Re: RE: [REPForum] REPforum get-together

"Jere Retzer" <[email protected]> Mon, 03 Mar 2003 11:47:24 -0800
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>>> [email protected] 03/03/03 11:29AM wrote

>>Where new exchanges have been successful in the proximity of
an incumbent is usually that they offer compelling value
over the incumbent. There are plenty of examples of this at=20
the national level (MAEs vs neutral locations, ATM vs GigE,=20
public vs private peering).=20

Or product differentiation. Seattle has three seemingly successful =
exchanges in the Westin Building but they all appeal to a different value =
model and the three are interconnected =AF a free peering exchange, a tier =
1 exchange and an international research & engineering exchange (my =
characterization).=20

Don't think the answer is quite so simple outside the top ten markets. =
That's our main challenge. I think that the top 100, certainly the top 25 =
markets would benefit significantly from a "major" exchange or a network =
of exchanges like they have in Seattle but the problem is putting together =
the value model and story to get the majors to play.

Jere

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<DIV><BR><BR>&gt;&gt;&gt; [email protected] 03/03/03 11:29AM wrote</DIV>=

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<DIV>&gt;&gt;Where new exchanges have been successful in the proximity =
of<BR>an=20
incumbent is usually that they offer compelling value<BR>over the =
incumbent.=20
There are plenty of examples of this at <BR>the national level (MAEs vs =
neutral=20
locations, ATM vs GigE, <BR>public vs private peering). </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Or product differentiation. Seattle has three seemingly successful=20
exchanges in the Westin Building but they all appeal to a different value =
model=20
and the three are interconnected &#8212; a free peering exchange, a tier 1 =
exchange=20
and an international research &amp; engineering exchange (my characterizati=
on).=20
</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Don't think the answer is quite so simple outside the top ten =
markets.=20
That's our main challenge. I think that the top 100, certainly the top=20
25&nbsp;markets would benefit significantly from a&nbsp;"major" exchange =
or a=20
network of exchanges like they have in Seattle but the problem is =
putting=20
together the value model and story to get the majors to play.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Jere<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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