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A questioner from the floor asked what AfriNIC was and whether it had
any relationship to the promotion of broadband. None of the panel seemed to have heard of Africa's newly-formed domain name registry. What was even stranger was that both AfriNIC and the African Network Operators Group
(AFNOG) - both internet organisations - were holding their meetings only two buildings away in the same complex. Somehow if everyone is to get to seriously get to grips with promoting broadband in Africa these two parallel universes will have to start visiting each other more often.
Ernest Ndukwe, CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission shared a
widespread concern when he asked Brian Cheeseman, e-Africa Commision how the EASSy fibre cable would enable new entrants to sign on and have landing rights:²I¹d like to put out a note of warning for those planning EASSy that new people should be allowed into the Club.² It¹s notable that the only non-incumbents involved are MTN Uganda and South Africa¹s Sentech.
A questioner from the floor asked what AfriNIC was and whether it had
any relationship to the promotion of broadband. None of the panel seemed to have heard of Africa's newly-formed domain name registry. What was even stranger was that both AfriNIC and the African Network Operators Group
(AFNOG) - both internet organisations - were holding their meetings only two buildings away in the same complex. Somehow if everyone is to get to seriously get to grips with promoting broadband in Africa these two parallel universes will have to start visiting each other more often.
Ernest Ndukwe, CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission shared a
widespread concern when he asked Brian Cheeseman, e-Africa Commision how the EASSy fibre cable would enable new entrants to sign on and have landing rights:²I¹d like to put out a note of warning for those planning EASSy that new people should be allowed into the Club.² It¹s notable that the only non-incumbents involved are MTN Uganda and South Africa¹s Sentech.