{"id":33287,"date":"2013-03-10T23:56:21","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T21:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=33287"},"modified":"2013-03-11T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T06:58:14","slug":"teraco-strikes-deal-to-boost-internet-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/internet\/33287\/teraco-strikes-deal-to-boost-internet-in-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Teraco strikes deal to boost Internet in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teraco Data Environments<\/a> has announced that it is now connected with the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX<\/a>), which interconnects over 550 IP networks globally.<\/p>\n

Through a choice of AMS-IX approved carriers connected to Teraco\u2019s peering service NAPAfrica<\/a>, this development will bring Africa substantially closer to Europe in terms of connectivity.<\/p>\n

Teraco added that this development will also provide opportunities for European carriers to connect across Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfrican Internet Service Providers (ISPs) can now tap further into global carrier networks through vendor-neutral peering at NAPAfrica. This will help to offer local consumers access to high speed connections at a dramatically reduced cost,\u201d said Lex van Wyk<\/a>, CEO of Teraco Data Environments.<\/p>\n

Job Witteman<\/a>, CEO of AMS-IX, said that the Teraco and AMS-IX connection provides exciting opportunities through reduced rate connections between Europe and Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy peering at NAPAfrica in Teraco, we are able to broaden our own horizons into the African continent and allow African parties to access more than 550 IP networks at our exchange,\u201d said Witteman.<\/p>\n

Better peering through Teraco\u2019s NAPAfrica<\/h3>\n

Van Wyk said that Teraco\u2019s NAPAfrica peering facility makes peering cheaper and simpler. There are currently over 60 peers live at NAPAfrica with access to over 21 local and international carriers.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeraco offers the choice of both multi-lateral and bi-lateral peering which then helps all members to connect to the exchange based on what is preferable to their business,\u201d said van Wyk.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeraco is the most connected data centre facility in Africa already offering connectivity to major international carriers including SAT3\/SAFE<\/a>, Seacom<\/a>, WACS<\/a> and EASSy<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most big telecoms players have a presence it Teraco, including Vodacom<\/a>, MTN<\/a>, Cell C<\/a>, Telkom<\/a>, Neotel<\/a>, Broadband Infraco<\/a> and fibre infrastructure provider, Dark Fibre Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More Teraco articles<\/h3>\n

Lower prices and faster downloads, NAPAfrica promises<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

700Mbps and counting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

23Tbps and counting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Free national peering points from Teraco<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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