On 11/12/06, Brian Longwe <brian@pure-id.com> wrote:

Hi all,

You may not believe this but I am sitting in Addis right now and
seeing latency of 120ms on a ping to BBC in the UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apparently the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) did a
deal with Sudan to get access by extending the national fibre optic
between two towns close to the border. Interestingly enough this came
about after another project to link Ethiopia via Eritrea stalled due
to cross-border negotiations.

At an estimated project cost of approx US$690,000 the country now has
fairly good internet connectivity. The project was initiated in
February this year and completed by August with 34 Mbps from Verizon.
An invitation for bids to provide 155Mbps (STM-1) was also launched
at the same time.

This is a v. good example of how terrestrial networks can provide a
quick alternative means of providing international connectivity.

Regards,

Brian

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