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On 7/12/2012 1:16 p.m., Michael Skeggs mike at bystander.net wrote:
> Are there mobile networks internationally that allow 'peering' where
> non-customers use other operators networks with no settlement?
> If so, has it ever happened between networks of differing coverage sizes?
> With different commercial plans?
> I don't see how it would work in Oz. If I were in a marginal coverage zone
> I would buy a Crazy Johns prepaid and use NextG.
> Regards,
> Michael Skeggs
>
Actually there are several.

We did it in India in 1996.
We did it Iran in 1996.
And we did it in Russia in 2004.

Other examples exist, but I would rather not discuss them as they are 
not my implementations.
One example of a network that works because of Multi-Lateral peering is 
the Internet.

The internet launched because of community focused ISP's run buy geeks 
from their garages.
They found it to be effective to connect for free to other ISP's and 
created meet-me rooms to bypass two charges on carrier traffic which 
introduced the concept of multi-lateral peering to the world.

You might call multi-lateral peering Person to Person with no middle 
man. Also known as P2P.

Multi-Lateral Peering Agreements [MLPA] are also responsible for a total 
breakdown in traditional control mechanisms, the knock-on acceleration 
of knowledge growth and a huge leap forward in our international 
attempts at introducing peace through really knowing our fellow man.
Multi lateral peering also suggests an open border policy where access 
is granted regardless of race, creed or sexual proclivity.
There is a strong argument that the Internet is only as effective as it 
is because of the LACK  of bilateral peering agreements.

Whilst there is ample evidence of a direct correlation between reduction 
in telecommunication costs and the increase of small home and medium 
business enterprise [soho/sme] opportunities resulting in a lowering of 
poverty rates around the world unfortunately needs to be balanced by the 
increasing encroachment on our individual privacy by having open networks.
Therefore we must allow commercial evolution to determine "how is paid 
for ?" and "do we really want to know.?"
Telstra created a successful multi-lateral peering arrangement for users 
of the T0Box whom get their content from their neighbours, rather than a 
central server.
The Telstra customer cache policy ,means that they use their customers 
premises as an extended country-wide super cache.
So there is an example of MLP or P2P thast returns a commercial value to 
the vendor without inconveniencing the consumer.

The concept that Spectrum has value to anyone apart from the tax 
collector has been disproved.
The concept that ISM spectrum is worth far more than any licensed band 
has been proved.
Therefore on a macro scale, all spectrum needs to be free, with value 
add services (e.g.: Transit costs per kilometre) being charged for.
This would result in the wholesale build out of every rural corner of 
the planet and ensure a 100% penetration enabling every person on earth 
to at least be able to read "How to grow vegetables with no water" on 
their solar powered iPad as they die of starvation from the effects of 
the overpopulation that is now occurring because of bottleneck 
infrastructure companies called Telcos.

So Michael, whilst you cant buy a Crazy Johns prepaid and use all the 
networks for free in Australia, any day now, it will pay you to buy a 
three or four sim phone and arbitrage the rapidly reducing price options 
on the networks that do operate. (Umm, I've been doing that globally for 
about seven years.)

And BTW, don't discount UMTS utilising ISM on $5K base stations starting 
to pop-up now all over the middle east, India,  Bangladesh, and north of 
the Sahara in Africa.

Get ready for the next big step in Mobile comms.... UMTS ISM ISP's.... 
with which your phone from crazy Johns WILL work with.

TomK