[LACNIC/Napla] Launch of the Haitian IXP

[Roque Gagliano]

Stephane this is great news, congratulation to you the AHTIC and all  
the team.

Regards,
Roque.

On May 16, 2009, at 8:20 AM, Stéphane Bruno wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> It is a pleasure to me to announce that the AHTIC Internet Exchange  
> Point (AIX) has been established and is operational since May 5  
> 2009. The IX is operated by the not-for-profit Association Haïtienne  
> pour le développement des TIC (AHTIC). AHTIC regroups all operators  
> (Telephony and ISP), computer vendors, integrators and developers,  
> consultants, universities and all businesses evolving in the ICT  
> field.
>
> The establishment of the IX is a result of a number of years of work  
> to build trust among operators, to convince them of the benefits of  
> the IX. Several meetings and workshops have been organized on the  
> matter, and we had the support of many organizations along the way,  
> like UNDP, AFNIC, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, LACNIC,  
> PCH, and finally NSRC from the University of Oregon which donated  
> the equipments and helped setup the IX.
>
> Currently, there are 4 ISP connected to the IX, a fifth one will  
> join shortly after having completed its assignment of ASN and IP  
> from LACNIC. Then, the next one will be a GSM operator which also  
> provides Internet access. This represents 6 operators on a total of  
> 9 operating in Haiti.
>
> Special thanks to Steven Huter, José Dominguez, Alain Aina, from  
> NSRC, and special thanks to Max Larson Henry who worked on the  
> project with me during all those years, and to Reynold Guerrier who  
> was the first to bring the issue in the 2001 .ht Summit.
>
> We will shortly share the web address of the Exchange for further  
> information.
>
> Regards,
> Stéphane Bruno
>
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