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class=390120309-03062010>Esther, Brian & Muriuki,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=390120309-03062010>Thanks so much for this invaluable feedback. I'm
scouring all the resources mentioned. It's so encouraging
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=390120309-03062010>that there are already efforts underway to
</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=390120309-03062010>address </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial><SPAN class=390120309-03062010>this to</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=390120309-03062010> get the
member countries interconnected. Hopefully,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=390120309-03062010>some sense of urgency can be injected into this to get
the project off the ground so that we can harness </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=390120309-03062010>maximum benefits from the improved interconnectivity
within the countries, especially on Fibre.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=390120309-03062010>Esther, I will email Shoukry, and will report
back..</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=390120309-03062010>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=390120309-03062010>Harry</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Esther Wanjau
[mailto:esther_wanjau@yahoo.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 03, 2010 11:41
AM<BR><B>To:</B> harry@comtelsys.co.ke<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] The urgent case for a Regional
Internet Exchange Point (RIXP)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Harry,<BR><BR>COMESA already has a concept paper on the
RIXP. Please contact the Director of Information and Networking in
COMESA Secretariat Sherin Shoukry on shoukry@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.<BR><SPAN class=390120309-03062010><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=390120309-03062010> </SPAN><BR>Hope this
helps.<BR><BR>Esther<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 6/2/10, Harry Delano
<I><harry@comtelsys.co.ke></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From:
Harry Delano <harry@comtelsys.co.ke><BR>Subject: Re: [kictanet]
The urgent case for a Regional Internet Exchange Point (RIXP)<BR>To:
esther_wanjau@yahoo.com<BR>Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'"
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><BR>Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010,
11:17 PM<BR><BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953371706-03062010><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Thanks alot John, Am checking this
out...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Harry</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> John Kariuki
[mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June
03, 2010 7:07 AM<BR><B>To:</B> harry@comtelsys.co.ke<BR><B>Cc:</B>
KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] The
urgent case for a Regional Internet Exchange Point
(RIXP)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>There is a project called "EAC-BIN" under "Connect Africa
Initiative". I would suggest you search the two in the web for
more details.</DIV>
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<DIV>John Kariuki<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 2/6/10, Harry Delano
<I><harry@comtelsys.co.ke></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From:
Harry Delano <harry@comtelsys.co.ke><BR>Subject:
[kictanet] The urgent case for a Regional Internet Exchange
Point (RIXP)<BR>To: ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk<BR>Cc:
"KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><BR>Date: Wednesday, 2
June, 2010, 20:39<BR><BR>
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<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Listers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I
have noticed, that while all laudable efforts in speeding
up our broadband connectivity to the</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>rest
of the world hits top gear, saddeningly regional local
interconnectivity lags </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>behind. Why
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>is
this so...?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>For
instance reaching a branch office located in Tanzania
from their Kenya HQ office,or vice </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>versa means traffic transits out from our
cyberspace to some international exchange
point</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>somwhere in London, hits the return trip
back via some other Link to Dar. This
especially</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>affects VOIP connectivity and quality, between
interconnected offices, and other services</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>that
rely on good QOS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>This, especially while we are working on the
economic, Social, and perhaps Political </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>intergration of the Comesa block seems to fly in the
face of the major milestones that have</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>been
achieved in the Telecommunication sectors of the member
countries, and I strongly</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>suggest the industry addresses this urgently. We
need a Regional Internet Exchange point
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>set
up. Perhaps name it COMESA-IXP or something</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>. But one thing
is clear; the more we</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>each
send traffic destined locally on a roundtrip to Europe or
elsewhere and back, means</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>we
incur huge transiting costs in the process, which dollars that
we export out should be</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>be
used to expand and develop our local & Regional
interconnection capacity..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I
think, this is an issue worth being addressed and I'd be
interested to discuss this more</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>with
anyone interested to drive this forward.
Anyone..?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>R<SPAN
class=265230719-02062010>egards,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=265230719-02062010>Harry</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV><BR>-----Inline
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