On 16/May/18 16:54, Aaron Gould wrote:
.written in 12/2015 - do y'all think this is accurate, and, in 2018, is it still accurate ? (asking since my next question is related to Sparkle, since they are listed in that previous article as a significant Internet presence)
I don't know about "owning" the Internet, but I would agree with the article re: the 7 key global transit providers as things stand in 2018. It matches up with our own compliment of transit providers in our network (AS37100).
My coworker just got back from ITW/Chicago and he is considering Sparkle as an additional Internet provider for the ISP I work for in San Antonio, TX . we would need to uplink to Sparkle in the central Texas area somehow. He mentioned that Sparkle may be in McAllen / Dallas and could possibly, in the future be in Austin or San Antonio
My initial experience with TI Sparkle was in South East Asia back in '08. They were decent. We have them in our stable, and like them for their South American coverage. Mark.