Re: Fiji Islands

[Mike Hale <eyeronic.design () gmail com>]

VSAT *isn't* a waste of time if you're willing to spend the money.

But that, of course, is the key point.  Quality VSAT service costs a
LOT of money (3k-5k per asymetrical megabit).  Plus, a quality
provider will have no problem providing you with BGP.

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Zaid Ali <zaid () zaidali com> wrote:
> Fintel and TFL sleep in the same bed essentially. Fintel is the gatekeeper of the southern cross cable protected 
> heavily by the local government, your typical monopoly setup. Connect is a business unit of TFL. I think you can do 
> the math there.
>
> Fintel does not do BGP out of the country (or didn't the last time I was there). Forget VSAT, waste of time.
>
> Zaid
>
> On Jul 31, 2012, at 5:39 PM, Mike Hale wrote:
>
> > It looks like Fintel and TFL are both providers for Southern Cross
> > cable.  That would be your best bet if they can get lines out to you.
> >
> > Otherwise, there's always VSAT, but that brings a set of other issues with it.
> >
> > Ping me offlist if you want more detail on the VSAT stuff.
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Franck Martin <fmartin () linkedin com> wrote:
> > > In no particular order
> > >
> > > Connect.com.fj aka tfl.com.fj
> > > Fintel.com.fj
> > > Vodafone.com.fj (via a 3G stick)
> > > Digicel.com.fj (via a 2G stick, but also via a wireless backbone network)
> > >
> > > If you want to do BGP or IPv6, good luck!
> > >
> > > Is that for Fiji Water? ;)
> > >
> > > These people have very good operational Internet experience in Fiji.
> > >
> > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyverma
> > > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alfred-prasad/0/409/14a
> > > http://au.linkedin.com/in/skeeve
> > >
> > > On 7/31/12 1:14 PM, "Philip Lavine" <source_route () yahoo com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Who offeres Internet Bandwidth in Fiji Islands (Lautoka and Yaqara)?
> >
> >
> >
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