[86136] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Recommendations for ISPs around the world
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kim Onnel)
Mon Oct 24 07:41:52 2005
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:41:24 +0200
From: Kim Onnel <karim.adel@gmail.com>
To: "Elmar K. Bins" <elmi@4ever.de>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <20051024113246.GM93623@new.detebe.org>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
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For Africa, check out Equant and BT
On 10/24/05, Elmar K. Bins <elmi@4ever.de> wrote:
>
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I'm at a loss here. My current project is to find "good" transit provider=
s
> in those regions: South America, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asian-Pacific.
>
> Requirements are simple:
>
> - good regional connectivity/peerings
> - fair reach to "mainland" Europe (London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt)
> - locations close to exchanges (so we can join there, too)
>
> I'm thinking of using two transit ISPs per location (full BGP from our
> side,
> of course).
>
>
> I have considered MCI, BT Infonet, Verio, Reach, Sprint, for AP and/or
> Latin
> America, but they of course all tell you that they are greatly
> interconnected.
>
> For eastern europe I'm really at a loss, and Africa seems to lack regiona=
l
> connectivity. All I can found is local stuff.
>
> So, if anyone can give me a hand here, that would be greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA,
> Elmar.
>
> --
>
> "Begehe nur nicht den Fehler, Meinung durch Sachverstand zu
> substituieren."
> (PLemken, <bu6o7e$e6v0p$2@ID-31.news.uni-berlin.de>)
>
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For Africa, check out Equant and BT<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>On 10/24/05, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Elmar K. Bins</b> <<a href=
=3D"mailto:elmi@4ever.de">elmi@4ever.de</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); mar=
gin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>Dear colleagues,<br><br>I'm at a loss here. My current project is to fi=
nd "good" transit providers<br>in those regions: South America, E=
astern Europe, Africa, Asian-Pacific.<br><br>Requirements are simple:<br>
<br> - good regional connectivity/peerings<br> - fair=
reach to "mainland" Europe (London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt)<br>&nb=
sp; - locations close to exchanges (so we can join there, too)<br><br>=
I'm thinking of using two transit ISPs per location (full BGP from our side=
,
<br>of course).<br><br><br>I have considered MCI, BT Infonet, Verio, Reach,=
Sprint, for AP and/or Latin<br>America, but they of course all tell you th=
at they are greatly interconnected.<br><br>For eastern europe I'm really at=
a loss, and Africa seems to lack regional
<br>connectivity. All I can found is local stuff.<br><br>So, if anyone can =
give me a hand here, that would be greatly appreciated.<br><br>TIA,<br>&nbs=
p; Elmar.<br><br>--<br><br>"B=
egehe nur nicht den Fehler, Meinung durch Sachverstand zu substituieren.&qu=
ot;
<br>  =
; &n=
bsp; (PLemken,
<<a href=3D"mailto:bu6o7e$e6v0p$2@ID-31.news.uni-berlin.de">bu6o7e$e6v0p=
$2@ID-31.news.uni-berlin.de</a>>)<br><br>-------------------------------=
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