Historic Maps
Although I created the first graphical South African ISP maps prior to
July 1996, I have lost my archives of these. If memory serves me my
original map was created in January 1996.
What I do still have, however, is a copy of an archived email containing
Stephen Garrett's map which originally inspired me to produce a graphical
ISP Map. This can be found below.
-Greg
From: Anthony Brooks
To: ZANOG
Subject: RE: Neutral Ethernet
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 08:25:11 +-200
Just for general interest, here is the most up-to-date map of SA's ISPs I
currently have. It was current at the beginning of November. Since then,
Aztec have moved over to SAIX and SAIX have upgraded their link. There
are probably other changes, and if so, please email them to
stephen@icafe.co.za.
Many thanks to Stephen Garratt for his tireless efforts in keeping this
up-dated.
Anthony Brooks
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Main Interconnection Map
------------------------
128K to US /-------\
================| Aztec |------64K---------- iCafe
\-------/
/----------------- 28.8K to Zimbabwe
/
384K to US /----------\
================| | Interlink
Telkom | Internet |-----64k-----/
| |
512 K to US | Africa |---------------- Kingsley Technologies
================| |------------\
Firstnet - BT \----------/ Olivetti
| |
| |
| \
| 64 K----to Mauritius
|
\----14.4K------to Zambia
/-------9.6K -- to Mozambique
256 Kbps to US /--------\
================| Uninet |---64k---SANGONeT
\--------/
128Kbps to UK /------------------------\
================== | Global Internet Access |
\------------------------/
Milky Way
-----/ East Coast Access
/ /
SAT-2 /----------\-----------/ Connectix
================| |---------------/
1 Mbps to US | The |
| Internet |------------------------------ GEM
128k AT&T to US | Solution |------------------------------ Internet
Connection
================| |-------------\
\----------/ LIA
||
||
128k
||
|| FDD
/-----\-/ ONWE
| |------/ TerraNet
| PiX |------------/ Netline
| |-----------------------/
\-----/--------\
\ Connectica
-----\
Digitec
128K to US /-----------------\
================= |CompuServe Africa|
\-----------------/
/------------------------\
| Worldnet Africa |
64 Kbps to US |------------------------|
= = = = = = = =| CSIR Internet Services |
(Backup Link) | CIS Eastern Cape |
64k to US | Cyberway |
================| Lowveld Bus. Machines |
128 Kbps to US | NetMart |
================| SigNet Info. Services |
[VANCO] | TIGA |
\------------------------/
/----------\
128 Kbps to US | |
================| |
Compressed | |
| Pipex SA |
128 Kbps to UK | |
================| |
Compressed \----------/
/----------\
256 Kbps to US | |----\
================| | \-Infodoor Marques Systems La
Scala
| Telkom | \-------/ \--InterNeXt--/
| |
| | -------64k---- Interlink
\----------/
Peering Diagram
---------------
Traffic between ISPs shown as linked on this diagram travels locally,
instead of across international circuits.
/---Worldnet Africa
/ |
Aztec----/---Uninet-\
| / | \
| / Pipex \
| / / \ \
Internet Africa-----The Internet Solution
\ /
Global IA