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Own the NetworkA Radical Approach to Internet Connectivity
Brough Turner, CTO, NMS Communications
Sweden
HammarbysjostadHammarbysjostad (Stockholm)(Stockholm)
VästerbottenVästerbotten(Northern Sweden)(Northern Sweden)
Courtesy Lars Hedberg, The Swedish Urban Network Association
Sweden
HammarbysjostadHammarbysjostad (Stockholm)(Stockholm)
VästerbottenVästerbotten(Northern Sweden)(Northern Sweden)
Courtesy Lars Hedberg, The Swedish Urban Network Association
Sweden
HammarbysjostadHammarbysjostad (Stockholm)(Stockholm)
VästerbottenVästerbotten(Northern Sweden)(Northern Sweden)
100 Mbps, $16/month
Courtesy Lars Hedberg, The Swedish Urban Network Association
US comparison…
US comparison…
But what to do?
But what to do?
Competition?
But what to do?
Regulation?Competition?
But what to do?
Regulation?Competition?
Telephony is not a “natural monopoly”— What about Internet connectivity?
Be careful what you ask for…
Be careful what you ask for…
Be careful what you ask for…
Local Right-of-Way is a bottleneck
Using the right of way also has issues
Photo by Dr. William T. Verts, http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~verts/things/things.html Swedish Urban Network Association
Cable bundles leading to one fiber per home
Who lights the fiber? At least 2 choices!
1. Regulated monopoly lights the fibers• All homes get same speed(s) and are locked to those
electronics until the whole neighborhood is upgraded
2. Homeowners pick an ISP to light their fiber• Homeowner selects the speeds & services desired
Own (or Control) Individual Dark Fibers
Own (or Control) Individual Dark Fibers
• Condominium fiber• Québec’s Villages Branchés program (2002)
62 school boards participatein commercial dark fiber coops
• 18,000 km dark fiber
• 184 new “non-dominant carriers”
• 7 engineering firms; 10 fiber contractors
• 4332 buildings connected
Community Association – Ulmea
http://www.bjornerback.com/tomas/mattgrand/
Community Association – Ulmea
1 Gbps middle-km connection
http://www.bjornerback.com/tomas/mattgrand/
Municipal dark fiber – Stockholm
Stokab AB founded 1994
Fibre to the block – entire metro Stockholm
http://www.stokab.se
Own (or Control) Individual Dark Fibers
Issues
• Existing (legacy) laws and regulations
• Vested interests
Path forward
• Public & politicians notice US global rank
• High tech community has some lobbying clout
• Success models visible
