The verge is garbage. That is all.

-Dan

On Fri, 25 Oct 2019, Keith Medcalf wrote:

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> Bwahahahaha!
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> It is internally inconsistent.  Perhaps this is just shoddy reporting,
> or perhaps the whole thing is just someone's idea of a wet dream.
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> "The line will begin in North Pole, Alaska and will travel through
> Canada, connecting with Canadian carriers, where it will finally connect
> with “any major hub” in the US"
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> "According to the press release, only internet traffic that both
> originates and terminates in the US will be carried over the network."
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> Questions:
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> (1) Why interconnect with Canadian Carriers at all?
> (2) "Any major hub"?
> (3) Only traffic originated and terminated in the US.
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> Given (3) then (1) is a useless waste of money.
> Given (2) it would appear that this is a "fibre to nowhere"
> Given (3) it would not provide access to the Internet
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> The fact that there's a Highway to Hell but only a Stairway to Heaven
> says a lot about anticipated traffic volume.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NANOG <nanog-bounces@nanog.org> On Behalf Of Rod Beck
>> Sent: Friday, 25 October, 2019 11:57
>> To: Nanog@nanog.org
>> Subject: New Alaskan Network
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>> Unusual in that it will traverse Canada to reach the lower 48.
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>> https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525866/alaska-fiber-optic-network-
>> cable-continental-us-100-terabit
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> <https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525866/alaska-fiber-optic-network-
>> cable-continental-us-100-terabit>
>> Alaska will connect to the rest of the US via a 100-terabit fiber optic
>> network - The Verge <https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525866/alaska-
>> fiber-optic-network-cable-continental-us-100-terabit>
>> MTA Fiber Holdings announced today that it would build the "first and
>> only all-terrestrial" fiber optic network running from Alaska and into
>> the Lower 48. The line will begin in North Pole, Alaska ...
>> www.theverge.com
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>> Roderick Beck
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>> VP of Business Development
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>> United Cable Company
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>> www.unitedcablecompany.com <http://www.unitedcablecompany.com>
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>> New York City & Budapest
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>> rod.beck@unitedcablecompany.com
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>> 36-70-605-5144
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