saudi internet / international connections

Thu Sep 10 15:54:16 UTC 1998

	Hello


At 16:04 10/09/98 +0000, Peter Merdian wrote:
>Hello,
>

>Out of redundancy (not financial) reasons there will be a link
>to Europe. So the same questions like above applies and additional
>the question whether to connect to TEN-34 or EBONE - which are
>supposed to be a/the European backbone.
>

	I am sorry, but TEN-34 is planned to shutdown and end of the year and the
next Network, TEN-155 is going to replace it. 

	Anyway, both Networks connect National Research Networks in Europe, it is
not a European Backbone. It's like NSFnet.

	You need a commercial provider in Europe, Ebone, Unisource or a good
CIX/GIX.

	Regards

		Jose MAnuel de ARce

	
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