@Riyaz, thnks much for the info. :-) You are calling me back from semi-retirement from lists and Im on a timeout.  I think this whole Seacom affair has nothing to with Aki wanting faster speeds etc...  Infact it has no direct benefit to me, I wish it did. BTW, I banned safcom, so I don't use it unless now they have shaped up. :-)

 

I know you are a network guru like many others on the list and my experience also goes back to things like nodes and iplcs, half circuits etc. So am sure you can understand where I'm coming from.

 

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General comment : By calling the Seacom a media lanch event does not clear anything. Again, networks do not operate in this manner, neither does routing.

 

Business fact that service providers would want to stay ahead of the competition by being the first to delivery the fiber bandwidth to clients shows clearly where their need to stay ahead is. This element is missing from Seacom uptake and simultaneous launch.