Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1696 mails)

[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Adam Tauno Williams wrote:

> On Mon, 2010-09-13 at 03:48 +0400, Ilya Chernykh wrote:
> > On Monday 13 September 2010 03:23:04 James Knott wrote:
> > > > For whom? Currently ADSL companies advertise Internet access in
> > > > my area slightly more expensive than Ethenet providers for the
> > > > same download speed (and much slower upload speed).
> > > In order to offer ethernet, you have to have cables capable of
> > > carrying
> > > it.  There are a lot of buildings and neighbourhoods that have lots
> > > of phone cable but no cat5 or fibre.
> > What's the problem with stretching such cables? Currently at least 3
> > providers have their separate ethernet networks in my building.
>
> You are repeatedly missing a *very* important point - you are talking
> *about where YOU are*.  Ethernet cabling in existing facilities is
> extremely rare.
>
> There is a *HUGE* cost in just labor and materials to deploying such a
> network.  Obviously where you are _somehow_ those organizations are
> defraying that cost [subsidies, tax breaks, grants, etc...].

Even if ethernet cabling were already available in every building in my
Gemeinde, the uplink connections would still be incredibly expensive. 
xDSL would easily win. 



-- 
Per Jessen, Zürich (13.8°C)

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