About The Last Mile

The Last Mile is a field-driven blog and newsletter about building independent ISP networks from the ground up.

I’m Alex Ochoa — an ISP operator and network consultant based in South Texas. I build and operate fiber networks, datacenter infrastructure, and ISP routing environments, while also consulting for network operators across the country.

This site is where I share real-world lessons from the field:

Middle-mile strategy
Last-mile construction
Permitting
Underground boring
Fiber pulling and splicing
Customer turnups
Network engineering
Datacenter infrastructure
Peering, transit, and routing
Competing against big telecom

The goal is simple:

Help independent ISPs build smarter, move faster, and compete.

The middle mile gets you into the market.

The last mile is where infrastructure becomes revenue.