Re: Tanzanian ISPs move closer to establishing an Internet exchange

[Brian Longwe <brian at pch.net>]

v. good point Michuki - and there si also more incentive to develop more
local content and applications to meet local needs.

I have clients who are pushing SMS content into cell provider networks via
KIXP for on-demand value add servicess that these cellular operators offer
their customers.

Radio stations streaming their broadcasts.

Today we had a video production company come to colocate a server for
purposes of video broadcasts that they will be sending out on behalf of
their customers.

Another client is running an online betting service and generates a
significant amount of traffic.

A web design firm is colocating their servers with us with a requirement
to pass 256 Gb of data a month for sites they host.

I know of four ISPs who have invested in excess of US$500,000 on "world
class" colocation facilities simply becuase of the increased demand for
local hosting of content and online applications.

None of these would have been feasible/cost effective or possible without
KIXP.

So, build the infrastructure and the content/applications will happen.

On 13 May 2003, Michuki Mwangi wrote:

>
> On Tue, 2003-05-13 at 19:45, ALAIN PATRICK AINA wrote:
> >
> >
> > >  Any idea where www.nepad.org is hosted ?
> >
> > in austria
> >
>
> Question: why in the first place do most folks have the websites hosted
> outside Africa.? IMHO after a good number of years in the ISP industry
> in Kenya, it boils down to connectivity.
>
> Fact when the KIXP went online 14th February 2002 we had less than 1MB
> of traffic exchanging at the IX. Today we are avg at 2 Mbps if not more
> thats about 1 yr and 2 months later.
>
> Is all the increase in local email traffic.? NO!. Right now the radio
> stations are streaming data, i have seen alot of web content being
> brought back into the local ISP colo facilites and so on.
>
> IMHO put the infrastructure in place and the local web content will
> develop as there will be more incentive for it to. I believe that there
> are "tonnes" of African Web Content, its just not here with us, its
> somewhere out there.
>
> The statistics we get from SA is that 70% of the traffic is local 30% is
> to Europe and US, where did they start .. IX or Content ..?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Michuki.
>
>
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