Re: PRIX - Puerto RIco Internet Exchange

[William Allen Simpson <wsimpson () greendragon com>]

Mehmet Akcin wrote:

> We , a small group of researchers , have started a Project called Prix [
> http://prix.uprr.pr ] which has the intentions of creating a large table for
> those who would like to sit down, in other terms an internet exchange point
> where all the participants can peer.
>
> Our main goal is to improve the existing connectivity between the major backbone
> providers and improve the connectivity between them with peering locally instead
> of peering somewhere in the states, which is couple of thousands miles far from
> Puerto Rico.
excellent idea!

> We believe improving the network connectivity of the island will definately led
> those who live in Puerto Rico to think of using VoIP technologies more often.
>
> We, myself and a friend of mine who is also participating in this project, will
> be participating in NANOG and hopefully can meet with those who has experience
> in order to get recommendations about hardware/software and policies.
Now that the juvenalia have stopped making fun of homonyms, yes, there
is a lot of expertise around here, and I'm sure folks will help.


> Thank you
>
> Mehmet Akcin, PRIX
>
> PS: if you want to join our discussions you can also subscribe
> http://lists.uprr.pr/mailman/listinfo/prix so we don't interrupt here :-)

good idea, too.

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William Allen Simpson
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