In article <cistron.20040409090839.0F874585EF@segue.merit.edu>, Shazad <shazad@eservers.biz> wrote:

Looking for opinions and experience on Tiscali IP network performance within Europe and out of Europe i.e. North America on the whole.. I have heard mixed reports, but am looking for information from those with first-hand experience either on transit or peering level.

Would they be classed in top-three performing networks in Europe (recent bandx report gave them #1 spot)? If not what are you recommendations on reaching the largest amount of eyeballs on a very stable network primarily in Europe.

I think Telia is one of the better European networks. It seems they have low-latency links to everyone and everywhere in .eu Keep in mind though that both Telia and Tiscali refuse to peer with smaller providers on the European exchanges. It's probably a good idea to check if the provider you want to use has an open peering policy as well as a large network if you really want the best performance. For example, http://www.ams-ix.net/connected/index.html lists all members of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange, and their peering policy. Mike.