[MLB-WIRELESS] xDSL to Node GHO

[Jamie Lovick]

Hi,

I am sure this is going to be a rather contested topic, but I am willing
to jump into the frey.

What does everyone think of a ADSL link to GHO to interlink the
Melbourne and Sydney wireless networks?

Through a deal I have arranged with my employer, United IP, on behalf of
the AWAi, we have available to us xDSL tails which would terminate here
in Sydney, allowing wireless networks to interlink.

The pricing deal is as follows. These tails are Telstra wholesale tails,
sourced via Connect.com. It is a DSL tail only, no Internet bandwidth is
included. Other speeds are available, but these are the cheapest tails
that are available to us.

Metro means any captial cities, and Regional is any non-metro area.

Speed       Metro       Regional
256/64      $ 56.87     $ 66.55
512/128     $ 71.39     $ 78.65
1.5/256     $104.06     $118.58

The install is around $150.

I don't expect that these prices will change any time soon, but I cannot
gurantee it. If their tail costs go up, so will ours.

A 1.5/256 which essentially would give us a 256K symetrical link with
overhead going down would be $104.06 a month.

I know there are Internet deals which may look fairly similar in price,
but running a VPN over the Internet would cost alot more than a tail
alone (yes, I know iiNet has bliink time, but that is only per state).

Would that sort of figure be something that the group feels would be
worth it for an interstate interconnect?

There may be other alternatives, but this one is available, and fairly
easy to do, however there will obviously be an ongoing cost.

What does everyone think?

Regards

Jamie

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