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Exabytes and Politics
by Andrew McCaskey
The article from Ars Technica starts out with a reinforcement of all of the things that we have been hearing for the past ten years about the rise of net traffic – and with the advent of video upon us, it’s easy to see how there is lots of room for the sort of “sky is falling” rhetoric that makes for good popular press,
This article is a lot more interesting – in that the message is a bit more subtle – with the urgency provides the alarming cover for the real story.
Years ago, when the fiber went into the mode, I know that much of the AT&T single mode fiber that was pulled was actually 144 strands in an array. The first few years of service in the 1990′s there might be as many as two or four of those fibers in use- and the rest of it remained dark – unlit and unterminated.
I’ve not kept up with it the past few years, other than to note that around 2001 there were estimates that 95% of the fiber was still dark. And of course terminal equipment ( and the wavelength division multiplexing that revolutionized that market in the first bubble) has made that even more effective as far as capacity.
So what’s the fuss about ? That fiber is not in the last mile – and the investment that is going to be required – at least according to those doing the providing – is going to be so great that net neutrality is going to have to be put aside.
I think I smell a rat – and just in time for a new congress to get an education from the lobbyists.
Time to send another donation to EFF.
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