LONAP

LONAP: Fees

LONAP celebrated their 10th birthday in the Old Bank of England pub last night.

LONAP or the London Access Point are an Internet Exchange where members pay £500 per quarter for up to 2Gb Ethernet connections. As a neutral exchange each member can peer with other members at the exchange (arranged individually).

Members can purchase further (dual) Ethernet connections for £500 per quarter.


Current members are: -

AboveNet
aeXiomus
Akamai International B.V.
APM Internet Ltd.
Associated Networks / ANLX
Avensys Networks Ltd
BBC (Siemens Business Services)
BBC R+D Multicast
Belgacom ICS
Bogons
Bytemark Hosting
Catalyst2 Services Ltd.
clanserver4u GmbH
ClearIP
Community Internet / CI-Net
Comtec Enterprises Ltd.
CSI Ltd
Eaton Kaye Ltd.
Ebuyer UK Ltd.
Entanet
Europacom.net Ltd.
FastNet International
Fidonet
Gamma Telecom Ltd.
Global-MIX Ltd
Goscomb Technologies
Gradwell dot com Ltd
Griffin Internet
Hotchilli Internet Solutions
Hurricane Electric
IDnet
Internet Technology Products Ltd.
ISC - f.root-servers.net
Jump Networks Ltd
Ke-Connect Systems Ltd.
Kewlio.net Ltd.
Kingston Communications
KPN International
Limelight Networks
Localphone Limited
Loud-n-clear
Mailbox Internet
Merula Ltd
Mistral Internet
murphx Innovative Solutions Limited
Namesco Limited
Neotelecoms
Netcetera
NetConnex
Nominet
Onyx Internet
Opal Business Solutions Ltd. (Centrica/ Rednet)
Open Hosting
OpenPeers Ltd.
OrbitalNet
Pipex
PlusNet
Powernet
PRT Systems
Public Internet Ltd.
RapidSwitch Ltd
Reactive Networks
Redstone Communications
Simwood eSMS Limited
Stripe 21 Ltd.
Switch IP Ltd.
System Online Ltd
TelecityGroup UK Ltd
Thus / Business Serve Plc
UK Grid
Viatel
Virgin Radio
Wave Rider / OpenSense Ltd
Web Tapestry
Zen Internet

Starting off small, LONAP have grown to almost 80 members, some of whom are big players - most of the other smaller Internet exchanges are no longer in existence. They're not quite LINX (London INternet eXchnage), but are still growing and there's around 4.5Gb/s of traffic transferred.

Proposals to apply the Electronic Communications Code | Ofcom

Proposals to apply the Electronic Communications Code | Ofcom

Mapesbury Communications have been awarded powers under the Electronics Communications Code from Ofcom today.

This allows them to lay infrastructure without the permission of landowners etc.

As one of the winners of a low power GSM Guard band license this should enable them to build infrastructure which would otherwise have proven difficult or impossible.

MCOM (UK01) could prove to be a disruptive player in the mobile space.

Mobile Communications on board Aircraft (MCA) | Ofcom

Mobile Communications on board Aircraft (MCA) | Ofcom

Ofcom are allowing airline operators to offer mobile communications on aeroplanes (known as Mobile Communications on Aircraft or MCA).

MCA will fall under a licensed regime (under the Wireless Telegraphy Act), though licenses will be issued on request under existing license variations - with no fees payable.

This will fall under a common European regime for European registered aircraft, it is hoped that this can be extended worldwide.