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Building your own optical fiber ISP, even rural, is not hard if you use the right tech [1], but most use the wrong technologies [2] and are more expensive to ge
by morphle 3y ago
Building your own optical fiber ISP, even rural, is not hard if you use the right tech [1], but most use the wrong technologies [2] and are more expensive to get of the ground.
I would be thrilled to set one up for you (remotely).
You need 1000 customers per employee and starting capital of $100K to be profitable. You use Starlink as backup to your main backbone.
[1] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Merik-Voswinkel/publication/309254511_Fiberhood_Smart_Grid/links/5807410c08ae5ad1881691e3/Fiberhood-Smart-Grid.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Merik-Voswinkel/publica...
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXYaAd5ubok&t=173s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXYaAd5ubok&t=173s
- TheRealPomax 3y agoSeems like you missed the part where large ISPs have successfully forced states to ban municipalities from building their own networks. It doesn't matter how hard or easy something is if it's illegal, even if the laws that make it illegal are themselves extremely obvious examples of regulatory corruption.
- ftth_finland 3y agoNot all states. About 20 do, the rest do not.
- mlhpdx 3y agoStates and municipalities don’t need to build it; small community-run organizations (nonprofits or not) can do so in Oregon.
- morphle 3y agoThe world is a lot larger than the US. Why do you assume only municipalities build their own networks?
- TheRealPomax 3y agoBecause the article is specifically about the insanity that is "internet in rural US"?
- mlhpdx 3y agoCan this be done for smaller areas by sharing a full time employee? For example, our community has a shared well and reservoir with a part time water manager that administers/maintains our system along with many others in the area.
- ftth_finland 3y agoYes, I run multiple fiber ISPs.
- morphle 3y agoI'd love to get in touch and see if we could collaborate.
- ftth_finland 3y agoSent you an email.
- morphle 3y agoYes, you can run a small ISP part time, even remotely. The process of signing up enough members of the community is a bit more work, but can still be done part time. An optical fiber ISP will cost between $200 and $1000 per house to build, $10 per month fees are possible.
- ftth_finland 3y agoThe concept described in [1] is in no meaningful way different from a traditional fiber build and does not offer any cost advantage. You are also totally overselling the capabilities of your Fiberhood router. P.S. Your website in the paper is defunct and the whitepaper on the site in your profile is non-existent.