[69378] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: TISCALI
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miquel van Smoorenburg)
Fri Apr 9 05:26:12 2004
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From: "Miquel van Smoorenburg" <miquels@cistron.nl>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 09:25:30 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <cistron.20040409090839.0F874585EF@segue.merit.edu>,
Shazad <shazad@eservers.biz> wrote:
>Looking for opinions and experience on Tiscali IP network performance within
>Europe and out of Europe i.e. North America on the whole..
>I have heard mixed reports, but am looking for information from those with
>first-hand experience either on transit or peering level.
>
>Would they be classed in top-three performing networks in Europe (recent
>bandx report gave them #1 spot)? If not what are you recommendations on
>reaching the largest amount of eyeballs on a very stable network primarily
>in Europe.
I think Telia is one of the better European networks. It seems they
have low-latency links to everyone and everywhere in .eu
Keep in mind though that both Telia and Tiscali refuse to peer with
smaller providers on the European exchanges.
It's probably a good idea to check if the provider you want to
use has an open peering policy as well as a large network if you
really want the best performance.
For example, http://www.ams-ix.net/connected/index.html lists
all members of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange, and their
peering policy.
Mike.
