[kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 70, Issue 184

Sat Mar 30 16:13:28 EAT 2013

Another solution would be an Africawide IXP with inter country peering agreements.  Gives multiple routes for connectivity. 
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On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you read the article carefully, they cut the cable to Egypt, and not the
> one to Asia from where TEAMS joins. So what cut IMEWE ?
> Meanwhile, as one Mutoro calls for the ouster of Ndemo, I think we need to
> task him with getting a PPP between African governments for a cable that
> goes South, round the Cape and on to London to act as a backup. If BRICs
> are serious, they can fund a branch to Brazil. I'm sure TEAMS provides a
> good case study for doubting Thomases, being perhaps the cheapest cable by
> capacity in Africa?
> On 28 March 2013 16:54, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com> wrote:
>> We need to know who sponsored those divers!
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:04 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> apparently it was divers (sabotage).  They were caught by the
>>> Egyptians in the act!!
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/27/net-us-egypt-internet-idUSBRE92Q1AQ20130327
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:43 AM, Gideon <gideonrop at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Here is a link that might help,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> http://gigaom.com/2013/03/27/undersea-cable-cut-near-egypt-slows-down-internet-in-africa-middle-east-south-asia/
>>> >
>>> > Undersea cable cut near Egypt slows down Internet in Africa, Middle
>>> East,
>>> > South Asia
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >>    1. Internet - Slow (Edith Adera)
>>> >>    2. Re: Internet - Slow (Peres Were)
>>> >>    3. Re: Internet - Slow (Mark Mwangi)
>>> >>    4. Re: Internet - Slow (Ali Hussein)
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>>> >> Message: 1
>>> >> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:07:23 +0000
>>> >> From: Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
>>> >> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> >> Subject: [kictanet] Internet - Slow
>>> >> Message-ID: <B62E14120536B14B81E328F4FF78AA99BC6F12 at hqvm24.IDRC.ORG>
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>>> >>
>>> >> Listers,
>>> >>
>>> >> I wonder if I'm the only one who's experiencing slow Internet since
>>> >> yesterday - both official and personal connection. Anyone knows what's
>>> going
>>> >> on?
>>> >>
>>> >> Edith
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>>> >> Message: 2
>>> >> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:12:38 +0300
>>> >> From: Peres Were <peres_were at yahoo.co.uk>
>>> >> To: Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
>>> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Internet - Slow
>>> >> Message-ID: <93191C67-03BB-433F-ADDC-D0F1ACEFA8AA at yahoo.co.uk>
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>>> >>
>>> >> Edith
>>> >>
>>> >> The link below may explain it:
>>> >>
>>> >> Global internet slowdown after biggest cyber-attack in history | Mail
>>> >> Online
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2299999/Global-internet-slowdown-biggest-cyber-attack-history.html
>>> >>
>>> >> Peres
>>> >>
>>> >> Sent from my iPad
>>> >>
>>> >> On Mar 28, 2013, at 11:07, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > Listers,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I wonder if I?m the only one who?s experiencing slow Internet since
>>> >> > yesterday ? both official and personal connection. Anyone knows
>>> what?s going
>>> >> > on?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Edith
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>>> >> Message: 3
>>> >> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:13:22 +0300
>>> >> From: Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com>
>>> >> To: Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
>>> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Internet - Slow
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>>> >> There has been talk of multiple cable cuts somewhere near Alexandria in
>>> >> Egypt.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> >  Listers,****
>>> >> >
>>> >> > ** **
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I wonder if I?m the only one who?s experiencing slow Internet since
>>> >> > yesterday ? both official and personal connection. Anyone knows
>>> what?s
>>> >> > going on?****
>>> >> >
>>> >> > ** **
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Edith****
>>> >> >
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>>> >> --
>>> >> Regards,
>>> >>
>>> >> Mark Mwangi
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>>> >> Message: 4
>>> >> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:22:38 +0300
>>> >> From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
>>> >> To: Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
>>> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Internet - Slow
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>>> >>
>>> >> Edith
>>> >>
>>> >> You removed this post directly from my fingers (if I may be allowed to
>>> >> paraphrase). There has been general slow service across most service
>>> >> providers. From Zuku and Access Kenya who are my service providers the
>>> >> standard response when you inquire is that there is a service
>>> interruption.
>>> >>
>>> >> This interruption of service in the Internet Service Provision sector
>>> has
>>> >> now become a major issue that needs to be addressed urgently. The
>>> >> unconfirmed reports are that Seacom and Teams are both 'down'  (Pun
>>> >> intended). As far as I know and I stand corrected is that no one has
>>> issued
>>> >> a concise statement to the public to explain this issue.
>>> >>
>>> >> This makes a non-sense of our road to Silicon Savannah.
>>> >>
>>> >> Ali Hussein
>>> >> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
>>> >> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
>>> >>
>>> >> +254 773/713 601113
>>> >>
>>> >> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
>>> >>
>>> >> Sent from my iPad
>>> >>
>>> >> On Mar 28, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > Listers,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I wonder if I?m the only one who?s experiencing slow Internet since
>>> >> > yesterday ? both official and personal connection. Anyone knows
>>> what?s going
>>> >> > on?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Edith
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>>> Cheers,
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>>> McTim
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>>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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>>
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>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
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