<html><head></head><body data-blackberry-caret-color="#00a8df" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: initial;"><div id="BB10_response_div" style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I will have to confirm, but the conversation I had with a coworker who has it in Listowel, it's fiber right into his house. </div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wightman doesn't use bell or Rogers last mile. They are their own last mile provider.</div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; line-height: initial;"><br></span></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div> <div id="_signaturePlaceholder" style="font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network.</div> <table width="100%" style="background-color:white;border-spacing:0px;"> <tbody><tr><td id="_persistentHeaderContainer" colspan="2" style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div id="_persistentHeader" style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; font-family: Tahoma, 'BB Alpha Sans', 'Slate Pro'; font-size: 10pt;"> <div><b>From: </b>Cedric Puddy</div><div><b>Sent: </b>Monday, October 21, 2013 4:38 PM</div><div><b>To: </b>KWLUG discussion</div><div><b>Reply To: </b>KWLUG discussion</div><div><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kwlug-disc] Wightman Telecom</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div id="_persistentHeaderEnd" style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(186, 188, 209); border-top-width: 1pt; font-size: initial; text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><br><div id="_originalContent" style="">I'm only using Wightman for business, so in the places that I've brought in Wightman Fibre, it's been Fibre-the-the-Building. <br><br>I agree though, that most FTTHome initiatives have ended up being FTTNeighbourhood, but hey, it's still better than Fibre-To-The-CentralOffice like we've got now :)<br><br> -Cedric<br><br>On 2013-10-21, at 4:29 PM, unsolicited <unsolicited@swiz.ca> wrote:<br><br>> FWIW - friends recently got Bell's FibeTV (long story, apparently continuing - lightning strike, things blowed up REAL good).<br>> <br>> Although one's impression might be it's FTTH, apparently it's actually FTTN. (Perhaps depends upon the neighbourhood?)<br>> <br>> Any reason to believe any Wightman effort would actually be FTTH? Trenching for such would seem to be a major cost impediment to pricing being disruptive.<br>> <br>> Or would it only be a limited rollout, more commercial than residential?<br>> <br>> <br>> On 13-10-21 02:32 PM, Cedric Puddy wrote:<br>>> Wightman is good people (I've worked with them in the past through a<br>>> subcontract, and also use their services at a bunch offices we<br>>> support out that way), so them having a presence in town would be of<br>>> interest.<br>>> <br>>> Whether they are able to get the access they need to provide FTTH at<br>>> the sort of disruptive pricing they've accomplished on their home<br>>> turf is a great question, and if they can, it'll be a great win for<br>>> the consumers in KW.<br>>> <br>>> -Cedric<br>>> <br>>> On 2013-10-21, at 2:26 PM, Colin Mackay<zixiekat@gmail.com> wrote:<br>>> <br>>>> So apparently Wightman telecom is opening an office in Kitchener.<br>>>> From a few friends I know in Listowel, they offer FTTH, which<br>>>> includes internet, TV and phone.<br>>>> <br>>>> Not sure if this means they'll be rolling it out in K/W anytime<br>>>> soon (I've emailed them to inquire), but if so, it might be a nice<br>>>> service. From what I've heard it is rather low latency and<br>>>> apparently uses the MS IPTV protocol for TV, which works with<br>>>> MythTV.<br>>>> <br>>>> Just thought I'd throw that out there.<br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> -Colin<br>>>> <br>>>> <br>>>> _______________________________________________ kwlug-disc mailing<br>>>> list kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<br>>>> http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<br>>> <br>>> | CCj/ClearLine - Hosting and TCP/IP Network Services since 1997 |<br>>> 118 Louisa Street, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5M3, 519-489-0478x102<br>>> \________________________________________________________ Cedric<br>>> Puddy, IS Director cedric@ccjclearline.com<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> _______________________________________________ kwlug-disc mailing<br>>> list kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<br>>> http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> kwlug-disc mailing list<br>> kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<br>> http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<br><br>| CCj/ClearLine - Hosting and TCP/IP Network Services since 1997<br>| 118 Louisa Street, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5M3, 519-489-0478x102<br>\________________________________________________________<br> Cedric Puddy, IS Director cedric@ccjclearline.com<br><br><br><br><br></div></body></html>