Transcript ixpn licf 20130425x

Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria
(IXPN)
INTERNET CONTENT ECOSYSTEM AND THE
WAY FORWARD FOR NIGERIA
Muhammed Rudman
[email protected]
www.ixp.net.ng
25-04-2013
DEFINING LOCAL CONTENT
Colle and Roman in a recent study considered local content to broadly
mean “the processing and diffusion of information customized in any
suitable format to fit the needs of a specific community.”
Others prefer the notion of relevance suggesting that local content is
content that is socially, culturally, economically, and politically relevant to a
given society.
CATEGORIES OF LOCAL INTERNET
CONTENT
 Local E-Content of foreign origin that is hosted internationally.
E.g. Maps, newspapers, news etc.
 Local E-Content that originates locally but hosted internationally – most
of Nigerian content falls into this category e.g government, media,
cooperate websites etc.
 Local E-Content produced locally and hosted locally – by far has more
economic, social and cultural impact on the local community than all the
above.
THE NEED FOR LOCAL INTERNET
CONTENT
One of the strengths of new information and communication technologies
(ICTs) such as the Internet is the way they can help unlock distant
expertise, knowledge and markets. However, this access – usually to
‘foreign’ content with foreign perspectives – has its limitations. Easier
access to globalized knowledge is fast turning us into ‘consumers’ of
distant and potentially irrelevant information. More worrying perhaps,
developing countries are being ‘invaded’ by foreign ideas and values that
may undermine or overwhelm local cultural heritage and economic
livelihoods. - Collecting and Propagating Local Development Content by Peter
Ballantyne
THE NEED FOR LOCAL INTERNET
CONTENT CONT.
 Local content hosted abroad has higher latency than if hosted locally.
 This makes Internet slower and more expensive due the distance.
 Money paid to foreign hosting companies constitute capital flight.
 Provides additional revenue opportunities local ISPs, which in turn
creates more job and technical competencies.
CONTENT AS A DRIVER FOR
ECONOMIC GROWTH
International
National
Eye balls
eContent
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TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED
TO SUPPORT LOCAL CONTENT HOSTING
GLOBAL CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET
 The global cloud computing market is the fasted growing sector of the IT
industry and will rise from $21.5 billion in 2010 to $73 billion in 2015
according to research by the International Data Corporation.
 Software giant Microsoft says cloud computing will create 11.3 million jobs
in the world economy by 2014.
 Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes unveiled the EU's long awaited
cloud computing strategy on Thursday (27 September 2012), describing it as
a "game-changer" for the European economy. The commission says that a
€45 billion investment in cloud technology could generate just under €1
trillion in GDP in addition to 3.8 million jobs by 2020.
Source:http://euobserver.com/news/117695
WHY ARE WE NOT HOSTING LOCALLY?
Some of the challenges:
 Electricity Issues – Mostly surmounted by service providers these days
 High cost of Internet bandwidth.
 Lack of cooperation between operators to share infrastructure – This
is changing as operators realize they cannot thrive without it.
 Lack of interconnectivity between operators – Significant improvement
due to the presence of IXPN - Lagos only.
 High cost of fiber for local interconnection.
WHY WE PAY MORE FOR INTERNET
International Portion
National Portion
Internet distribution
IP Transit cost Based on 155Mbps
Landing StationNigerian Tier1 ISP
Global Carrier
Internet
$2
$150
End Users
$700$1500
$300
Undersea cable
Tier2
Telco’s/ISP POP
Tier3
Telco’s/ISP POP
Increase in cost of IP at various point towards the Nigerian end users
Cost increases as you move further away from the content
LACK OF EFFICIENT IN-COUNTRY
INTERCONNECTION HINDERS LOCAL
INTERNET HOSTING
International Portion
National Portion
Lagos
$
Internet
$$$
$
Sokoto
PRICE OF FIBER CAPACITY IN EUROPE
 10GE link from Warsaw (capital of Poland) to Kiev in Ukraine may be bought for
€2000 MRC.
 10GE link between cities in Poland for €1000 MRC or less.
 10GE Amsterdam to Frankfurt or London anywhere between €750 and €2000 MRC.
 Within Frankfurt a dark fibre is about €1/meter/year.
SOME OF THE REASONS WHY THE INCOUNTRY FIBER BACKHAUL IS SO
EXPENSIVE:
 Obtaining a Right of Way Permit: This is a government permit to dig; the
cost is quite prohibitive, in some locations.
 Fiber cut due to sabotage and/or other projects such as road
construction.
 Low demand; with the clientele limited to only premium clients such as
banks, oil companies etcetera.
 Local community issues such as the activities of miscreants, otherwise
known as Area boys.
THE END OF THE TUNNEL IS HERE!
 More sophisticated data centers are springing up in Lagos and some
few states.
 Cost of Internet bandwidth and local transmissions are going down.
 Additional fiber networks are being deployed across the country.
 The .ng domains are becoming more popular.
 Our universities are realizing the amazing impact of ICT to the
educational sector.
THE WAY FORWARD
 Need for more collaboration between service providers, especially in
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infrastructure sharing.
Government should come up with the right policies for right-of-way
and issues of multiple taxation.
Need for intervention fund to bridge the gap in in-country fiber to
ensure uniform pricing across the country, this would dramatically
increase the demand for Internet and eventually drop the cost.
Have interconnected IXPs in all the six geopolitical zones, and ensure all
IP-centric organizations are interconnected.
Organize local Internet content awareness campaign across the
country.
Regional IXPs would promote localization of local eContent in each zone and more
efficient way of exchanging traffic across the country.
There can NEVER be sustainable
broadband access in Nigeria without
IXPs and local content .
IXPN
Interconnecting
Networks
Carriers
Critical Internet Resources
Content providers
Who Connects to IXPN?
Higher Educational
Institutions
This is a wake up call !
We need to move from content consumers to content
creators through partnerships/collaboration.
THANK YOU
Questions ?