Peering in Latin America

[alejandro_esquivel at costarricense.cr (ALEJANDRO ESQUIVEL RODRIGUEZ)]

Ken,,

? Please contact the following persons:

? For RACSA:? Luis Kopper (kopper at racsa.co.cr)
? For ICE:??????? Oscar Romero (oromero at ice.go.cr)

Luis and Oscar understand BGP and others terms about SP.

Regards!!

----- Mensaje original -----
De: Ken Gilmour <ken.gilmour at gmail.com>
Fecha: S?bado, 31 de Octubre de 2009, 9:33 pm
Asunto: Peering in Latin America
A: nanog at nanog.org

> Hi There,
> 
> I am looking for carriers who offer peering in Latin America
> (Specifically Costa Rica). So far the only carrier in Costa Rica 
> who I
> have been able to find that does this is ADN (American Data Networks,
> www.data.cr). While they are already on my list for a quote, we need
> at least one other diverse connection, so I would appreciate if anyone
> else would be able to help me find other carriers who operate here?
> Here's who i've contacted so far:
> 
> RACSA - Can't get past 1st level support (they don't know what 
> BGP is)
> ICE - Tried contacting a person who's address I was previously given
> from NANOG to no avail
> Global Crossing - Said they contacted an engineer who would get back
> to me, mailed them 4 times since to no avail (no bounced emails
> either).
> Level 3 - Apparently don't operate in Latin America
> AT&T - Want us to have a minimum of 3 locations in the US to 
> peer with first
> 
> So far ADN are the only carrier who have actually been of any help.
> Quick Googling for "BGP Peering Latin America" and "BGP Peering Costa
> Rica" and several variations thereof is not yielding any fruitful
> results.
> 
> Thanks and regards,
> 
> Ken
>