The second rec came from me, in case you were wondering.
I've given some additional thought to the SI model after posting my trailer in #msg-25759002 several days ago. Similar thoughts came to me when I sent you a PM shortly after, which I'll play back here for the benefit of others, edited ever so slightly:
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Here's an uncanny coincidence for you to consider. I'm not sure the new-old-new owners of SI understand just what kind of assets are contained within the archives here. On the Gilder board today, one of the mavens there posted this item from Light Reading:
In-Building Opportunities for VDSL2
July 1, 2009
lightreading.com;
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My reply:
[My usual collegial-like greeting]
Contrast this article with a discussion I had thirteen years ago, in 1996, with Dr. George Hawley of Bellcore Dr. Loop fame. I used the World Trade Center, at the time, to serve as a backdrop for a VDSL vs. ADSL vs. straightaway IEEE Ethernet comparison (even mentioned SMDS).
The good doctor, incidentally, went on to found DiamondLane Communications, a DSLAM company, subsequent to this discussion. DLC was eventually acquired by Nokia, IIRC.
Message 517974
Message 521165
As you've no doubt sensed by now, if you've read the links above, my tune hasn't changed very much in some respects. [ ... ] [P]erusing the early years of writings on SI's Last Mile Technologies Forum may reveal some strikingly prescient tidbits, if you're so inclined. And for good reasons. It was a forum that was crawling with bleeding edge pioneers and talented veterans alike, and not just a few CEOs of leading edge companies at the time. I can still recall getting my butt kicked there, in a figurative sort of way, prior to realizing that I wasn't dealing with lay folk. In retrospect I saw before long how I might have appeared condescending by attempting to be instructive, which was perceived as preaching, to what I'd later find out were the industry's experts. A good learning experience during my early days on the "open net" -- i.e., away from the safety of knowing who was who on the Compuserve Telecom Forum, to be sure.
FAC
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