On Friday, August 13, 2010 06:27:27 pm [email protected] wrote: > On the GCC I think google made some mistakes in uganda. > The two organisations that have the GCC do not seem to > understand what sharing means.
Agree, although it is not uncommon for Google to deploy the GGC within a network that represents the most amount of eye- balls to them. It would, by some measure of reasonable assumption, also indicate that such a network can provide reasonable transit to the Internet so the GGC can be reliably filled on a regular basis. > The MTN deal however I > understand was under a separate arrangement. Interesting... > However on > the UTL arrangement I have heard it clearly from UTL > that to them the UIXP is not fit to be the home of the > GCC... On this point, I would have to agree. > nor a point for others to connect to the GCC. Here, I thoroughly disagree. > They > would expect anyone who connects to have a private link > that goes to telephone house. That would be fine, provided that link is provided free of charge (maintenance included) and is able to sustain the amount of bandwidth operators would be pulling off the GGC. Short of that, UTL have another thing coming if they think the exchange point is not a useful location across which to reach the GGC. And these are the kinds of tactics that will lead to the GGC being pulled. > So Mike if you do that > you are setting a bad precedence. We need to insist on > meeting at the IX. Yes! > I do not care where the physical > server is located but the open access model that google > want should be respected by whoever hosts the server. Implicitly, I reckon Google would be open to relocating the GGC provided the alternate facility can meet the minimum environmental and connectivity requirements, and it is sufficiently demonstrated that their initial partner (UTL) are unwilling to share. Take it away from UTL if they aren't making it freely accessible to all, I say. Cheers, Mark.
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