Robert, On 7/13/11 12:16 PM, robert yawe wrote:
It is my expectation that KIXP will be forward looking enough to remove the hurdles of connecting to them as that would allow better local performance to the data centre. I am forced to humble myself on this issue because the saviour we had been awaiting in the form of a national exchange point seems to have missed the flight.
Please provide clarity here. What hurdles does KIXP have?. If i may speak wearing my KIXP CTO hat on. We provide a Switch, Power, cooling, rack space and security. A mini carrier neutral facility so to speak. Connecting to KIXP is as simple as filling in a form, meet the set requirements set by CCK for one to connect to KIXP, install a router and link at any of our 3 facilities in Kenya (2 x Nairobi, 1 x Mombasa) and thats it. Currently KIXP is the Worlds fastest growing IXP by percentage growth of traffic this year at 670%. According to PCH. (exluding newly established IXPs). https://prefix.pch.net/applications/ixpdir/summary/growth/?sort1=bandwidth&sort2=_percent_change&order=desc We have over 30 members peering including Govt, Private Sector and Academia. We clearly have done something right to be at the top. But we are not there yet. We shall brag when we get there. In this respect, we would definitely like to hear your perceived challenges so that we can sustain this growth position for the next 12 months. Regards, Michuki.