Internet connectivity in Nigeria

Sun Jun 18 20:01:33 UTC 2017

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> On Jun 18, 2017, at 12:29, Sina Owolabi <notify.sina at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> PCCW? I dont think I've heard of them

Pccw would be sat3 glo1 and wacs maybe others.

http://mediafiles.pccwglobal.com/images/downloads/Inf_map.pdf

Their looking glass can give you some idea into their reach with Nigeria with a little experimentation.

http://lookingglass.pccwglobal.com/

That said sat3 and glo1 combined have something like an order of magnitude less capacity than wacs so the survival / utility of any of the older systems when losing the newest ones is probably less than complete.

> 
> On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 8:10 PM, Rod Beck
> <rod.beck at unitedcablecompany.com> wrote:
>> 
>> PCCW has a strong presence in Africa and they are easy to work with.
>> 
>> 
>> - R.
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: NANOG <nanog-bounces at nanog.org> on behalf of Sina Owolabi
>> <notify.sina at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 8:59:41 PM
>> To: nanog at nanog.org list
>> Subject: Internet connectivity in Nigeria
>> 
>> Hi All
>> 
>> Currently having a terrible situation in Nigeria where the GLO1 and
>> MainOne cables appear to be both down.
>> Can anyone suggest a good Nigerian ISP with redundancies enough to
>> overcome at least two of the following dying out?
>> 
>> SAT-3
>> WACS
>> GLO1
>> ACE
>> MainOne
>> 
>> Please dont say MTN or any of the Nigerian telcos, except there are no
>> other options, customer service will leave you trying to commit bodily
>> harm.
> 