RE: Tanzanian ISPs move closer to establishing an Internet exchange

["Mark Tinka" <mtinka at africaonline.co.ug>]

I guess the landlocked countries will need internal assistance, perhaps from
telcos or private organisations willing to invest in fibre services. 

I understand TZ has a new cable service up and coming, using fibre. In UG,
MTN and some other private companies are building fibre networks. What's
left is for the border countries and the landlocked countries to
inter-connect. 

If you're lucky enough, you could convince Level3 to come in, but I doubt
that :-). Basically, some local responsibility for landlocked countries will
need to be taken into account.

Regards,

Mark Tinka - CCNA
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From: owner-afnog at afnog.org [mailto:owner-afnog at afnog.org] On Behalf Of
Michuki Mwangi
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 1:05 PM
To: mtinka at africaonline.co.ug
Cc: 'Brian Candler'; antonio at nambu.uem.mz; 'Bill Woodcock'; 'John Tully';
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Subject: RE: Tanzanian ISPs move closer to establishing an Internet exchange


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.
 


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