RE: Tanzanian ISPs move closer to establishing an Internet exchange

[Michuki Mwangi <michuki at swiftkenya.com>]

On Wed, 2003-05-14 at 12:19, Mark Tinka wrote:
> However, honestly, you won't be able to get that level of trust among
> various ISPs, unless it's a government ruling. I guess the only way ISPs
> will be able to share a single transport service is when trans-oceanic fibre
> makes its way into the country. Only then, do I see ISPs scrambling for a
> piece of the pie.
> 

True, but how do we also help the landlocked countries ..?.

From the statistics provided by IDRC on the Internet connectivity in
Africa www.idrc.ca/acacia. There is fibre on the Western, Southern and
Nothern Africa. But very little sharing of that Fibre with their
landlocked neighbours. 



Michuki.
 


-----
This is the afnog mailing list, managed by Majordomo 1.94.5

To send a message to this list, e-mail afnog at afnog.org
To send a request to majordomo, e-mail majordomo at afnog.org and put
your request in the body of the message (i.e use "help" for help)

This list is maintained by owner-afnog at afnog.org