MWEB refuses to pay for IP transit anymore

[Nones]

Respect!!!

 

[czc]

But if the traffic can get here internationally, depending on speed, I can't see it affecting most users. Much local content is html. Exceptions include ftp and downloads and similar I guess... but imagine what that will do for the expensive local hosting accounts? Kind of pointless considering the number of users on Mweb's network who will be accessing it internationally anyhow.

Latency will be an issue.

 

[MickeyD]

Very noble intent, but it could backfire on Mweb.

 

[moosag]

Wow I am impressed! Go Mweb!

 

[zamicro]

Very brave! I really hope you get it sorted. I wonder if News24 is on MWeb network? That might mean a lot to customers on other ISPs not willing to interconnect.

 

[freematrix]

But if the traffic can get here internationally, depending on speed, I can't see it affecting most users. Much local content is html. Exceptions include ftp and downloads and similar I guess... but imagine what that will do for the expensive local hosting accounts? Kind of pointless considering the number of users on Mweb's network who will be accessing it internationally anyhow.

It does not matter if html is the most common. If one major customer who is paying you a few bar a month starts having VoIP issues because latency shoots to 700ms as an example on either networks. Most users becomes irrelevant.

 

[RoganDawes]

I'm curious as to what this will mean in general for the INX's.

Is MWeb trying to establish "direct peering" (i.e. not going with JINX/CINX)? And if they do that, how does that benefit anyone other than MWeb?

I can understand us all cheering MWeb if it means that the big players end up with peering connections to JINX/CINX. But if we end up with a "web" of interconnections between various ISP's, and the INX's stand idle, what's the point?

 

[MFour]

I'm curious as to what this will mean in general for the INX's.

Is MWeb trying to establish "direct peering" (i.e. not going with JINX/CINX)? And if they do that, how does that benefit anyone other than MWeb?

I can understand us all cheering MWeb if it means that the big players end up with peering connections to JINX/CINX. But if we end up with a "web" of interconnections between various ISP's, and the INX's stand idle, what's the point?

The way I read it is that the direct peering is only an option available to MWEB, should other ISPs block their traffic.

 

[Greylor]

MWEB> I command you, as King of the ISPs, to STAND ASIDE!
Telkom> I move....for no man!
MWEB> Very well then. HAVE AT YOU!

 

[New_Grandmaster]

Rudi for president

 

[Hotmetal]

Interconnect fees these days cost hundreds of thousands to millions of rands.

MWeb have a very very large userbase so the amount of traffic that will be routed
over other isp's international links suddenly will more than likely cause unexpected
(and possibly unnecessary) pressure on their wallets. It is definitely a step in the
right direction and the first big ISP to peer with MWeb will be praised / seen in a
good light as being the first. The question is, who will be first between Telkom/MTN/IS?
Only time will tell.

Until that point, the down side is that MWeb gamers who typically game on the SAIX
gaming servers (i wont list all the games) will be affected as their latency will jump
from 50ms to 500ms etc (ballpark figures).

 

[Ono'rach]

Nice one Mweb, free the web!

I just wish that I understood the implications of all this

 

[Lounger]

Hopefully this doesn't backfire and deteriorate their service levels...

I don't think they can get any worse.

 

[VioAdmin]

At least MWeb is moving in the right direction! F all these selfish companies that are ripping us off! Open peering is a key figure that most nations have been doing since the 01'.

 

[Polemus]

Basically companies like IS, Telkom, MTN etc, charge ISP's usually small ISPs,a .....

Appreciated

 

[rusty1404]

Next IPC. You know Telkom IPC charges (or their equivalent) are not paid on every fixed line network in the world. How do they do it?

 

[rsd]

Awesome stuff, will definitely be sticking with MWeb for a while, they're doing so much good. Never thought I'd say that.

 

[Knersus]

I wonder if anyone in the know can shed some light on how this is handled in other countries? Do they do free peering in the US and Europe, or do they also pay? If just sounds right in the spirit of the internet that peering should be open and free. So if we are the only country paying for peering then no wonder we are paying so much for interwebz here...

 

[mfumbesi]

I wonder if anyone in the know can shed some light on how this is handled in other countries? Do they do free peering in the US and Europe, or do they also pay? If just sounds right in the spirit of the internet that peering should be open and free. So if we are the only country paying for peering then no wonder we are paying so much for interwebz here...

Follow this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peering. It was posted on the first page.

 

[Creag]

No wonder MWEB are winning local favour!