Re: Equality and asymmetry in network designs

Alex Bligh wrote: | > Actually, I do not know of any non-US provider who shares trans-oceanic cost | > with a US provider. They are all considered "customers." Given that | > aggregate links across the Pacific is above 1.6 Gbps, we are out of the old | > "Sprint ICM" days. We're talking serious money at stake. | | I know of several. Yup, and there are equally several U.S.-based providers who bring fully-paid-by-them capacity into various places in Europe, two or three of which connect to European networks on a customer basis. I gather this dramatically improves their connectivity to European destinations. Sean.