[Bp_localcontent] Regional Specificities

Fri Jul 11 13:25:05 EDT 2014

Dear Don,

Many thanks for your email.

On the research - it would be helpful if you could share the figures and
reference links.

On the context - thank you for sharing. Your thoughts on the nebulous
definition of broadband alone are insightful. And why there aren't adequate
DSLAMs - is it because the ILEC has the keys to the building? Didn't Amazon
open a big data centre in Sydney not loo long ago? Last year the NOG
community in NZ discussed whether, given Australia's growth, traffic should
flow to and fro over Southern Cross Sydney more often than LA. Where has
tromboning decreased for countries and why? Dessalegn I believe mentioned
edge caching last week.

There are all valuable questions, the answers to which we have to collect
in a very short amount of time. So all insights welcome on Areas 1, 2 and 3.

Cheers,
Susan

On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 12:03 AM, Don Cameron <dg_cameron at bigpond.com>
wrote:

> Hi Susan,
>
> I was wondering about the tech infrastructure question (Area2) - Most of
> this is well researched and published (how many ICP's and BB penetration),
> so are you after a more localised perspective of the the reality of the
> research? In Australia as elsewhere our published research is more than a
> little glorified by incorporating any bandwidth above 56K as 'broadband',
> even when such bandwidth is at the limit of mobile or WIFI reception,
> and/or oversubscribed and essentially one-way satellite offering no scope
> at all for local hosting. Perhaps the worst of these is where broadband is
> defined as 'accessible' yet local telephone exchanges lack adequate DSLAM's
> to provide a service meaning the only option is mobile BB (and once again,
> no provision for local hosting). It's very hard to gain true insight into
> the extent of broadband coverage when broadband itself is so loosely
> defined.
>
> Less researched IMO is the question of hosting location (local or abroad)
> and this might prove difficult to determine. I previously ran an ISP and
> today administer a large regional network, and while our logs provide an
> excellent reference for connectivity and usage rates; what they do not show
> is how and where people host content. I wonder how many people really know?
> IBM have a very large data centre in Australia however it is also mirrored
> elsewhere across the globe. Where does the content live?
>
> Don
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------
> From: Susan Chalmers <susan at susanchalmers.com>
> To: michele at blacknight.com;
> CC: bp_localcontent at intgovforum.org;
> Subject: Re: [Bp_localcontent] Regional Specificities
> Hi Michele,
> Certainly not a dumb question and mea culpa for using terms so loosely in
> the UN context. There is no hard and fast definition of region here.
> Sincerely,
> Susan
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 8:41 PM, Michele Neylon - Blacknight <
> michele at blacknight.com> wrote:
> > Susan
> >
> > Is region defined?
> > I'm in Ireland so obviously I know which country I'm in :-)
> > But in relation to "region" would that mean Europe?
> >
> > Sorry if that's a dumb question
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Michele
> >
> > ------------------------
> > Mr. Michele Neylon
> > Blacknight
> > http://Blacknight.tel
> >
> > Via iPhone so excuse typos and brevity
> >
> > On 10 Jul 2014, at 21:46, "Susan Chalmers" <susan at susanchalmers.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Greetings, everyone,
> >
> > Thank you to those who joined us on the call today. It was a productive
> > and helpful discussion. As mentioned, we will follow up with a summary
> that
> > outlines the three-part framing of the issue, (human capacity, technical
> > infrastructure, legal frameworks), which will inform the general
> definition
> > of what "local content" is.
> >
> > We are now onto our second part of the discussion, during which we
> > solicit information on regional specificities. Below are a few thoughts
> to
> > get us started. I invite everyone on this list to enrich these simple
> > beginnings with facts, references, and brief explanations putting these
> > into context. Please add to the list under one or more of the three
> areas -
> > you are very welcome to ask and answer your own questions. This section
> of
> > the document will describe the state of Internet industry development in
> > the countries represented.
> >
> > Area 1 - Human Capacities
> >
> > - To what extent do people in your country/region have the digital
> > skills needed to create content/identify and access local content?
> > - Are web accessibility standards observed, promoted, missing in your
> > country/region? Is local government information accessible on the web for
> > the blind or print-disabled, for example?
> > - To what degree do people in your country/region have access to, or
> > what is the affordability of, ICT devices with applications for creating
> > content?
> > - ....
> >
> > Area 2 - Technical Infrastructure
> >
> > - How many IXPs are in the your country/region?
> > - What is the broadband penetration rate?
> > - What is the local hosting market like in your country/region? Do
> > people have their local content hosted abroad? Where?
> > - ....
> >
> > Area 3 - Legal Frameworks
> >
> > - What is the state of ISP competition and regulation in the
> > country/region?
> > - What inspires people in your country/region to create?
> > - What are the legal restrictions on content in your country/region?
> > - ....
> >
> > Many thanks everyone in advance for sharing your contributions, and we
> > look forward to continuing this discussion. Please feel free to contact
> me
> > off list with questions in English or French.
> >
> > Sincere regards,
> > Susan
> >
> > --
> > Susan Chalmers
> > Consultant, Internet Policy
> >
> > +1 269 324 4101
> > www.susanchalmers.com
> >
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