Colt is a good option if you’re seeking wavelengths. For transit we use a mix 
of the other carriers, pccw included but we go through the wholesale side and 
not hkt which is the domestic arm of pccw and they are ridiculously expensive.  
> On Dec 17, 2021, at 13:13, Eric Dugas via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> I am in no way an expert in APAC but all of the IP carriers I have in NA are 
> present in HK: Cogent, Tata, Telia, Zayo.
> 
> My guess is a good portion of the interconnections with other IP carriers, 
> CDNs and such will be either in Singapore or Tokyo.
> 
>> On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 1:56 PM nanoguser99 via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> 
>> wrote:
>> Nanog,
>> 
>> Currently my organization uses PCCW which we pay through the nose for and 
>> I'm looking to cut them.  This was put in place before me.  I was informed 
>> that PCCW is "the carrier" in Hong Kong but based on my analysis I'm not 
>> sure that's the case.  My analysis of carriers such as Lumen and Cogent put 
>> them on par with PCCW.  Pings to random IPs in HK are reasonable fast on all 
>> of them, same with pings to cloud providers.   Access to mainland is not a 
>> hard requirement but just to check they all had 300+ ms latency to known IPs 
>> in Shanghai and Tanjin.
>> 
>> I know some regions such as Korea or Dubai are monopolized where the wrong 
>> carrier takes you on a far away path to get a few blocks down the street.  
>> 
>> I don't need anything special, just general DIA and good access to eyeballs 
>> and internet.  I just wanted to see people's opinions here as APAC 
>> connectivity can be tricky.
>> 
>> - Nanoguser99
>> 
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