[Kictanet] Ethiopia on International Optical Fibre!!!!!

[Kai Wulff]

Good Morning,

why is WE TKL? I thought it was agreed that the industry as a whole can 
participate in an initiative like that?

Rgds

Kai

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Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 08:14
Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Ethiopia on International Optical Fibre!!!!!


> Dear Brian,
> We (Telkom) shall finish our Digital Microwave link to Ethiopia by
> January.  Ethiopia is to link to Port Sudan Undersea Cable.  In simple
> terms we shall have STM-1 link to Port Sudan very soon.  Ethiopia's
> terrestrial network is 200 Km from Moyale.  We should be in Moyale and
> most of District H/Qs on our terrestrial fibre links in 8 months (The
> tender has already been advertized). Whether or not the TEAMs or EASSY
> start, we shall be linked to the sea cables in 12 months.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> You may not believe this but I am sitting in Addis right now and
>> seeing latency of 120ms on a ping to BBC in the UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> Apparently the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) did a
>> deal with Sudan to get access by extending the national fibre optic
>> between two towns close to the border. Interestingly enough this came
>> about after another project to link Ethiopia via Eritrea stalled due
>> to cross-border negotiations.
>>
>> At an estimated project cost of approx US$690,000 the country now has
>> fairly good internet connectivity. The project was initiated in
>> February this year and completed by August with 34 Mbps from Verizon.
>> An invitation for bids to provide 155Mbps (STM-1) was also launched
>> at the same time.
>>
>> This is a v. good example of how terrestrial networks can provide a
>> quick alternative means of providing international connectivity.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Brian
>>
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