Re: Peering and Network Cost

[Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom mu>]

On 16/Apr/15 09:00, Tore Anderson wrote:
> You appear to be assuming that an IP transit port is more expensive
> then an IXP port with the same speed. That doesn't seem to always be
> the case anymore, at least not in all parts of the world, and I expect
> this trend to continue - transit prices seems to go down almost on a
> monthly basis, while the price lists of the two closest IXPs to where
> I'm sitting are dated 2011 and 2013, respectively.

Agreed.

 
> Even if the transit port itself remains slightly more expensive than
> the IXP port like in the example Baldur showed, the no-peering
> alternative might still be cheaper overall because even if you're
> peering most of your traffic you'll still need to pay a nonzero amount
> for a (smaller or less utilised) transit port anyway.

Agreed again.

Mark.