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> all their ground stations are along Google fiber paths. actually most of their earth stations are colocated near long haul dwdm regen huts from older, more t
by walrus01 5y ago
> all their ground stations are along Google fiber paths.
actually most of their earth stations are colocated near long haul dwdm regen huts from older, more traditional big telco players like what is now lumen (former qwest/centurylink), level3, zayo, etc. The fact that they can buy transport circuits from those huts to the nearest major cities to meet google is useful.
by no means does google really own/run/control most of the long haul dark fiber and dwdm networks in north america. or even a good portion of it. the predecessor entities that have now been rolled up into lumen or zayo do.
- mike_d 5y agoI meant Google fiber paths in the logical sense. Most people don't care to understand the distinctions in how bits on glass are purchased.
- walrus01 5y agoIn most of those places it's not even a Google fiber path in the logical sense, where Google doesn't have a DWDM chassis at the Regen hut, site or an iru in any dark strands there. Starlink is buying transport circuits from the traditional telcos who operate on the route to get to a major city with a Google POP. Like, if you go out to the Prosser Regen hut site and starlink earth station, that's all legacy level3, now lumen.
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