Re:Google Drops Compute Engine Prices by 10 Percent
by opendais on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @03:38PM
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The real difference between a 'traditional' ISP and a Level3/Cogent/HE.net/etc is the market space they operate in. Nothing really prevents "Comcast" from acting like "HE" except its not a market they are interested in.
HE.net sells to businesses and provides wholesale bandwidth over fiber its purchased and/or leased routes.
Traditional ISPs sell to the general public and provide last mile connectivity. They then hook up to Level3/Cogent/HE.Net/etc to provide access to the rest of the internet For example, Comcast doesn't have any international PoPs.
HE.net sells to businesses and provides wholesale bandwidth over fiber its purchased and/or leased routes.
Traditional ISPs sell to the general public and provide last mile connectivity. They then hook up to Level3/Cogent/HE.Net/etc to provide access to the rest of the internet For example, Comcast doesn't have any international PoPs.
http://business.comcast.com/about-us/our-network vs. http://he.net/HurricaneElectricNetworkMap.pdf