IXPs in Africa Lilongwe, November 2008 William Stucke AfrISPA Chairman

AfrISPA African Association of ISP Associations –ISPA South Africa –TESPOK Kenya –UISPA Uganda –GISPA Ghana –ISPAN Nigeria –ICTA Mauritius –TISPA Tanzania –ISPA-DRCDemocratic Republic of the Congo –BISPABotswana –MISPAMalawi –AFIMMali –AFAIBBenin –AAPSIAAngola

AfrISPA Objectives (summarised) To provide industry perspectives on policy formulation and regulation as it relates to the Internet industry and to act as an interface with Governmental bodies and the public at large. To develop policies and positions in the best interest of the Members and protect and promote these interests in regional and International Fora. To promote the development of key Internet Infrastructure on the Continent – IXPs & Fibre To promote the development of a free and open telecommunications market.

AfrISPA Funding & Support Member contributions CATIA IDRC OSI Support: - –Cisco –NSRC –AfNOG –KTH

Why an Internet Exchange Point? Local traffic exchanged over international links is slow, poor quality and expensive Africa spends ~ US $400M a year on talking to Africa via the Internet (2002) AfrISPA focussing on fostering IXPs

Success so far To date, there are 21 operational IXPs in Africa, with another 4 in progress Almost all of these were formed with the assistance of AfrISPA people To date, there are 13 operational ISPAs in Africa, 8 formed with the help of AfrISPA

Operational Internet Exchange Points Johannesburg Internet Exchange (South Africa) Kenya Internet Exchange Point Mozambique Internet Exchange Uganda Internet Exchange Point Tanzania Internet Exchange Kinshasa Internet Exchange (DRC) Cairo Internet Exchange (Egypt) Grahamstown Internet Exchange (South Africa) Zimbabwe Internet Exchange Point Rwanda Internet Exchange Swaziland Internet Exchange Ghana Internet Exchange Botswana Internet Exchange Mauritius Internet eXchange Lusaka Internet Exchange (Zambia) Angola Internet Exchange Namibia Internet eXchange * Blantyre Internet eXchange (Malawi) Lagos Internet eXchange (Nigeria) Abidjan Internet eXchange (Ivory Coast) Bamako Internet eXchange (Mali)

IXP Map

IXP Map

IXP Map

Current Project Strategic and Sustainability Plan Consultants employed Meeting Nairobi June 2007 Meeting Joburg February 2008 Full time Programme Officer Revised fee structure Other revenue opportunities

Projects ARAPKE: African Regional Action Plan for the Knowledge Economy –Objectives: - 44 Operational IXPs in Africa 5 Regional Internet Hubs 4 Regional Internet Carriers Regional IXP for West Africa

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