SECOND INTERNET EXCHANGE POINT LAUNCHED IN KENYA
New facility in Mombasa expected to accelerate and promote Internet development in the region
August 13, MOMBASA, Kenya – The Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) today announced the creation of an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Mombasa. The new IXP will ensure that all the region’s traffic is exchanged locally, which will improve Internet performance for end users, save operators the expense of backhauling regional traffic via Nairobi, and reduce the costs associated with traffic exchange between Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
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joly 2:27 am on 09/03/2010 Permalink |
The Internet Society has published the slideshow of an Overview of African Internet Exchange Points presented by Michuki Mwangi at AfPIF Nairobi, Kenya 11 – 12 August, 2010
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