Re: Internet connectivity in Nigeria

[Joel Jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>]

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> On Jun 18, 2017, at 12:29, Sina Owolabi <notify.sina () gmail com> wrote:
>
> PCCW? I dont think I've heard of them

Pccw would be sat3 glo1 and wacs maybe others.

http://mediafiles.pccwglobal.com/images/downloads/Inf_map.pdf

Their looking glass can give you some idea into their reach with Nigeria with a little experimentation.

http://lookingglass.pccwglobal.com/

That said sat3 and glo1 combined have something like an order of magnitude less capacity than wacs so the survival / 
utility of any of the older systems when losing the newest ones is probably less than complete.

> On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 8:10 PM, Rod Beck
> <rod.beck () unitedcablecompany com> wrote:
> > PCCW has a strong presence in Africa and they are easy to work with.
> >
> >
> > - R.
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> on behalf of Sina Owolabi
> > <notify.sina () gmail com>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 8:59:41 PM
> > To: nanog () nanog org list
> > Subject: Internet connectivity in Nigeria
> >
> > Hi All
> >
> > Currently having a terrible situation in Nigeria where the GLO1 and
> > MainOne cables appear to be both down.
> > Can anyone suggest a good Nigerian ISP with redundancies enough to
> > overcome at least two of the following dying out?
> >
> > SAT-3
> > WACS
> > GLO1
> > ACE
> > MainOne
> >
> > Please dont say MTN or any of the Nigerian telcos, except there are no
> > other options, customer service will leave you trying to commit bodily
> > harm.