Re: Carrier Options in Hong Kong

[JASON BOTHE via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

Colt is a good option if you’re seeking wavelengths. For transit we use a mix of the other carriers, pccw included but 
we go through the wholesale side and not hkt which is the domestic arm of pccw and they are ridiculously expensive.  

> On Dec 17, 2021, at 13:13, Eric Dugas via NANOG <nanog () nanog org> wrote:
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> I am in no way an expert in APAC but all of the IP carriers I have in NA are present in HK: Cogent, Tata, Telia, Zayo.
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> My guess is a good portion of the interconnections with other IP carriers, CDNs and such will be either in Singapore 
> or Tokyo.
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> > On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 1:56 PM nanoguser99 via NANOG <nanog () nanog org> wrote:
> > Nanog,
> >
> > Currently my organization uses PCCW which we pay through the nose for and I'm looking to cut them.  This was put in 
> > place before me.  I was informed that PCCW is "the carrier" in Hong Kong but based on my analysis I'm not sure 
> > that's the case.  My analysis of carriers such as Lumen and Cogent put them on par with PCCW.  Pings to random IPs 
> > in HK are reasonable fast on all of them, same with pings to cloud providers.   Access to mainland is not a hard 
> > requirement but just to check they all had 300+ ms latency to known IPs in Shanghai and Tanjin.
> >
> > I know some regions such as Korea or Dubai are monopolized where the wrong carrier takes you on a far away path to 
> > get a few blocks down the street.  
> >
> > I don't need anything special, just general DIA and good access to eyeballs and internet.  I just wanted to see 
> > people's opinions here as APAC connectivity can be tricky.
> >
> > - Nanoguser99
> >
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