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Overview of Interexchange Developments in other Regions and Relevance to the Caribbean
Max A. FigueroaVice President InternationalTerremark Worldwide, Inc.+305 807 [email protected]
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What is a NAP?
An operator neutral transit medium that enables a high speed connection at a low cost given the massive concentration of telecommunications and Internet operators.
Facilitates the interconnection of telecom operators, Internet Service Providers, Content Providers, large corporations and small/medium businesses.
A great center for access and distribution of Internet traffic and services where everyone is connected at a distance of zero.
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History of NAPs/IXs
• Started in the Mid-90s as a National Science Foundation initiative to commercialize the Internet Backbone.• Four initial NAPs were located in in New York, Chicago, Washington, DC and
California.• Initially, the NAPs provided interconnection services within operator locations.
• Soon thereafter, IXs emerged around the world to concentrate capacity for connection of each region to the Internet backbone. • IXs typically provide the interconnection fabric and rely on third parties for the
collocation offering.• Managed services are normally not provided by the IX, relying on third parties or the
members themselves for ancillary services.
• Operator-neutral NAPs/IX appeared in the early 2000s to provide more services to a wider customer base.• The NAP of the Americas opened in 2000 as the first operator-neutral NAP in the
southern corridor aimed at facilitating interconnection between US and Latin America.• The NAP of the Americas combined a state of the art data center with the necessary
switching platforms and the managed service to create an attractive total package for its users.
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Key Requirements for a NAP
• Massive Connectivity• Successful NAPs are located in areas of very large concentration of regional
and international telecommunications networks.• A NAP is a critical part of the telecommunications infrastructure of the region as
it acts as a hub for telecommunications network and Internet content distribution.
• State of the Art Infrastructure• NAPs today host mission critical infrastructure for operators, content providers
and enterprises and rely on the robustness of their infrastructure.
• Complete Suite of Services• Today’s NAPs are global operations where customers rely on the operator for
an increased share of the operation of the infrastructure.• NAPs need to be able to enable new approaches such as cloud computing,
virtualization, data storage and advanced network security.
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The Network As The Enabler
Massive aggregation of fiber and satellite networksProvides access to business critical infrastructure through any medium
Mobile Phones
PDAs
Personal Computer
s
Corporate Data Centers
Exchange Point Platform
Data Center Infrastructure
Managed Services
Business Applications
Miami
Enterprise Customers
Exchange Point Platform
Data Center
Infrastructure
Managed
Services
Network Transport Public Internet
Santa Clara
Herndon
Sao Paulo
Madrid
Brussels
Amsterdam
Culpeper
Santo Domingo Bogotá
`
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Example of the Impact of a NAP on Internet Traffic
• In Miami, the NAP of the Americas has had an enormous impact on the Internet traffic volume between the US and Latin America.
• A similar effect occurred after the opening of the NAP do Brasil in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
South America Traffic (Mbps) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006Latin America Intra-Region 48 77 1,967 1,809 2,519 6,061 14,005 59,409 Latin America to US & Canada 953 2,634 14,014 23,524 48,386 76,807 121,848 258,196 Total 1,001 2,711 15,981 25,333 50,905 82,868 135,853 317,605 Source: Telegeography Global Internet Database 2006
NAP do Brasil Begins
Operations
NAP of the Americas Begins
Operations
Submarine Cables
Connecting South America
Inaugurated
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Example of Impact of a NAP on Connectivity Costs
Average Costs for STM-1 Circuit between US and Sao Paulo
$-
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
Average Annual Price Reduction – 78%Average Annual Price Reduction – 78%
Source: Telegeography Global Bandwidth Research Service
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Impact of Connectivity on a Country’s Economic Development – Western Africa
Source: Centro de Estudios Económicos Tomillo, 2007
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10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
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45,000
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Connectivity, 2004
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Impact of Reduction of 20% in Connectivity Costs in Western Africa
An increase of 1,6% in connectivity would result in the long term (5-10 An increase of 1,6% in connectivity would result in the long term (5-10 years) in an improvement of 5-6% of the per capita GDP in the region. years) in an improvement of 5-6% of the per capita GDP in the region.
Fuente: Centro de Estudios Económicos Tomillo, 2007
0.5%
0.5%
0.7%
0.8%
0.9%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.2%
1.7%
1.7%
2.0%
2.4%
2.6%
3.4%
4.0%
1.4%
0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0%
Morrocco
Cape Verde
Gambia
Togo
Ghana
Senegal
Mauritania
Benin
Mozambique
Cameroon
Burkina Faso
Mali
Guinea
Nigeria
Chad
Republic of the Congo
Níger
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What About the Caribbean Region?
• Internet traffic is on the rise around the world, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Internet traffic capacity in the Caribbean is only 1% of the total regional capacity despite extensive connectivity.
• The region needs a NAP to complement the existing infrastructure.
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Global CrossingTO: Hollywood, FL
Grupo Hostos
Caribbean Regional Connectivity
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NAP del Caribe Project Objectives
Build and Operate a NAP in the Dominican Republic to provide to the Caribbean: Carrier Neutral
Connectivity Lower Connectivity Costs Highly Secure and
Reliable Infrastructure for Collocation of Mission Critical Equipment.
Professional and Managed Services
Traffic Aggregation and Distribution of Regional Traffic
To Become the Premier Interconnection Point for the Caribbean
Geographically situated as the connectivity center for Africa, Europe
and the Americas. Geographically situated to be An African Gateway to
Europe and the AmericasGeographically Situated to be the Gateway
Of the Caribbean
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NAP del Caribe Design
• Total construction volume of 10.000 m2
• 4.000 m² in collocation space• Designed to resist earthquakes and Category 5 hurricanes. • Electrical infrastructure design for high availability of 100% and
autonomous operation during 14 days. • Phase 1 in Operation; Phase 2 to begin operations in 2H 09.
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NAP del Caribe will be Connected to Our Global Virtual Marketplace
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Benefits to the Region
• The NAP del Caribe will provide the Caribbean region with a highly reliable and secure lnternet platform to house web-based solutions necessary to move the region towards the global information economy.
• Individual countries can connect to the NAP del Caribe via submarine fiber cable networks to enable a true distributed NAP infrastructure for the region.
• The NAP del Caribe is positioned to help promote economic development and contribute to the reduction of the digital divide.
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Conclusion
• The concept of the NAP/IX has evolved to become a full service center to house mission critical applications.
• A NAP is a necessary piece of infrastructure for the Caribbean to join the global economy and can bring economical and social benefits to the region.
• The NAP del Caribe can be the first step towards the development of this critical infrastructure in the region.