December 2003 - NZNOG - lists.nznog.org

Re: [nznog] Commerce Commission - bitstream etc.
by Ewen McNeill 27 Dec '03

27 Dec '03

In message <3FECEE8B.1020209(a)saarinen.org>, Juha Saarinen writes: >I don't want to sound defeatist, but I think I'll be withered and dead >long before there's an affordable alternative to DSL outside the >Auckland CBD. I'm outside the Auckland CBD.[0] I've got a 2 Mbps down, 256 kbps up link to my house. That, plus my phone line, come to under $120/month total. To my mind that's affordable.[2] You might point out that this is also supplied by a telco, and that's true these days. But it wasn't originally set up by a telco. If you set your target as "DSL everywhere" then frankly I don't think all that much is going to be achieved. 1Mbps, 2Mbps, or even 10Mbps is so 1990s. I've been pleasantly surprised with just how successful DSL has been (internationally), given that it wasn't so many years ago we were told the POTS lines were good for 9600bps with a tail wind and not a bit more. But it's basically a dancing bear. Much as I think the Commerce Commission decision was probably the wrong decision for New Zealand[3], it's not really a major problem. All it means is that the Government isn't going to provide. Time for some Kiwi ingunity. Ewen [0] Approximately 800km outside the Auckland CBD, but that's outside the Auckland CBD.[1] [1] I'm not even sure why the Auckland CBD is the point of reference; there are other cities in New Zealand with better high speed connectivity. 100Mbps connections for less than what I know some organisations are paying for a single E1 across town in other cities. [2] For about $15 more per month I could get "pay TV" as well. Not that that'd be a whole lot of use, since I don't have a TV. [3] Cheap DSL everywhere would have been better than the current situation assuming it could be rolled out over a year or two -- as the Australia experience suggests.

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Re: Re: [nznog] Commerce Commission - bitstream etc.
by Jonny Martin 27 Dec '03

27 Dec '03

> It's almost 2004... we should be looking at tens of Mbps services, if > not faster. Yet you're arguing for use of Telecom's network... Cheers, Jonny.

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Re: [nznog] Net4U disconnected
by Michael Bordignon 25 Dec '03

25 Dec '03

Yes, from what I can tell, but would like to hear from Sahil about this > -- as I am sure would his customers and staff. nice -- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3541048 Michael

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Re: Net4U Disconnected
by Lamar - LH Web Services 24 Dec '03

24 Dec '03

I think that he may intend opening up FastAccess Limited, as he recently brought them out (employee of Net4u) ?? He has also just started up PC2Day Ltd with someone else. It was only a matter of time before something happened. Anyone else know anything more ? -- Regards, Lamar Hargreaves, LH Web Services. 02.Net Internet Services. > I guess most of you know about Net4U getting disconnected already, but > for those who haven't heard, errm, Net4U has been disconnected. > Completely. > > Looks like neither staff nor customers were told about the > disconnection. Sahil hasn't returned my calls. Has anyone been told what > he intends to do next? > > -- > Juha

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Net4U disconnected
by Juha Saarinen 24 Dec '03

24 Dec '03

I guess most of you know about Net4U getting disconnected already, but for those who haven't heard, errm, Net4U has been disconnected. Completely. Looks like neither staff nor customers were told about the disconnection. Sahil hasn't returned my calls. Has anyone been told what he intends to do next? -- Juha

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NZNOG '04 Programme
by Jamie Curtis 23 Dec '03

23 Dec '03

So, after an unfortunate amount of delay, we finally have a tentitive programme for the NZNOG (aka Big Geek Program) '04 conference. Despite our best efforts we still don't have all speakers confirmed but the confirmed speakers, topics and abstracts are all available from: http://www.nznog.org/programme.php Other major developments are the announcement of our primary sponsor and the addition of an extra workshop day to the conference schedule. We are pleased to announce that CityLink will be the conference's primary sponsor. I'm sure we are all already aware of the great work CityLink do for the NZ network scene through the operation of WIX and APE, and we would like to extend our thanks to them for their support of this conference. Also on the sponsorship front, we would like to thank Roger De Salis and FX networks for their sponsorship of a bartab for the night of the conference dinner. I'm sure that there will be plenty of us there to thank him in person on the night ! There are also a number of other sponsors who we don't have space to thank individually here, but we appreciate the support and it all helps us make the conference more enjoyable and informative for all. The conference has now been extended by placing a workshop/tutorial day on Wednesday the 28th, before the conference proper on the 29th and 30th. We have currently two workshops scheduled during the day, a full day APNIC training session and a half day "Wireless workshop". These sessions are available for no extra cost to anyone who registers for the main conference. More details on these workshops as we receive them are available from: http://www.nznog.org/workshops.php Earlybird registrations close on Janurary the 9th, so for many people there is less than two working weeks before the conference fee increases. There is still accomodation available on campus as detailed on the website. There are only a limited number of rooms available with an ethernet Internet connection provided, so if you want one of those, get in quick. As always, the latest and most complete information can be found on the conference website: http://www.nznog.org Any queries or problems relating to any of this can be forwarded to: info(a)nznog.org Cheers Jamie (on behalf of the NZNOG organising committee) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jamie Curtis email: jpc2(a)cs.waikato.ac.nz WAND Group Lab G1.03 phone +64 21 392 102 Computer Science Department, University of Waikato, New Zealand -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Bandwidth in Auckland CBD
by Robert McDonald 21 Dec '03

21 Dec '03

Hi, I know this isn't about technical stuff, and OT on this list: But here goes. Can anyone provide me with arround a 50Gb a month mainly domestic 1/10 int/nat ratio, with some kind of service level agreement. Preferably able to get it into citylink's new space in Auckland, (no point in getting rack space if i cant get bandwidth) Email me with your offers and solutions. Im after something rock steady Something we havn't had lately. Cheers Rob

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NZNOG '04 Programme
by Donald Neal 18 Dec '03

18 Dec '03

So, after an unfortunate amount of delay, we finally have a tentative programme for the NZNOG (aka Big Geek Programme) '04 conference. Despite our best efforts we still don't have all speakers confirmed but the confirmed speakers, topics and abstracts are all available from: http://www.nznog.org/programme.php Other major developments are the announcement of our primary sponsor and the addition of an extra workshop day to the conference schedule. We are pleased to announce that CityLink will be the conference's primary sponsor. I'm sure we are all already aware of the great work CityLink do for the NZ network scene through the operation of WIX and APE, and we would like to extend our thanks to them for their support of this conference. Also on the sponsorship front, we would like to thank Roger De Salis and FX networks for their sponsorship of a bartab for the night of the conference dinner. I'm sure that there will be plenty of us there to thank him in person on the night ! There are also a number of other sponsors who we don't have space to thank individually here, but we appreciate the support and it all helps us make the conference more enjoyable and informative for all. The conference has now been extended by placing a workshop/tutorial day on Wednesday the 28th, before the conference proper on the 29th and 30th. We have currently two workshops scheduled during the day, a full day APNIC training session and a half day "Wireless workshop". These sessions are available for no extra cost to anyone who registers for the main conference. More details on these workshops as we receive them are available from: http://www.nznog.org/workshops.php Earlybird registrations close on Janurary the 9th, so for many people there is less than two working weeks before the conference fee increases. There is still accomodation available on campus as detailed on the website. There are only a limited number of rooms available with an ethernet Internet connection provided, so if you want one of those, get in quick. As always, the latest and most complete information can be found on the conference website: http://www.nznog.org Any queries or problems relating to any of this can be forwarded to: info(a)nznog.org Cheers Jamie (on behalf of the NZNOG organising committee) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jamie Curtis email: jpc2(a)cs.waikato.ac.nz WAND Group Lab G1.03 phone +64 21 392 102 Computer Science Department, University of Waikato, New Zealand ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you. Please note that this communication does not designate an information system for the purposes of the Electronic Transactions Act 2002." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Telecom/Telstra Peering.
by Simon Lyall 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

At the bottom of a fairly unrelated story[1] I came across: " Meanwhile, Telecom and TelstraClear have signed a peering agreement which formalises arrangements under which the telcos move data traffic across one another's networks. Mr Goulter says the telcos' engineering teams have cooperated to allow peering for some time, but the new commercial agreement is "good for the future of the industry". " John Goulter is a Telecom Spokesman, I can't find anything about the deal on either company's media release sites however. [1] http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2757590a28,00.html -- Simon J. Lyall. | Very Busy | Mail: simon(a)darkmere.gen.nz "To stay awake all night adds a day to your life" - Stilgar | eMT.

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ICONZ and TelstraClear have agreed to peer with one another
by Juha Saarinen 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

Got a terse media statement about the above... no actual details, but it looks like ICONZ has agreed to pay TelstraClear for domestic peering. Wonder what the consequences of that'll be? -- Juha

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