[kictanet] The urgent case for a Regional Internet Exchange Point (RIXP)

Thu Jun 3 12:52:36 EAT 2010

Harry,

You are very welcome. I think a key point to keep in mind for this issue of
regional interconnection is that based on experiences and lessons learnt
from other parts of the world - namely, Europe and Southern Asia - it has
been proven that regional carriers with cross-IXP connectivity are the most
sustainable. This is as opposed to attempts to establish a "neutral"
facility in the same way that national IXPs function.

In essence - the regulatory, policy and practical aspects are much easier to
deal with and by creating a viable business opportunity, competition is
encouraged which, in theory leads to better prices and hopefully better
quality.

Regards,

Brian

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke> wrote:

>  Esther, Brian & Muriuki,
>
> Thanks so much for this invaluable feedback. I'm scouring all the resources
> mentioned.  It's so encouraging
> that there are already efforts underway to address this to get the member
> countries interconnected. Hopefully,
> some sense of urgency can be injected into this to get the project off the
> ground so that we can harness
> maximum benefits from the improved interconnectivity within the countries,
> especially on Fibre.
>
> Esther, I will email Shoukry, and will report back..
>
> Regards,
> Harry
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Esther Wanjau [mailto:esther_wanjau at yahoo.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 03, 2010 11:41 AM
>
> *To:* harry at comtelsys.co.ke
> *Cc:* 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] The urgent case for a Regional Internet Exchange
> Point (RIXP)
>
>    Dear Harry,
>
> COMESA already has a concept paper on the RIXP.  Please contact the
> Director of Information and Networking in COMESA Secretariat Sherin Shoukry
> on shoukry at comesa.int for more information.  Also visit www.comesa.int and
> see the progress made in regard to IT.  There you will find the reports of
> the IT technical committees already held.
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Esther
>
> --- On *Wed, 6/2/10, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] The urgent case for a Regional Internet Exchange
> Point (RIXP)
> To: esther_wanjau at yahoo.com
> Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 11:17 PM
>
>
> Thanks alot John, Am checking this out...
>
> Harry
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* John Kariuki [mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk]
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 03, 2010 7:07 AM
> *To:* harry at comtelsys.co.ke
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] The urgent case for a Regional Internet Exchange
> Point (RIXP)
>
>    There is a project called "EAC-BIN" under "Connect Africa Initiative".
> I would suggest you search the two in the web for more details.
>
> John Kariuki
>
> --- On *Wed, 2/6/10, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke>
> Subject: [kictanet] The urgent case for a Regional Internet Exchange Point
> (RIXP)
> To: ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Wednesday, 2 June, 2010, 20:39
>
>  Listers,
>
>
> I have noticed, that while all laudable efforts in speeding up
> our broadband connectivity to the
> rest of the world hits top gear, saddeningly regional local
> interconnectivity lags behind. Why
> is this so...?
>
> For instance reaching a branch office located in Tanzania from their Kenya
> HQ office,or  vice
> versa means traffic transits out from our cyberspace to some international
> exchange point
> somwhere in London, hits the return trip back via some other Link to Dar.
> This especially
> affects VOIP connectivity and quality, between interconnected offices, and
> other services
> that rely on good QOS.
>
> This, especially while we are working on the economic, Social, and perhaps
> Political
> intergration of the Comesa block seems to fly in the face of the major
> milestones that have
> been achieved in the Telecommunication sectors of the member countries, and
> I strongly
> suggest the industry addresses this urgently. We need  a Regional Internet
> Exchange point
> set up. Perhaps name it COMESA-IXP or something. But one thing is clear;
> the more we
> each send traffic destined locally on a roundtrip to Europe or elsewhere
> and back, means
> we incur huge transiting costs in the process, which dollars that we export
> out should be
> be used to expand and develop our local & Regional interconnection
> capacity..
>
> I think, this is an issue worth being addressed and I'd be interested to
> discuss this more
> with anyone interested to drive this forward. Anyone..?
>
> Regards,
>
> Harry
>
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