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[Jonathan Dwerryhouse]

I tend to disagree that leased lines will diminish.  I think that's the way
the market is currently looking, but I think other tricks are up BT's
sleaves.  

The market is banking on two things:

1)  Contention ratios will kick in.  
2)  Businesses will realize the benefits of a high speed always on access
and will not be able to live without it.

I believe that once the above has happened that BT will axe the cost of
leased line tail circuits- which is the prime cost to a leased line.  IP
transit will probably be a static price for the foreseeable future at around
£250/mb/month.  

With regards to the multiple lines into a telephone exchange, yes obviously
they go into separate sockets in the DSLAM.  True, multiple lines will
reduce the likelihood of some sync problems, however I could forward you
approximately 2000 emails from BT in the past few months which are reports
of Major Service Outages on the RAS's, Radius Proxy servers, etc.  

Genus circuit's aren't bad value- they have a killer setup fee but the
rental's not bad- plus you get fibre entering the building at multiple
compass points.  

Jonathan Dwerryhouse
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Molton [mailto:spyro at f2s.com] 
Sent: 24 November 2003 16:20
To: South Cheshire GNU/Linux Users
Subject: jon.d at c2internet.net - Email found in subject - Re:
jon.d at c2internet.net - Email found in subject - Re: [SC.LUG]Connectivity

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:07:37 -0000
Jonathan Dwerryhouse <jon.d at c2internet.net> wrote:

> 
> "having four lines would reduce the likelyhood of total downtime a little
> too."  It most definitely wouldn't- they're all going into the same DSLAM.

each line still has its own equipment at the end of it, though.

thats why I said a *little*. they can still all be taken out at once farily
easily but its not quite so bad.

I agree DSL wont replace a leased line in all cases but it is a very cheap
alternative for (in some cases) more bandwidth than a leased line too.

Horses for courses I guess.

I still recon leased lines for the sort of bandwidth they get used for these
days will be gone in the next few years. Nowadays, anyone can afford the
bandwidth, so leased lines will move to being a higher reliability service,
rather than (necessarily) higher bandwidth, as they used to be (I remember
drooling over leased line bandwidths when I only had a 28k8 modem...)

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