[137920] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [OT] Internet connectivity options in Afghanistan?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ryan Wilkins)
Tue Feb 22 18:46:41 2011
From: Ryan Wilkins <ryan@deadfrog.net>
In-Reply-To: <4D641BE3.5030608@bgp4.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:44:27 -0600
To: Janet Sullivan <netgeek@bgp4.net>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Feb 22, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Janet Sullivan wrote:
> I'm looking for cheap/slow internet connectivity options in Kabul, =
Jalalabad, and Herat. The connections will be used by AFCECO =
orphanages, so speed isn't as much of an issue as cost. I'm guessing =
that satellite might be the only game in town, but if any of you fine =
folks know of connectivity options, I'd appreciate an email.
There is fiber infrastructure around there but I'm not sure how =
reliable, available, or costly it is to use. The communications =
challenges that I have worked on into and out of Afghanistan have all =
been solved by satellite. I can tell you that if you want to push IP =
over satellite from the US, your options are very limited and more =
likely to be expensive. You may want to look into shared satellite =
providers in that part of the world. Europe has a number of them, as =
does Japan and China. You may even find a service point out of Dubai.
Cheers,
Ryan Wilkins
