They don't run diverse fibre. So a primary fibre failure wipes out their network. BCL is used for redundancy, but BCL doesn't have anywhere enough capacity to carry the capacity being used on the fibre. As a result, a fibre break will result in a large loss of service. I think it will be 2 to 5 years before sufficient fibre has been built to give stable redundant access. -----Original Message----- From: Drew Whittle [mailto:drew(a)earthlight.co.nz] Sent: Monday, 12 June 2006 10:28 a.m. To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: [nznog] Anyone know why power is down? Erin Salmon - Unleash wrote:

He's right. One of the three has all but given up their own infrastructure and uses BCL instead. Rats love fibre...

So from that your saying that either Telecom or TelstraClear no longer run their own fibre up Country? Thats news to me, and of course which one?? _______________________________________________ NZNOG mailing list NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog