Choose another IX to peer. Or even make your own ;) Kiev have 3 major IXes, and price is about $100 for 10GE port.
On 19.04.15 12:23, Baldur Norddahl wrote: > So why is IX peering so expensive? > > Again if I look at my local IX (dix.dk) they have about 40 networks > connected. Each network pays minimum 5800 USD a year. That gives them a > budget of 240000+ USD a year. > > But the only service is running an old layer 2 switch. > > Why do these guys deserve to be paid that much for so little? > > Recently we had a competitor show up in the form of Netnod. However the > pricing is almost exactly the same, although Netnod tries to deliver > slightly more service. > > Seems to me that this an unsound market. The 40 dix particants should > donate 1000 USD once and get a new layer 2 switch. Why does that not happen? > > Does not look like it is a local phenomenon either. IX'es all over are way > more expensive than they should be. > > Regards > > Baldur >
