LAST DAY to apply for funding for helping launch new #Internet Exchange Points (#IXPs ) or improve existing IXPs. Deadline is today, September 6, 2024:

https://circleid.com/posts/20240903-deadline-of-september-6-for-grant-funding-for-internet-exchange-points-ixps

About yesterday: #Peering workshop at
#MwNOG1 x #SAFNOG9 safnog.org in #Lilongwe, #Malawi🇲🇼.

Check out: lionex.org

#ConnectingMalawi #SAFNOG #latency #ISP #broadband #MwNOG #IXP #IXPs #ConnectingAfrica #InternetExchange #IX #IXs #LIONEX

WEBCAST 26 JUILLET – Douala Peering Day (DPD)

Le vendredi 26 juillet 2024, le Groupement des Opérateurs de Réseaux Camerounais (cmNOG) organise le Douala Peering Day (DPD) à l’hôtel Krystal Palace, Douala, avec pour thème « Sur le Chemin de l’Action Consciente au Cameroun ». L’événement est soutenu par la Internet Society Foundation, ST Digital et AFR-IX Telecom.

PROGRAMME https://douala.peeringday.cm/pr

https://isoc.live/18200/

#post #africa #cameroon #IsocFoundation #IXP #ixps

WEBCAST JUN 26-27: West Africa Peering Forum | Forum sur le peering et l’interconnexion en Afrique de l’Ouest 2024

On Wednesday-Thursday June 26-27 2024 the West Africa Peering Forum (WAPF) will be held in Abidjan, Côte D'ivoire. WAPF is an annual event that brings together Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Content Providers (CPs), and other stakeholders in the telecommunications industry to discuss issues re

https://isoc.live/18108/

#post #ixps #peering #WestAfricamIsocAfrica

Charting The Internet’s Dependence on Internet Exchange Points - https://pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/charting-the-internets-dependence-on-internet-exchange-points

#Internet #InternetAccess #IXPs

📣 The Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Funding Program is now open for applications for new or current Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).

🛜 Organizations can get grants from USD $5,000 up to $50,000 in all regions.

👉 Funds are available for training, community/regional development, and equipment purchases such as switches, optic modules, servers, and routers.

💻 Learn more and apply at https://www.internetsociety.org/funding-areas/sustainable-peering-ixp/

#Internet #InternetAccess #IXPs #peering

A major factor in closing the digital divide is creating more reliable Internet access that is affordable. Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and local traffic are critical to help with this.

Over the past 10 years in the DRC, we can see the dramatic impact that IXPs had on access⬇️

https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2024/02/the-decade-that-changed-the-democratic-republic-of-congos-internet/

#Internet #DigitalDivide #InternetAccess #IXPs

Last year, we partnered with ICANN and joined the Coalition for Digital Africa to help empower #IXPs in Africa. We're excited to share the progress made in Benin, Malawi, and Rwanda, improving access and making it more affordable.

Learn more ⬇️
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2024/01/advancing-digital-africa-empowering-internet-exchange-points-ixps-in-benin-malawi-and-rwanda/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Internet #InternetAccess #IXPs #CoalitionforDigitalAfrica #ICANN