Dear Mctim, Here is a graph from 2009 showing one week's aggregate of about 10Gig (In+Out) on the Kenya-Tanzania link alone.... this was with only 6 ISPs in Tz and 4 ISPs in Kenya peering across the link....Should believe that there would be *TONS* more traffic today! Best regards, Brian [image: logo] *Brian Munyao Longwe* | Mobile: 254715964281 http://mashilingi.blogspot.com <http://www.facebook.com/brianmunyao> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/brianmunyao> <http://www.twitter.com/blongwe> Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/blongwe> <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/brian-munyao-longwe/0/32/254> LinkedIn<http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/brian-munyao-longwe/0/32/254> Contact me: [image: Skype] blongwe Want a signature like mine? <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=16&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_16> Click here.<http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=16&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_16> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com>wrote:

This will not be construed as ignorance Kyle :) but there *is* significant trade between the East African countries and it follows that there is also a lot of data exchange which is currently utilizing international circuits. The same argument for a local IXP then pertains i.e. lower cost (and faster) regional interconnectivity should serve as a way of enhancing (and growing) regional data interchange. The local IXPs would serve as the best place for this inter-regional peering to occur, with a "regional carrier" offering the service at a fee.

Please take a look at the attached CFP which was used in 2006 to initiate the EAIXP proof-of-concept. It should answer some of your questions.

Best regards,

Brian

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On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Kyle Spencer <kyle@stormzero.com> wrote:

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Hi,

Forgive my ignorance, but where is the demand for this?

What purpose would an EAIXP serve that existing IXPs do not? If I already have access to a local exchange and the EAIXP is in another country, why would I send my traffic via that route?

Regards, Kyle Spencer On Jul 23, 2012 1:17 PM, "Stan Ngure" <stanngure@gmail.com> wrote:

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Dear Networkers,

Hope we are all keeping well.

The challenges and issues in the region brought about by lack of this EAIXP have finally come home to roost in my court.

Its about time we made this happen, am not sure how but we need an extra gear, because regional services will not be easy to deliver at this rate.

- What needs to be done? - Who needs to be involved? - What resources are needed? - How do we attain and sustain it?

Am all ears open, and a willing participant to make this EAIXP dream a reality.

Cheers.

Stan Ngure

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