[menog] Connection to ANKABUT

[Baher Esmat]

On 3/21/10 6:03 AM, "Jim Mercer" <jim at reptiles.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 08:11:28AM -0400, Kemp Watson wrote:
>> We are a medical imaging company in Toronto, and would like to connect to
>> the new ANKABUT network via New York, and possibly London; we are already on
>> the NREN networks via CANARIE in Canada, and are looking for redundancy in
>> our connection.
>> 
>> Further, we would like to place a machine in the Middle East, to act as a
>> cache, and would operate BGP from that point.
>> 
>> Is anyone here able to assist?
> 
> is there anything like a "carrier hotel" in the middle east?

Check out GPX Egypt http://www.gpxglobal.net/ - I recall they used to offer
such services. 

Baher

> 
> i would have thought that etisalat would have one near EMIX, but i was never
> able to find a contact to tell me yes/no.
> 
> my thinking would be that Fujairah, UAE would be ideal, maybe Dubai, as it
> seems to be a common landing point for alot of international fiber.
> 
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