[118875] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Peering in Latin America
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Otmar Conradus)
Sun Nov 1 11:10:38 2009
In-Reply-To: <5b6f80200910312031h16c92985n4326e0acd566a185@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:09:50 -0400
From: Otmar Conradus <conradus@gmail.com>
To: Ken Gilmour <ken.gilmour@gmail.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Hi,
Have you tried Columbus Networks? They are the owners of the
ARCOS fiber cable and do have a landing point in Costa Rica.
Check their website: http://www.nwncable.com/
Otmar
On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Ken Gilmour <ken.gilmour@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi There,
>
> I am looking for carriers who offer peering in Latin America
> (Specifically Costa Rica). So far the only carrier in Costa Rica who I
> have been able to find that does this is ADN (American Data Networks,
> www.data.cr). While they are already on my list for a quote, we need
> at least one other diverse connection, so I would appreciate if anyone
> else would be able to help me find other carriers who operate here?
> Here's who i've contacted so far:
>
> RACSA - Can't get past 1st level support (they don't know what BGP is)
> ICE - Tried contacting a person who's address I was previously given
> from NANOG to no avail
> Global Crossing - Said they contacted an engineer who would get back
> to me, mailed them 4 times since to no avail (no bounced emails
> either).
> Level 3 - Apparently don't operate in Latin America
> AT&T - Want us to have a minimum of 3 locations in the US to peer with first
>
> So far ADN are the only carrier who have actually been of any help.
> Quick Googling for "BGP Peering Latin America" and "BGP Peering Costa
> Rica" and several variations thereof is not yielding any fruitful
> results.
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Ken
>
>
