Bringing Internet content closer to local broadband users

[rpm]

Bringing Internet content closer to you

Teraco joined by Telkom, Neotel, Vodacom, Cell C and DFA; plans to establish a local Content Distribution Network

 

[Zyzzyva]

Great news.

 

[rph72]

Why is Teraco not an ISP?

 

[JerryMungo]

Bringing Internet content closer to you

Teraco joined by Telkom, Neotel, Vodacom, Cell C and DFA; plans to establish a local Content Distribution Network

I assume this is not the same as "you can use a local only account to access the content" since there will likely have to be a redirect first unless you know the direct local server url.

 

[Curtix2]

The need a few game servers in there
But good stuff!

 

[DailyTech]

Why is Teraco not an ISP?

Why are polar bears white?

 

[Biscuit1018]

Because then it could not be vendor neutral

Why is Teraco not an ISP?

Teraco wants to be vendor neutral. So it wants all ISPs (esp the Tier 1 ones) to come into its Data Centres.

I have seen Teraco's Cape Town Data Centre. It has the advantage of being new so it kicks ar$3
Really good and I am rarely impressed by such things

 

[InTheCube]

Teraco has already invested around R100-million in their 500 m^2 Cape Town and 750 m^2 Johannesburg data centres

m^2? I'm guessing that Staff Writer is either an Engineer, or a Computer Science or Maths graduate. Use superscript instead. The HTML standard allows for it - m²

 

[LazyLion]

Very Nice!

 

[knobshine]

Why are polar bears white?

The fur of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors. The color white becomes visible to our eyes when an object reflects back all of the visible wavelengths of light, rather than absorbing some of the wavelengths.

 

[bekdik]

Google has also quietly brought a lot of its content to local shores.

What content is hosted locally?

 

[acidb]

What content is hosted locally?

Is this true? Google local?

 

[Razza]

So they want to bring those evil companies that want us students to PAY for stuff, never, we will start mobilizing the youth to oppose such actions

 

[acidb]

So they want to bring those evil companies that want us students to PAY for stuff, never, we will start mobilizing the youth to oppose such actions

JM?

 

[Shake&Bake]

So content is hosted locally, but Isp's still charge for international?
This differentiation sh*t should come to an end!
Internet is internet ffs!

 

[Nick333]

This wont necessarily benefit consumers especially with the big boys involved.

 

[ingeon]

Well not a bad move.
If they get it right they can serve content to the rest of Africa before the latter takes the bigger chunk of that market away.
South Africa needs to become the leader cause we can if they do it right.

 

[JerryMungo]

Well not a bad move.
If they get it right they can serve content to the rest of Africa before the latter takes the bigger chunk of that market away.
South Africa needs to become the leader cause we can if they do it right.

Actually Kenya is gaining momentum way faster than we are. Wait till the east coast is all cabled up...

 

[JerryMungo]

m^2? I'm guessing that Staff Writer is either an Engineer, or a Computer Science or Maths graduate. Use superscript instead. The HTML standard allows for it - m²

Rofl @ superscript attempt

 

[acidb]

So content is hosted locally, but Isp's still charge for international?
This differentiation sh*t should come to an end!
Internet is internet ffs!

Will we ever see this happen?