Re: Recommendations for ISPs around the world

[Kim Onnel <karim.adel () gmail com>]

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 providers
> 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 regional
> connectivity. All I can found is local stuff.
>
> So, if anyone can give me a hand here, that would be greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA,
> Elmar.
>
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