I might be mistaken, but isn't it in the plan for the NBI to also connect through the Western border of Uganda to alternate routes (possibly all the way to cables along the West African coast if terrestrial infrastructure in the countries in between exists)?
Regards On 16/03/2012, mwebaze keikara nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Possibly those could be great future infrastructure plans otherwise we are > like a walking man with one leg tied since VSAT has become too expensive for > international links. > > > Regards. > > > None of us is as smart as all of us > > > > ________________________________ > From: Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> > To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 6:27 PM > Subject: Re: [LUG] Uganda Internet > > > What would be great if someone dug the cable to Tanzania, so we could get > out > from Dar as well. > > And what would be nice if some cables had a backup connection going South to > SA and then up north over the westcoast. > > That is what the internet was designed for: a lot of alternative routes > (just > in case a nuclear war would break out) > > have a nice weekend everyone. > > rgds, > reinier > > On Friday 16 March 2012 18:14:18 Samuel Otaala wrote: >> Well, there has to be SOME sort of redundancy measure in place. What >> would you recommend? >> >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 6:09 PM, brian muhumuza >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Right!! assuming you will get people to pay exorbitant prices yet the >> > guy >> > next door charges 1/8 of what you charge for 90% uptime. your ISP would >> > go under in no time. >> > >> > //MB >> > >> > On Mar 16, 2012 5:55 PM, "mwebaze keikara nelson" <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Brian, >> >> >> >> I wouldnt mind spending since this would be from my retained, satsfied >> >> and happy customers who will uninterrupted services with 99% uptimes >> >> beating SLAs. >> >> >> >> None of us is as smart as all of us >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: brian muhumuza <[email protected]> >> >> To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 5:27 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Uganda Internet >> >> >> >> In the end, it all comes down to economics. If you were the CEO if >> >> this so called "serious tier 2 ISP", how would you justify forking ~ >> >> $170,000 every month for 50 Mbps of mostly idle VSAT capacity? >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 3:42 PM, mwebaze keikara nelson >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Now that VSAT team has realised that all our local ISPs are totally >> >> relying on fiber (both Primary and Backup). We should expect more >> >> interuptions on the fiber (Intended fiber cuts). However much costly >> >> VSAT is, any serious teir 2 ISP should plan to have a backup link on >> >> VSAT. >> >> >> >> Quoting you here "PS: Please do recall that TEAMS/SEACOM/EASSY >> >> terminate >> >> at Mombasa. It is up to MTN/Orange/UTL/Infocom/BCS to get that >> >> connectivity to Uganda." What if we get any political instability >> >> with our neighbors, What would happen? >> >> >> >> PS: Also recall how MPOMA VSAT hub came into existance from Kenya. >> >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> None of us is as smart as all of us >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Mike Barnard <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> To: mwebaze keikara nelson <[email protected]>; Uganda Linux User >> >> Group >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 2:18 PM >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Uganda Internet >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 15 March 2012 17:08, mwebaze keikara nelson <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Steven, >> >> >> >> Am not saying Fiber is not good. Am trying to clarify that prices >> >> would >> >> have been much more lower considering the bw, data rates, throughput, >> >> less interferences a fiber has compared to VSAT access and actually >> >> what makes VSAT expensive is the first installation, purchase of >> >> Antennas, modems and other accessories. >> >> >> >> >> >> First and foremost the cost of building a satellite is in the tune of >> >> millions of USD. That is a cost that needs to be recovered. Secondly, >> >> there is a launch into space cost of approximately 50M-450M USD, a >> >> cost that needs to be recovered. Thirdly, once in space it needs to >> >> be maintained. This too is a cost that needs to be recovered. It >> >> costs approximately 3500 USD per month for an ISP to purchase 1Mhz of >> >> transponder space on a satellite (costs may have changed). 0.8Mhz of >> >> transponder space is approximately equal to 1Mbps (depending on >> >> technology used). >> >> >> >> It is safe to assume that 1Mbps will cost you approximately 3500 USD >> >> per >> >> month. Purchasing 1Mbps from TEAMS costs hundreds of dollars if not >> >> less. >> >> >> >> In the era of satellites, it cost a customer approximately 2000 USD >> >> for a 512Kbps up and 256 Kbps down bandwidth purchase. It now costs a >> >> customer approximately 700 USD to get a 1Mbps symmetric bandwidth >> >> purchase. >> >> >> >> Are you sure "Am trying to clarify that prices would have been much >> >> more >> >> lower considering the bw, data rates, throughput, less interferences a >> >> fiber has compared to VSAT access" is valid in bashing the current >> >> pricing? >> >> >> >> PS: Please do recall that TEAMS/SEACOM/EASSY terminate at Mombasa. It >> >> is >> >> up to MTN/Orange/UTL/Infocom/BCS to get that connectivity to Uganda. >> >> There is a cost there as well. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> None of us is as smart as all of us >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Stephen S. Musoke <[email protected]> >> >> To: 'mwebaze keikara nelson' <[email protected]>; 'Uganda Linux User >> >> Group' <[email protected]>; 'Reinier Battenberg' >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:49 PM >> >> >> >> Subject: RE: [LUG] Uganda Internet >> >> >> >> Mwebaze, >> >> >> >> Bundled data was too expensive to be offered as a viable internet >> >> access >> >> option. You may say times have changed, but the reality is the >> >> benefits of fiber far outweigh the disruptions due to the cuts (not >> >> that they are acceptable). >> >> >> >> My current ISP has connections to all three backbone, so while there >> >> is >> >> noticeable degradation, its not too bad. VSATs just never worked >> >> >> >> Stephen >> >> >> >> From: mwebaze keikara nelson [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:27 PM >> >> To: Stephen S. Musoke; 'Uganda Linux User Group'; 'Reinier Battenberg' >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Uganda Internet >> >> >> >> Stepehn..... >> >> >> >> And the last customer running on bunddled data? >> >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> None of us is as smart as all of us >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Stephen S. Musoke <[email protected]> >> >> To: 'mwebaze keikara nelson' <[email protected]>; 'Uganda Linux User >> >> Group' <[email protected]>; 'Reinier Battenberg' >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:16 PM >> >> Subject: RE: [LUG] Uganda Internet >> >> >> >> Mwebaze, >> >> >> >> Maybe you have not been using internet for long, but I will tell the >> >> costs have gone way down, you can get a 1MB link for ~$400 as >> >> compared to $5,000 on VSAT. >> >> >> >> Stephen >> >> >> >> From: mwebaze keikara nelson [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 3:54 PM >> >> To: Reinier Battenberg; Uganda Linux User Group >> >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Uganda Internet >> >> >> >> Hello Reinier, >> >> >> >> I have not realised any big differences in data prices even with >> >> decreasing fiber installation costs (60%) and the fact that its >> >> expanding beyond its original realm and major application in the >> >> carrier backbone and is moving into the local loop, and through >> >> technologies such as FTTXs and PONs (broadband). >> >> >> >> None of us is as smart as all of us >> >> >> >> e >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> >> >> To: mwebaze keikara nelson <[email protected]>; Uganda Linux User >> >> Group >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 2:55 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Uganda Internet >> >> >> >> Hi Nelson, >> >> >> >> Am quite sure that you would not want to be paying the price your >> >> telco >> >> would >> >> charge you if they had not decommissioned their VSATs. >> >> >> >> I hope they did jail the captain that anchored in a demarcated zone on >> >> the coast of Mombassa. Our misery is his sole responsibility. >> >> >> >> rgds, >> >> reinier >> >> >> >> On Thursday 15 March 2012 02:27:00 mwebaze keikara nelson wrote: >> >> > Hello, >> >> > >> >> > We had more relaible Internet connections off VSATs before fiber. >> >> > Well, Fiber is good and also considering VSAT's high mantainance >> >> > costs, most companies had to run fiber as their primary links but >> >> > my worry is; how can >> >> > a whole tier 2 ISP switch off redundancy links on VSAT. Am told >> >> > even >> >> > others >> >> > decommissioned them. How do they expect to achieve service >> >> > Availability? I believe this has been a lesson to most Engineers >> >> > and companies to always >> >> > plan for fail-overs and tolorence. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Regards. >> >> > Nelson. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > None of us is as smart as all of us >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ________________________________ >> >> > >> >> > From: Bernard Wanyama <[email protected]> >> >> > >> >> > To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> >> >> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:00 AM >> >> > Subject: Re: [LUG] Uganda Internet >> >> > >> >> > This is something I found regarding TEAMS repair status: >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > · The cable ship NIWA arrived at Salalah spares depot on >> >> > 11-03-2012. >> >> > · Preparations are now ongoing to load spare cable and >> >> > jointing kits onto the ship >> >> > · Cable mobilization for the Mombasa mission is expected on >> >> > 12-03-2012 · So far we are still on schedule (cable ship >> >> > expected to >> >> > arrive at Mombasa on 18-03-2012, for 4 day repair works ending >> >> > 23-03-2012, all going well) >> >> > >> >> > · We will continue to update regularly, at least every 48 >> >> > hours. · Once again we thank you for your patience and >> >> > understanding as we try our level best to repair the cable and >> >> > restore full services asap. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > With TEAMS and EASSY down, I think there is little QoS and a lot >> >> > of >> >> > oversubscription on SEACOM. >> >> > >> >> > Kind regards, >> >> > Bernard >> >> > >> >> > On 15 March 2012 10:38, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > Anyone got a comprehensive picture of what is up with our >> >> > > Internet. As far as I can tell. >> >> > > >> >> > > EASSY - Down - Since three weeks ago >> >> > > TEAMS - Down - Since yesterday >> >> > > SEACOM - Barely holding it together - Last couple of weeks. >> >> > > >> >> > > As of this morning I know both Orange and MTN are using >> >> > > Seacom? May be the others are not down but just traffic being >> >> > > routed via Seacom. >> >> > > >> >> > > ? >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > Simon Vass >> >> > > Managing Director >> >> > > E-Tech Uganda Ltd >> >> > > >> >> > > http://www.etech.ug >> >> > > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >> >> > > email: [email protected] >> >> > > skype: e-techservicedesk >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > _______________________________________________ >> >> > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> > > >> >> > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> >> > > [email protected] Mailing list archives: >> >> > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list >> >> > > settings: >> >> > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> > > >> >> > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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). 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