Hi everyone,

Odhiambo ワシントン wrote:
> I wish it was cheap too :-)
>
> Anyway, I am wondering when Access Kenya, KDN etc will switch to the Fiber.
> "Networks are not run like this", to quote Aki :)
>

This is where i would want to believe that being an ISP that for
instance had committed to buying XMbps from a satellite provider there
are penalties that come with quiting the contracts without notice.

I would bet the same would apply to many other things in life. My
assumption (and this is purely hypothetical) is that we have to wait
until the satellite contracts expire and renewed in favor of the fiber
circuits.

This bit also excludes the part where folks have to go and buy transit
beyond the landing points given by SEACOM i.e India (pune?) and London.
That doesnt come overnight. It means folks have to put up kit at various
colo's for termination (more contracts with collo's). If they didnt have
the kit they have to buy it. Then negotiate peering and transit (more
contracts). Then run tests with a couple of idle prefixes. Once
everyones happy with everything - agree on a start date and then service
starts then.

The other option is to ofcourse buy transit from someone who has already
brought it to Kenya which will be more expensive.


So yeah its probably alot of paperwork and investment needed to be done
before things go live. If folks didnt start this process like 3-4 months
ago, then it means we have about 1-3 months (with all things constant
and accelerated plans) which means folks wont also be in a position to
negotiate for good deals too.

What can i say - i hope someone started this way before the launch! :)