Mich,

The site you posted the IRU prices of  London - Frankfurt is $3071 are per month, and if you look carefully the longer the distance the more the cost. Both sub-sea cable operators will give you STM capacity regardless of which node (London, India, SA etc) you'll be taking your traffic.

We've come quite far pricewise from 2005 I must say.

Kiania




On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com> wrote:
I think this is quite expensive for a start.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NVN/is_42_25/ai_n15798206/

This are average pricing in 2005 so i think its likely that this needs
to be reviewed downwards.

Whats the cost of leasing an STM1 per month going to cost?

Regards,

Michuki

David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd wrote:
> I am attending a conference in Uganda where both Seacom and WOICC (EASSY)
> have made presentations and based on my new found understanding would like
> to shed light of pricing per MB which has generated both Heat and Light on
> this forum.
>
> One option available for operators is IRU (Irrefutable right of Use) which
> will run for 20 years. This means that an operator will purchase the right
> to use STM-1 (155mbps) which will be the lowest unit of sale for whatever
> purpose they want.
>
> Seacom will sell an STM-1 IRU for $3.5M WOICC (EASSY) will be selling the
> same IRU for $2.5M. This translates to per MB cost of US$ 94 per MB (SEACOM)
> and US$67 (EASSY).  End-users pricing maybe higher and contention ratios
> will enable the same providers recover their investment. Should an operator
> purchase higher capacity say STM-4 the IRU unit price will lower.
>
> Hope this helps someone.
>
> Rgds
>
>
> Kiania D.
>
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