>According to the WIOCC guys (who own some 35% of EASSy), they are
mandated to bring costs down, it's the reason that EASSy was first
mooted. When they come to market, the only way they are going to get
market share (besides their owners, who are big telcos anyway) is to
differentiate on price.
>
>TEAMS is crippled by exorbitant crossconnect fees in Fujairah...unless
you pay those fees (20 USD per MB per month IIRC), its a cable to
nowhere.
>
Seacom is now only selling to people who are able to sign long contracts with
them, EASSy on the other hand is selling as low as 2mb and 1month of
contractual obligation. I believe with this the telco's can afford to be nice
with their pricing
The East African Backhaul that EASSY has planned out (thx to WIOCC shareholders
like utl) is going to make for a very resilient fibre system around the East
African and other Areas of the continent. This means if it fails around this
regional which occur most frequent, the telco's have the kind of resilience
they need out of the box.
What i am trying to say is that if EASSY delivers as promised, the prices are
bound to drop drastically
Regards,
Douglas Onyango +256(0712)981329
If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the Problem.
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