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Re: Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S.


From: "Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:19:02 GMT

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- -- Jim Mercer <jim () reptiles org> wrote:

UAE/Dubai is a major landing point for many asian/indian ocean fibers, but
there is no equivilent of One Wilshire/60 Hudson/etc.

so, as the data finds more and better direct routes to the end user,
reducing the need to route through the US, there is still a penchant for
hosting the primary data there.

A direct route to the criminals, too:

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/530800-uae-banks-step-up-security-after-card
- -theft

- - ferg

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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/



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