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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Robert,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>TEAMS as a cable terminates in a cable station
owned and operated by Etisalat in the U.A.E. from there every operator on TEAMS
has to acquire a Cross-Connect to a cable system of his choice.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Like KDN is cross connecting 3/4 of our capacity
onto a cable system that terminates us into London Telehouse and 1/4 we take to
Singapore. This is done for redundancy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>At both locations we once more "but IP" meaning
we are paying peering charges to the world's largest IP provides like PCCW,
Level3, Interroute ...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>So in brief:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Seacom costs:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Cost of capacity on the Seacom Cable + OaM +
Hosting in London (and staff) + Peering in London</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>TEAMS costs:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Cable cost to U.A.E + OaM. + Cross connect
charges to Etisalat + co-location + Onward Capacity + Hosting in London and
Singapore + IP charge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Surely we would liked to have no cross connect
charge in the U.A.E. but this is the reality.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Rgds</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Kai</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robert
yawe</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke
href="mailto:kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke">kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 02, 2009 8:48
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [kictanet] TEAMS and Open ended
circuit</DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>For a while I wondered why the TEAMS cable has not gone
hot yet it landed over 2 weeks ago, yesterday I got the
answer.<BR><BR>The headline in the newpaper story indicated that Jamii,
a partner in the TEAMS project had finally connected to Europe from
Fujaira, which sounded a little strange. Where did the fibre
cable terminate to when it got to Fujaira?<BR><BR>What this statement
would suggest is that the termination in Fujaira does not actually
connect into the Internet backbone but is actually an "open end" from
where the providers must find a carrier, read IPOP, to get them onto the
Internet.<BR><BR>Maybe I do not understand this Internet connectivity
issue, but taking an analogy that if Kenya Power connect electricity to
my house (before which hopefully I had already wired the inside of the
house for lights, sockets and cookers) the minute then the minute I
flick a switch a light will come on (subject to power rationing schedule
and having bought and installed an energy saving bulb).<BR><BR>To the
best of my knowledge Kenya Power Transmission Company does not need to
be notified to connect my house to the grid and by extension Kengen do
not require to be notified to connect me to a generating station whether
geothermal, hydro or thermal.<BR><BR>Can someone out there familiar with
fibre optic cable termination shade some light on this issue for my
benefit and also many others out there.<BR><BR><BR>Robert Yawe<BR>KAY
System Technologies Ltd<BR>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<BR>P O Box 55806
Nairobi, 00200<BR>Kenya<BR><BR>Tel: +254722511225,
+254202010696</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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