[9768] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: connectivity outside the US
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Geoff Huston)
Sun Jun 1 03:59:46 1997
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 1997 17:57:38 +1000
To: "Sean M. Doran" <smd@clock.org>
From: Geoff Huston <gih@telstra.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <19970601011435Z77189-13014+250@cesium.clock.org>
$500M for building a 20G system trans-Atlantic ready foir service Dec 97
with the next system scheduled for commissioning 12 months down the track
risky?
I think not - its about the best way I know to turn $500M to $1.2B in about
18 months.
At 06:14 PM 31/5/97 -0700, Sean M. Doran wrote:
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>On the other hand, that CWI is willing to continue taking large
>risks in developing private submarine cable systems and is able to
>find investment and risk partners bodes well for being able to
>continue terrestrial growth, and maybe alot less well for LEOs and
>similar technologies. This is good news for people building parts
>of the global Internet. Of course, a cream-skimming path that's
>being built, so perhaps I overestimate the degree of risk perceived
>by the two Gemini partners...
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> Sean.
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