Monthly Archives: April 2010

Deploying FttH in vast countries like the USA and Australia poses its own challenges compared with dense urban countries like the Netherlands.  Often citied issues are the lower densities of housing cited as the main reason why a shared fiber … Continue reading →

As a proponent of evaluating FttH topologies (shared and point-to-point) on their path dependencies and option values I have been looking forward to see how the Australians would make their choices. One of the factors that make their case interesting … Continue reading →

In this and this previous post I have elaborated on the concept of virtualization of the access line and the use of “pluggable” subscriber/service modules. The question was raised if this would only work with fiber and more specifically point-to-point … Continue reading →

PR people know that many journalists do not read and study press releases carefully. So when Alcatel-Lucent announced a breakthrough to 300 Mbps over copper it was the headline of the day in many blogs, including the renowned Om Malik. Alas, … Continue reading →

In the previous post I have introduced the concept of a NeTU , P-apps and VLAN’s to improve the use of Broadband as a Utility. The slide shows the concept of the architecture. I guess not everybody knows that this … Continue reading →

( This lenghty post is more or less the presentation I was planning to give at Fiberfete before the ashcloud ruined my intinerary. Instead of sheets I have created an essay on the subject. Please read on after the break, … Continue reading →

3D printing is getting professional nowadays. One innovative twist is to use sand and spray glue to create sculptures. See the video’s, amazing. (link to Mashable)

The Fiberfete conference has started, alas without me. Where Swedes and Frenchmen could fly out (with some difficulty) the Dutch and UK delegations have been grounded. So we are glued to our Twitter feeds (#fiberfete and #Ecomm in parallel), following … Continue reading →

Needless to add a lot about Fiberfete after Benoit’s pointer.  I share his excitement about what we can learn from each other over there. As I have been studying the geographical distribution of homes in sparsely populated countries like Australia … Continue reading →

Our problem with defining how people would use Gigabits per second is like a nomad in the desert filling his canteen from a well. For someone living in the desert water is life. You nourish your camel and hope your … Continue reading →