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How does a gigabit fiber network get access to the internet? Is it connecting to smaller nodes owned by Comcast or ATT? Or does this connect to Level3, etc.? W
by jarjoura 3y ago
How does a gigabit fiber network get access to the internet? Is it connecting to smaller nodes owned by Comcast or ATT? Or does this connect to Level3, etc.?
With all the data prioritization that these companies have set up, does that mean this network will fall apart if a lot of people in the neighborhood start watching Netflix, for example.
Mainly just curious. I am supportive of this effort and hope we continue to build out more providers.
- Rapzid 3y agoMost likely peering at an exchange.
- paradox460 3y agoUtopia fiber is owned by a combination of Utopia and the cities/counties the physical layer is installed in. Different ISPs peer into it, and they're responsible for connecting it to the larger internet. One of the nice things about it being an open network is that you can have multiple ISP accounts simultaneously, and only one physical connection to your property.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> One of the nice things about it being an open network is that you can have multiple ISP accounts simultaneously, and only one physical connection to your property. I wasn't considering that. It's been a long time (DSL days) since we had open access laws safeguarding us. It sucked that the telcos were able to bribe that away.