The Importance of Strong Technical Communities and Partnerships in Africa
The recent outage in West Africa caused by submarine cable damage could have been a lot worse. A strong community ensured it wasn’t.
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Five Questions for Michuki Mwangi
In 2010, the Internet Society, held the first Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting was backed by several regional ICT bodies and brought out key ...
Uganda IXP Completes Major Upgrade
The Uganda Internet exchange point (UIXP) has completed a major upgrade that has seen its network transform from the traditional 'Layer 2' exchange to 'Layer 3', thanks to a community ...
Armenian Internet Exchange Project
Starting up the Armenian Internet Exchange project Armenian Internet Traffic Exchange “Armix” Foundation in collaboration with Web LLC, Internet Society AM, Union of Information Technology Enterprises is implementing “Starting up ...
