[Mispa-management-l] (Fwd) Re: [af-ix] IXP port fee

[Dr P Nyirenda]

MISPA,
Here are port fee and other figures from Uganda, see the URL site.
Regards, Paulos

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From:	Kyle Spencer <kyle at stormzero.com>
Date sent:	Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:42:06 +0300
Subject:	Re: [af-ix] IXP port fee
To:	Dr P Nyirenda <paulos at sdnp.org.mw>
Copies to:	Frank Habicht <geier at geier.ne.tz>, AFIX Mailing List <af-ix at af-ix.net>


Dr. Paulos,

Here is the UIXP's pricing schedule: https://uixp.co.ug/services

Regards,
Kyle Spencer

On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 5:41 PM Dr P Nyirenda <paulos at sdnp.org.mw> wrote:
>
> On 18 Dec 2018 at 21:55, Frank Habicht wrote:
>
> > Hi Dr Paulos,
> >
> > I think it is a good thing if an IXP can sustain itself financially.
> > As it happens, many value-adding services at an IXP come with hardware
> > components, and even getting these [possibly donations] out of customs
> > costs money.
>
> Thank you Frank for the details. Our Malawi ISP Association (MISPA) has agreed to work on
> operating our IXP more sustainably and that is why we are fumbling around for ideas and
> figures. Your contribution will greatly help us reach more detailed agreements. It is hard to
> run an IXP reliably without such resources.
>
> Do you have additional fees at TIX for providing content services like GGC, Akamai, etc ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Paulos
> ======================================
> Dr Paulos B Nyirenda
> Malawi SDNP PC: http://www.sdnp.org.mw
> NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD http://www.registrar.mw
> Chair: MISPA http://www.mispa.org.mw
>
>
> >
> > TIX in Dar, TZ:
> > Fees are as in:
> > https://www.tix.or.tz/tix_mou.pdf page 2
> > +------------------------+--------------+-----------+
> > | Annual Port fees (USD) | TISPA member | Non-member|
> > +------------------------+--------------+-----------+
> > |10/100/1000 BASE-T      |              |           |
> > |1000BASE-xX             | 3,500.-      | 4,000.-   |
> > +------------------------+--------------+-----------+
> > |Additional port         |              |           |
> > |1000BASE-x              | 1,200.-      | 1,700.-   |
> > +------------------------+--------------+-----------+
> > |10GBASE-xR              | 5,500.-      | 6,000.-   |
> > +------------------------+--------------+-----------+
> > |Additional port         |              |           |
> > |10GBASE-xR              | 4,125.-      | 4,625.-   |
> > +------------------------+--------------+-----------+
> >
> > First: note these are ANNUAL fees.
> > [monthly invoicing and payments would increase the admin overhead...]
> > The fees are in my opinion relatively high. It helps support an office,
> > staff, other activities, and support for events (like SAFNOG).
> >
> > NB: TISPA membership is USD 500.- annually.
> >
> > What do others think  experience?
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> >
> > On 17/12/2018 19:09, Dr P Nyirenda wrote:
> > > af-ix,
> > >
> > > We are interested in finding out if there are any IXPs in Africa or elsewhere who charge a
> > > port fee for players that are peering at the IXP to connect.
> > >
> > > What is the amount for the port fee?
> > >
> > > If the details are confidential then please send me a private e-mail.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Paulos
> > > ======================================
> > > Dr Paulos B Nyirenda
> > > Malawi Internet Exchange, Blantyre, Malawi
> > > http://www.mispa.org.mw/mix.html
> > > Malawi SDNP PC: http://www.sdnp.org.mw
> > > NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD http://www.registrar.mw
> > > Chair: MISPA http://www.mispa.org.mw
> > >
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