They are creating an Ethernet utility, allowing you to plug your appliance into their outlet. They own the hardware at their nodes, and very likely the customer premises equipment (CPE), too.
The local loop in most standard arrangements is going to be leased by them from a local fiber provider, and then resold to you. Special circumstances might cause this to differ somewhat, but that would be a standard arrangement.
On prem is another story. Here it varies from being the Wild West to a highly structured in-house distribution plan, depending on the building owner and the terms of your lease, to name just two factors. It could also be a total solution from the MSP, whereby they handle all of the in-house cabling for you. "Some" providers insist on the latter, and will even withhold SLA terms from you if you decide to roll your own. This situation has come to a boil more than once in recent months, when BLECs have secured the sole rights to provisioning the risers within certain buildings.
I see a lot of arrangements today that never would have existed just five years ago. Especially in the so-called Silicon Alley loft buildings, which are stocked with startups, where just about anything can happen, and does.
"Our native-data interface frees your IT staff to focus on providing excellent service inside, while we seamlessly extend your LAN to the Internet. And, all the equipment behind our handoff is owned and maintained by Yipes"
The classic utility setting. |
