Connectivity Providers Database

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:03:06 +0200 (SAT) From: Mark J Elkins <mje@mje99.posix.co.za> To: members@afnog.org Cc: info-nets@rg.net, ocl@gih.com, nsrc@nsrc.org, John C. Klensin <klensin@nsrc.org>, aig@uol.co.ug, Mike Jensen <mikej@sn.apc.org> Subject: Re: Congo, Brazzaville (CG) now with full IP > I just received news from one of the networkers in Brazzaville that > the first TCP/IP link to the country is now operational. I was the engineer that installed the link and set up the IP connectivity - etc... ONTP (the local Telcom provider) has a 1Mb Satellite link to South Africa. 128Kb of this is used for Internet - connecting into SAIX - the South African ISP owned by Telkom South Africa. The installation included Fractional E1 converters, Cisco's and Linux machines. The link currently only goes to Brazzaville - but should be extended to Point-Noir some time in the next few months. At the same time, ONTP is installing GSM for cell phones - with (as I understand) international roaming with UK, European and South African Cell Operators... The GSM and Internet should get to Point Noir at about the same time. Dial-Up access is available in Brazzaville at 33K6. It works but I'm not sure how quickly it will be sold to the public as a service. For those interested - it took three days to fly to Brazzaville from South Africa, one night in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and one night at Point Noir (Congo). On route, I got roaming GSM in Abidjan and Lome (Toga). Africa is switching on! Home of the 'co.za' domain - see 'http://posix.co.za' . . ___. .__ Posix Systems - Sth Africa /| /| / /__ mje@posix.co.za - Mark J Elkins, SCO ACE, Cisco CCIE / |/ |ARK _/ /__ LKINS Tel: +27 12 807 0590 Cell: +27 82 601 0496