Connectivity Providers Database

Date Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 11:44 PM From: Gashaw Abebe <agashaw@yahoo.com> To: mlizarza <mlizarza@darkwing.uoregon.edu> Cc: Steven Huter <sghuter@nsrc.org> Subject: RE: Ethiopia and the state of the Internet Hi Dolores! Here are the replies to your querries: >1)Please list the ISPs with external connectivity currently operating in >Ethiopia: ISP in ET: ========== ETHIO INTERNET -Link Type: 2Mbps uplink and 8Mbps downlink via satellite to backbone -Provider of Link: New Sky Satellite(NSS) -Bandwidth: 10 Mbps -Upstream ISP: NSS -POP location(s: NETHERLAND URL for the ISP: www.telecom.net.et >2)Do you know about any links to information about the academic networking >development? We are not aware of any academic links thus far,however,there are individual efforts to connect the academic sectors on a University WAN backbone. To date we don't know as to when this will be deployed for wider operation by the sector benefactors. >3)What do you see as the prospects for Internet growth in Ethiopia; >what would help it, and what are currently the major obstacles? The prospects for the INTERNET in Ethiopia are bright. It has beengloomy for long; however,we expect the sector to be deregulated and as soon as this done many prospective ISP operators, currently operating CYBERCAFEs awaiting for the regulation, will be readiy in the business. Best Regds, Gashaw Abebe <agashaw@yahoo.com>