New Alaskan Network

Fri Oct 25 19:19:52 UTC 2019

Bwahahahaha!

It is internally inconsistent.  Perhaps this is just shoddy reporting,
or perhaps the whole thing is just someone's idea of a wet dream.

"The line will begin in North Pole, Alaska and will travel through
Canada, connecting with Canadian carriers, where it will finally connect
with “any major hub” in the US"

"According to the press release, only internet traffic that both
originates and terminates in the US will be carried over the network."

Questions:

(1) Why interconnect with Canadian Carriers at all?
(2) "Any major hub"?
(3) Only traffic originated and terminated in the US.

Given (3) then (1) is a useless waste of money.
Given (2) it would appear that this is a "fibre to nowhere"
Given (3) it would not provide access to the Internet

-- 
The fact that there's a Highway to Hell but only a Stairway to Heaven
says a lot about anticipated traffic volume.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: NANOG <nanog-bounces at nanog.org> On Behalf Of Rod Beck
>Sent: Friday, 25 October, 2019 11:57
>To: Nanog at nanog.org
>Subject: New Alaskan Network
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>Unusual in that it will traverse Canada to reach the lower 48.
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>https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525866/alaska-fiber-optic-network-
>cable-continental-us-100-terabit
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<https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525866/alaska-fiber-optic-network-
>cable-continental-us-100-terabit>
>Alaska will connect to the rest of the US via a 100-terabit fiber optic
>network - The Verge <https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525866/alaska-
>fiber-optic-network-cable-continental-us-100-terabit>
>MTA Fiber Holdings announced today that it would build the "first and
>only all-terrestrial" fiber optic network running from Alaska and into
>the Lower 48. The line will begin in North Pole, Alaska ...
>www.theverge.com
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>Roderick Beck
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>VP of Business Development
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>United Cable Company
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>www.unitedcablecompany.com <http://www.unitedcablecompany.com>
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>New York City & Budapest
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>rod.beck at unitedcablecompany.com
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>36-70-605-5144
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