Re: TISCALI

["Miquel van Smoorenburg" <miquels () cistron nl>]

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.