Internet Society’s African Peering and Interconnection Forum Provides Opportunities for Regional Internet Growth
FollowAfPIF-3 Highlights Regional Interconnection – Addressing Africa’s Internet Transit Deficit
[Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland –13 August 2012] – The third African
Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF-3), organized by the Internet Society, will
be held 22-24 August 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. A multistakeholder forum,
AfPIF aims to foster national and cross-border interconnection opportunities where
key stakeholders, including infrastructure and service providers, Internet Exchange
Points (IXPs), regulators, and policy makers can share experiences, hear from
experts, and advance peering and interconnection arrangements.
According to recent research, nearly all peering and interconnection agreements are
forged at regional and global peering forums around the world. A unique regional
forum, AfPIF facilitates discussions on infrastructure challenges, including
terrestrial capacity issues, national and regional IXP development, local content
development, and international peering. AfPIF provides a venue for productive
technical discussions and business relationships that can be forged to augment
Internet infrastructure and services in Africa.
Keynotes and panel sessions will cover topics that address Africa’s Internet transit
deficit, including Peering Negotiations and Strategies for Operators, Peering and
Transit Economics, Landlocked Countries and Cross-border Regulatory Reality,
Exploring the Content Business in Africa, and Attracting Global Content via Regional
IXPs.
“AfPIF has established itself as a strategic event for conducting business in
Africa,