Google.org Awards Grant to the Internet Society to Advance Internet Exchange Points in Emerging Markets
FYI ...The Internet Society today announced that it has been awarded a grant by Google.org to extend its Internet exchange point (IXP) activities in emerging markets ... I'm not sure whether 'emerging markets' includes Africa (or Kenya). Link - http://www.internetsociety.org/news/googleorg-awards-grant-internet-society-... Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:14 AM, Davis Onsakia <mautidavis@yahoo.com> wrote:
FYI
...The Internet Society today announced that it has been awarded a grant by Google.org to extend its Internet exchange point (IXP) activities in emerging markets
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I'm not sure whether 'emerging markets' includes Africa
yes
(or Kenya).
probably not, in that there are already 3 IXPs (well 2 and a backup to the 1st) in KE. OTOH, since Michuki is the sharp end of the panga on this effort, then yes, KE will be the de facto HQ of this effort. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
Thanks McTim for the clarification. Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd ________________________________ From: McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> To: Davis Onsakia <mautidavis@yahoo.com> Cc: "isoc@lists.my.co.ke" <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Google.org Awards Grant to the Internet Society to Advance Internet Exchange Points in Emerging Markets On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:14 AM, Davis Onsakia <mautidavis@yahoo.com> wrote: FYI
...The Internet Society today announced that it has been awarded a grant by Google.org to extend its Internet exchange point (IXP) activities in emerging markets
...
I'm not sure whether 'emerging markets' includes Africa
yes (or Kenya). probably not, in that there are already 3 IXPs (well 2 and a backup to the 1st) in KE. OTOH, since Michuki is the sharp end of the panga on this effort, then yes, KE will be the de facto HQ of this effort. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
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