[kictanet] KEnic down-Basics of IXPs

[robert yawe]

Walu,

I believe we need to come up with local solutions to our peculiar local needs, a 
quick example, mobile money transfer is supposed to be for micro payments yet in 
Kenya it is the sole payment method for entire organisations.  Central Bank did 
not pick some standard developed somewhere to justify not increasing the 
transaction value limit, they looked at the local scenario and made a local 
decision.

KIXP is failing with the so called open systems approach, we need to develop a 
solution that will meet our requirements just like we shall soon do with the 
Ocampo 6, lets stop following other peoples strategies blindly we need out own 
unique approach.  A believe Uganda has gone one up on us as per a previous 
contribution on this thread.

Lets avoid copy pasting issues like one Kisia who copies bylaws and even forgot 
to change street names.

Regards
 Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya


Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696




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From: Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Thu, 13 January, 2011 11:08:27
Subject: Re: [kictanet] KEnic down-Basics of IXPs 


@ Yawe,
Plse visit
http://drpeering.net/index.php

and specifically spend some time on

http://drpeering.net/white-papers/Internet-Service-Providers-And-Peering.html

then thereafter you will agree when I say that:
1. Most Peering arrangements are (should?) indeed (be) private arrangements.
2. Regulating an IXP is not the same as regulating "Interconnection tarrifs btwn 
(voice) Telcos"
3. Dr. Ndemo and a "Govt" IXP?- to me its sounds like a contradiction of terms 
because by nature IXPs tend to be "open systems" rather than closed to one 
stakeholder. Of which government can and should have. But then it would be 
called GCCN -  government common core network rather than an IXP.

walu.
  
--- On Thu, 1/13/11, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:


>From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
>Subject: Re: [kictanet] KEnic down
>To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 10:09 AM
>
>
>Hi,
>
>
>Please note that KIXP is a private club that has loose and unenforceable rules 
>and regulations for its members which is why at peak times a lot of local 
>traffic must get routed via Europe.
>
>
>This explain to you why Dr. Ndemo wanted to setup a separate exchange point to 
>initially provide service to the government and on the  other end I have kept 
>insisting the CCK needs to set up an exchange point with enforceable regulations 
>such as  a minimum bandwidth to it with redundant links.
>
>
>Regards
> Robert Yawe
>KAY System Technologies Ltd
>Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>Kenya
>
>
>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>
>
>
>
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From: Ngũgĩ Kĩmani <ngugi at mafundi.co.ke>
>To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>Sent: Thu, 13 January, 2011 9:28:42
>Subject: [kictanet] KEnic down
>
>KEnic appears to be down today. Also why is it that traffic through Orange-TKL 
>first goes to Europe before coming back to Nairobi, Kenya? Think KIXP. Are KEnic 
>and Orange-TKL not peering members on KIXP, I would expect them to be pioneer 
>members on  KIXP to serve as role models for other organizations.
>
>Kind regards,
>
>--
>Ngũgĩ Kĩmani | Fundi wa Mitambo | 0772 576846 | http://www.mafundi.co.ke/home
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