Japan has fiber optic internet all figured out, however cable dressing 101 was a class everyone skipped. http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/1653/Japan+Optic+Fiber+Internet.html On 2/9/13 4:13 PM, "Masataka Ohta" <mohta@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp> wrote:
Jason Baugher wrote:
You are seriously saying I should hire a translator to tell me what your document says?
You don't have to, as you are not seriously interested in the topic.
BTW, it is not my document but an article in a famous online magazine.
How about you point out a reference written in a language common to North America, since this IS NANOG.
Feel free to do so.
Anyone here doing or know someone doing 4-1 or 8-1 splits, in a typical American town? I believe most people were talking about areas <50000 population.
The figure of 3.68-1 is by NTT.
Our main cost is labor. Fiber, fdh, splitters, etc... are marginal.
You never forget labor cost.
Installing more lengthy drop cable, in addition to trunk cable, means more labor.
Installing a bulky PON closure with splitter means more labor.
Masataka Ohta