if all cables break, i guesss we *are* the internet :-) another definition would be that the internet is google. As it is the starting point for so many surfing activities.
Thirdly we could define the internet as kym.net, which seems to be running this list. (and what would we do without it?) On Tuesday 05 February 2008 16:41:38 Wire James wrote: > On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 16:28 +0300, Reinier Battenberg wrote: > > > if we could lay all the plans head-to-head, we would be in mombassa already. > > > > 4 sea-cables broke the last week, so give it a week or two, and we are going > > to be the last people having Internet access, just *because* we are on > > satellite. > > > > Where internet = connecting to Europe and USA ? > > wire > > > On Tuesday 05 February 2008 16:13:11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > There was a more recent plan to extend the Fibre that Ethiopia has access to > > > all the way to Kenya Border, and Uganda was to feed off the fibre via the > > > border links to Kenyan telcos > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > Wire James > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 4:08 PM > > > To: Linux Users Group Uganda > > > Subject: Re: [BULK] [LUG] severed cables disrupt internet > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know of some plans o extend fibre through Sudan. Currently the one from > > > Khartoum reaches a town about 400Km north of Juba with a name that starts > > > with Ma.... I understand when southern sudan settles, the link will extend > > to > > > West Nile. Lets hope for the best. > > > > > > Wire > > > > > > On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 14:59 +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Fiber From the red sea that is, so east africa will have an alternative > > route > > > to submarine fibre. > > > > > > Prior to the kenyan crisis, there was a lead time of 6 months on this > > > project. > > > > > > May be now its never :-( > > > Powered By MTN Uganda's Blackberry! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Fri Feb 01 14:27:01 2008 > > > Subject: Re: [BULK] [LUG] severed cables disrupt internet > > > > > > Have you guys heard abt the initiative of running the fibre overland thru > > > ethiopia to kenya border? > > > > > > Rgds > > > JB > > > > > > ------Original Message------ > > > From: McTim > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To: Linux Users Group Uganda > > > ReplyTo: Linux Users Group Uganda > > > Sent: Feb 1, 2008 7:18 AM > > > Subject: Re: [BULK] [LUG] severed cables disrupt internet > > > > > > On Feb 1, 2008 5:19 AM, Mark Tinka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Thursday 31 January 2008, Noah K Sematimba wrote: > > > > > > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7218008.stm > > > > > > > > With fibre now coming to the East African region, diversity > > > > will be critical for all interested in taking up bandwidth. > > > > > > I think the operative part of the above sentence is "now coming", > > > which has been the status for the last 3+ years. > > > > > > EA needs to complete the EA backhaul while TEAMS.SEACOM/EASSY/FLAG et. > > > al, get theirs done (or not). > > > > > > I saw this http://www.meoltd.com/site/en/about.html > > > the other day, I wonder if they have the cash to back up their ambitions!? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > > > > McTim > > > $ whois -h whois.afrinic.net mctim > > > _______________________________________________ > > > LUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > Powered By MTN Uganda's Blackberry! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > LUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 782 801 749 www.mountbatten.net _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
