there will obviously be an ongoing cost.
> 
> What does everyone think?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Jamie
> 
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Jamie Lovick    <->  IT Consultant    <-> +614 1479 1681
Hobby     : Doof.org                   -> jalovick at doof.org
Director  : Drastic Solutions Pty Ltd  -> jalovick at drasticsolutions.com.au
----- Public Relations Officer - the Australian Wireless Association -----


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