Dear All,<br><br>This is good news Africa , we hope that the KINIX (Kinshasa Internet Exchange Point for DRC ) will help DRC market to growth.<br>The KINIX will up and full running next month.<br><br>We will keep afpif member on that.<br>
<br>Br/<br>Christian Bope<br>Skype: christian.bope<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Michuki Mwangi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mwangi@isoc.org">mwangi@isoc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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New Study Reveals How Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) Spur Internet<br>
Growth in Emerging Markets<br>
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Internet Society report demonstrates the significant cost and<br>
performance gains in Kenya and Nigeria with IXP development<br>
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[Washington, D.C. USA and Geneva, Switzerland – 17 April 2012] – The<br>
Internet Society today published the results of a study that<br>
demonstrates the far-reaching economic and societal benefits of<br>
establishing Internet Exchange Points (or IXPs) in emerging markets. The<br>
study, commissioned by the Internet Society and conducted by independent<br>
strategy and research consultancy, Analysys Mason, examined the critical<br>
cost and performance benefits of IXPs in Kenya and Nigeria – two<br>
sub-Saharan countries that have been on the leading edge of Internet<br>
growth in Africa.<br>
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Analogous with the role that international airports play in airline<br>
traffic, IXPs serve as critical hubs for data traffic exchange in the<br>
global Internet infrastructure. Over 350 IXPs around the world enable<br>
local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Internet backbone carriers<br>
to efficiently and cost effectively exchange Internet traffic between<br>
them. Many emerging markets do not have well-established IXPs, forcing<br>
domestic Internet traffic onto long-distance international links,<br>
resulting in significantly higher costs and latency.<br>
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The new study quantifies for the first time how IXPs enable Kenya and<br>
Nigeria to save millions in telecommunications costs and raise<br>
additional revenues in these countries while simultaneously speeding<br>
local data exchange, and encouraging the development of locally hosted<br>
content and services. For example:<br>
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*The Kenya Internet Exchange Point (KIXP) has dramatically reduced<br>
latency of local traffic, speeding data from 200-600ms to 2-10ms on<br>
average, while saving local ISPs nearly US$1.5 million per year on<br>
international connectivity charges.<br>
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*In Nigeria, the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has<br>
experienced a similar reduction in latency while currently saving<br>
operators over US$1 million in connectivity costs per year.<br>
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*In Nigeria, the presence of the IXP has encouraged the repatriation of<br>
financial platforms for online banking that were previously hosted<br>
overseas, while in Kenya the IXP has helped speed citizens’ access to<br>
online tax and customs services offered by the Kenya Revenue Authority.<br>
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*The presence of effective IXPs induced Google to place a cache in both<br>
countries in Spring 2011, which has significantly increased the amount<br>
of locally distributed content (notably YouTube videos) at faster speeds.<br>
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*Improved access to local content has increased usage, helping to<br>
increase the mobile data market by at least US$6 million per year in Kenya.<br>
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“This study puts into clear context the commonly accepted but seldom<br>
quantified proposition that IXPs are essential for any country aspiring<br>
to tap into the global Internet economy,” said Karen Rose, senior<br>
director of development strategy at the Internet Society. “Offering more<br>
than just cost and performance benefits, well-run IXPs serve as a<br>
catalyst to dramatically enrich a country’s Internet ecosystem, opening<br>
a new world of possibilities with comparably minimal investment. We hope<br>
that this study will help inform the dialogue among government,<br>
business, and technology leaders of emerging countries still struggling<br>
with cost and bandwidth issues to show them, in no uncertain terms, the<br>
benefits IXPs can yield for developing the most fertile ground possible<br>
for Internet growth.”<br>
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Michael Kende, Analysys Mason partner and lead author on the study,<br>
said, “Thanks to the leadership of the Internet Society, this is a<br>
unique study that documents and quantifies the benefits of two growing<br>
and regionally important IXPs in sub-Saharan Africa. It demonstrates<br>
the central role these IXPs have had in developing the Internet<br>
ecosystems in each country and how they are paving the way for future<br>
growth, including for advanced services such as cloud applications.”<br>
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Commenting on the study and the growth of the Internet in Africa, Fiona<br>
Asonga, chief executive officer of the Telecommunications Services<br>
Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK), stated, "This year marks the<br>
10th anniversary of KIXP and we are proud to have contributed to the<br>
tremendous growth of the Internet in Africa during that time. We are<br>
pleased that this independent study illustrates the practical value that<br>
KIXP currently brings to its members, as well as the important<br>
contributions it is making to the broader Internet economy in Kenya."<br>
<br>
Muhammed Rudman, chief executive officer of the Internet Exchange Point<br>
of Nigeria (IXPN), shared his thoughts on the future of the Internet in<br>
the region. He commented, "The mission of IXPN is to localize Internet<br>
traffic and reduce routing costs, thereby improving the efficiency and<br>
effectiveness of the Internet in Nigeria. At the same time, our eyes<br>
are very much set towards the future of the Internet in the region. I<br>
believe we have only scratched the surface of what IXPN will be able to<br>
do for the growth of the Internet in Africa."<br>
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The study was conducted as part of the Internet Society’s<br>
Interconnection and Traffic Exchange Programme, which aims to foster<br>
robust, efficient, and cost-effective Internet interconnection<br>
environments in emerging economies, and in furtherance of the Internet<br>
Society’s overall mission to promote the open development, evolution,<br>
and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world.<br>
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The full study is available for download at<br>
<a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/ixpimpact" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/ixpimpact</a><br>
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About the Internet Society<br>
The Internet Society is the trusted independent source for Internet<br>
information and thought leadership from around the world. With its<br>
principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet<br>
Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, technology and future<br>
development among users, companies, governments, and other<br>
organizations. Working with its members and Chapters around the world,<br>
the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the<br>
Internet for everyone. For more details, visit<br>
<a href="http://www.internetsociety.org" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org</a><br>
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Media Contact: Wende Cover, <a href="mailto:cover@isoc.org">cover@isoc.org</a>, <a href="tel:%2B1-703-439-2773" value="+17034392773">+1-703-439-2773</a><br>
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About Analysys Mason (<a href="http://www.analysysmason.com" target="_blank">www.analysysmason.com</a>)<br>
Analysys Mason is a global consultancy and research company specializing<br>
in telecoms, media and technology (TMT). Our clients in the TMT sectors<br>
operate in dynamic markets where change is constant. We help shape their<br>
understanding of the future so they can thrive in these demanding<br>
conditions. To do that, our consultants have developed rigorous<br>
methodologies that deliver real-world results for clients around the world.<br>
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Media Contact: Gina Ghensi, <a href="mailto:press@analysysmason.com">press@analysysmason.com</a>, <a href="tel:%2B44-1223-460-600" value="+441223460600">+44-1223-460-600</a><br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Best Regards<br>Christian Bope Domilongo<br>Gtalk : <a href="mailto:christianbope@gmail.com">christianbope@gmail.com</a><br>Msn : <a href="mailto:christianbope@hotmail.com">christianbope@hotmail.com</a><br>
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