Last mile

[Luf]

hey guys

I just want to find out, what do they mean by this 'last mile'?
I have googled it and read into it but its full of jargan and i must admit, i really cant understand what they are saying

Any help would be great thanks guys!

 

[LazyLion]

hey guys

I just want to find out, what do they mean by this 'last mile'?
I have googled it and read into it but its full of jargan and i must admit, i really cant understand what they are saying

Any help would be great thanks guys!

They mean the section of cable that runs from the Telephone to your exchange. In other words, the last mile of the link to your house.

For example... "Telkom has refused to give other Providers in South Africa access to the last mile" means that Telkom will not allow anyone else to use or work on that last portion of copper telephone wire that runs into your home.

 

[Just_Ice]

Yip as Gary said its the piece of copper running into your house from the exchange

 

[[OUPA]MrNutz]

and that is where 90% of the problems are

 

[Luf]

thanks guys! always a help!

 

[Luf]

Not to bump this up or anything, but do wireless companies such as Iburst etc suffer from Telkoms 'last mile' problem?

 

[LazyLion]

Not to bump this up or anything, but do wireless companies such as Iburst etc suffer from Telkoms 'last mile' problem?

No, those wireless companies were created specifically to avoid the "last mile" problem. They have come into existence so they do not have to rely on the "last mile".

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

No, those wireless companies were created specifically to avoid the "last mile" problem. They have come into existence so they do not have to rely on the "last mile".

Last mile doesn't only refer to copper lines, it's the final part of a network that actually connects the customer. For wireless companies their wireless networks are the last mile. Broadband over powerlines would be another type of last mile.

 

[LazyLion]

Last mile doesn't only refer to copper lines, it's the final part of a network that actually connects the customer. For wireless companies their wireless networks are the last mile. Broadband over powerlines would be another type of last mile.

Correct, but usually in our South African context it refers to the copper, since that is what Telkom is fighting Tooth and Nail to keep from giving up.

http://www.google.co.za/search?hl=en&q=define:+"last+mile"&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

It is kind of hard to refer to a "last mile" in regard to Wireless providers since there isn't really one although the term does technically apply.

 

[Just_Ice]

It is kind of hard to refer to a "last mile" in regard to Wireless providers since there isn't really one although the term does technically apply.

Yea, rarely does anyone refer to it as last mile

 

[kevinswan007]

Yip as Gary said its the piece of copper running into your house from the exchange

which is what we pay for every month. over and over again! (R110)