On 20/Sep/18 16:00, Andrew Ashley wrote:
> > Agreed. This is a topic worthy of discussion all on its own! > Wonder how much of colo/DC operator space and revenue public cloud is eating > in 2018? NAPAfrica employ a "free x-connect" model to peer at their exchange point provided you are a paying customer within their (Teraco) data centre in South Africa. Any x-connects you order that are not going to touch the exchange point are charged for (nowhere near the pricing you're typically seeing the U.S., I might add). They have gone one step further and offered free ports at their exchange point for their members. Again, provided you are a paying customer within their data centre. The model has been wildly successful, making it the largest data centre in Africa in a span of (if my memory is correct) a little under 3 years, far surpassing some that were there before. So, just an example of an element where a free-and-pay element has been reasonably successful without any rent-seeking behaviour. Mark.
