Hi Reb, yes, it's possible for a one stop shop to meet all of the technical parameters for near-ubiquitous redundancy and diversity, or r and d, eventually, in those markets where it counts. But even in the most ideal situations, buyers' tendencies are to resist, loathe at times, such choices, even when the physical realities favor a decision to go with a single carrier entity.
Some of the other inhibitors have to do with reach and peering relationships already in existence which point to targets that do not happen to follow the same persuasion, i.e., the majority of content providers, the growing number of ASPs, and the traditional service providers who service local markets for voice/fax/internet access.
Even if we were to consider a hermetically-sealed, unified network from carrier x, the hosts and subscribers on that network would need to seamlessly (from a perception standpoint) interface to a universe of "off-net" situations, which means ingress and egress with other networks which would require weaving those relationships at various levels of the enterprise's core network. And CIOs would be hard pressed to justify such a decision, as well, when the controller's check list addresses such matters as service assurance and business insurance premiums.
BTW, I am eagerly awaiting some news on the deployment of the OpticAir links. Anyone hear anything on these? In one way I view these as placeholders for want of local market penetration. They could also be used for niche point-solutions. But ever since the deal with Telergy/MasTech to blanket large urban areas with fiber (which GBLX has committed to an appreciable percentage of), however, I view the the air gun approach with less significance. That is, if, indeed, they were ever intended for primary delivery in the first place. Which reminds me, has there been any more news on Telergy's deployment plans in NY City and other metro markets?
Regards, Frank Coluccio |
