Archive for the ‘Access’ Category
Saturday, February 9th, 2008
For folks interested in some of the technical details of the new solutions we are deploying, here are some links:
ADSL2+: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITU_G.992.5
ADSL2+M: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITU_G.992.5_Annex_M
EFM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_in_the_first_mile
Our current deployment can support bonding of up to two pairs of ADSL2+, and up to eight pairs using EFM. You can do the ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
At over a mile of distance, we're very pleased with the 3.5Mbps symmetric performance we're seeing on this single pair test loop. With eight pair bonding (8x3.5, in this example), this means delivery of a 25Mbps symmetric link is possible at this sort of range. This very exciting ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
This loop is a bit over one mile long (~5500ft). Downstream sync is 16Mbps, upstream sync at 1.1Mbps. This is served out of the Santa Rosa 01 (downtown) central office, from our new DSLAM deployment there.
Click for larger, more legible image.
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
I had an opportunity to visit a customer's home this last Saturday while our installers were putting in their new satellite broadband service.
Here are a few photos I took during the installation. Click here for larger images.
It's very exciting to deliver a broadband access product that reaches ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Jason and Bryan are making progress on completion of our initial pole top Wi-Fi deployment in Santa Rosa. The primary coverage area will be completed shortly. Once that is done, we will be continuing deployment in Petaluma and at the SRJC campuses.
An early morning in Santa Rosa, preparing ...
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
It seems that everyone is building faster, next generation networks. So, will many consumers enjoy faster access in the US any time soon? I don't think so.
I believe that consumers will not see widely available faster Internet because it would undermine revenue from entertainment products. TV sells ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Nathan and his team are have been making very good progress on our CLEC deployment. As a certified public utility in California, and a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), Sonic.net and is working toward deployment of equipment to serve next generation broadband products.
These products include traditional services such as ...
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