yws and vodafone has another 1Tb

On 4/25/05, Iain Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Iain Sims wrote:
> > jurgen cachia wrote:
> >
> >> DataStream has advised that the limits are going to be as follows:
> >>
> >> Under 12Gb the performance will be very good but if exceeded the
> >> performance will be reduced. If 20Gb are exceeded the performance will
> >> be like a dialup
> >
> >
> > (The following comments are purely my opinion)
> >
> > Yeah right, Datastream have >STM-64, my arse! Get real. I highly doubt
> > they have even a single STM-16. More like a couple (tops) STM-4s.
> > Actually, they're Maltacom's lines in any case and Datastream are
> > limited in their use as the cost of IP connections is so prohibitively
> > high that ISPs locally are hard pressed to be able to sell services at
> > any profit. What IP connectivity used by the local ISPs, I suspect, is
> > nothing approaching even STM-4, perhaps (probably) even not touching STM-1.
> >
> > 12/20GB, where did that come from??
> >
> > In addition to the above, Datastream could not guarantee any amount of
> > bandwidth in terms of service availability and as such they will give no
> > SLAs. 'Service', pfffft!!
> >
> > <remaining rant removed>
> >
> > All pigs fueled and ready to fly...
> 
> "In fact the total amount of current utilised capacity connecting Malta
> to the global Internet is around 700Mbps."
> 
> 2 x STM-4.
> 
> Regs.
> 
> Iain.
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