Telecommunication Operators

AFR-IX telecom delivers telecom services to local sites in Africa. By integrating operations, managed services and strategy, our pioneering methodology allows the set up of a complete IT infrastructure to all entities based on the continent.

The service

The AFR-IX IP Transit service provides access to the Internet with a non over-subscribed, high-speed, low-latency and fewer-hops connection using Full BGP Routing.

The AFR-IX Autonomous System (AS) is directly connected to African peering networks and the main European Internet Exchange Points (IX): LINX, France-IX, DE-CIX and GigaPIX.

Basic Features

• BGP routing configuration
• IPv6 native or dual stack (IPv6/IPv4)
• Multiple BGP sessions on a single port
• Link aggregation
• Wide range of options to fulfil client needs
• 24/7 Customer Support Centre

Free Add-ons

Options

Interfaces and Capacities

1. A quality, highly connected and redundant solution for Africa operators: direct peering in three of the main IX (Linx, France IX and DE-CIX). These are in the heart of Europe and have excellent connectivity

2. Top Cloud Peering: Google Cloud Direct Peering and low-latency links with the largest content providers (Facebook, Microsoft, Akamai...)

3. Access to the entire global Internet BGP 102 BGP peers, including Africa’s main operators

4. AFR-IX makes decisions on what Tier1 networks connect according to our African Clients priorities

The service

The AFR-IX IPLC (International Private Leased Circuit) service allows your company to connect with your clients’ African sites with a point-to-point private line.

AFR-IX manages orders using a one stop shop method: you order site points in different countries and AFR-IX telecom takes care of connecting them effectively.

AFR-IX owns a network reaching Europe from the heart of capital cities in Western and Central Africa.

Basic Features

Interfaces and Bandwidth

1. Access through ACE submarine cable

2. Secure, reliable connectivity

3. Guaranteed data delivery and bandwidth

4. Low latency

5. Fully managed end-to-end dedicated circuit

6. Service Level Agreement to guarantee fulfilment and assurance processes

The service

The AFR-IX DIA service provides access to the Internet with a nonoversubscribed, high-speed, low-latency and fewer-hops connection for your African sites.

We handle the process with the local African operator and we supply and manage the CPE to monitor the circuit. We prioritise networks with the AFR-IX IP transit service to ensure top quality.

AFR-IX telecom manages orders using a one stop shop method: you can order points in different countries and AFR-IX telecom takes care of the connection effectively.

Basic Features

Interfaces and Capacity

1. All bandwidth available for you (nonoversubscribed)

2. Upload and download at the same capacity (symmetrical)

3. CPE managed by our Cisco Certified engineers

4. Scalable bandwidth from 2Mbps to 10Gbps

5. Network Operations Centre (NOC) with options to set backup facilities

6. Customer Support team available 24/7/365

7. One stop shopping for your African sites

8. Consulting to help choose the best local internet provider and the best access solution.

The service

AFR-IX Volumetric DDoS Shield service protects your Client’s network from Volumetric DDoS attacks, that is, attacks focused on causing congestion by sending so much traffic that it overwhelms the bandwidth of the site.

AFR-IX telecom will monitor the traffic received in your network, detect attacks before they reach your Customer network, separate legitimate traffic from malicious traffic and deliver legitimate traffic to the Customer. In case volumetric DDOS attack exceed our mitigation server available capacity black hole service will be implemented to automatically discard packets to targeted IP address.  You will be promptly notified by our NOC.”

AFR-IX Volumetric DDoS Shield is free bundled with the AFR-IX IP Transit service.

How it works

1. Monitorization: AFR-IX telecom monitors the traffic received by the Client. Traffic patterns are created and alarm thresholds are configured.
2. Detection: if any traffic exceeds the defined thresholds, an alarm is generated.
3. Mitigation: once the attack is detected, the Client's traffic is diverted to a Mitigation Server where the malicious traffic is separated from the legitimate traffic. Legitimate traffic is routed to the Client while malicious traffic is discarded.
4. Reporting: attacks and traffic’ are sent to the client.

SLAs

Mitigation Start Time (time delayed between attack detection and mitigation start) < 1min

Notifications

IP Transit Interfaces and Capacities

1. Add value to your Internet access: your Users will be protected against DDoS attacks. Only if all your Internet Access are protected against DDoS attacks like AFR-IX IP Transit.

2. Reduce congestion risk: traffic attack will not reach your border router

3. Reduce costs: there is no need to oversize your IP Transit service to prevent DDoS traffic flood attack.

The service

MyAfriBox provides an easy, plug&play and customized platform to Telcos and ISPs to offer Internet Value Added services to your users.

AFR-IX has done all the tasks to let you sell, provision and bill the service in a very few time to market.
AFR-IX lets you offer a pure innovation new service with the best hosting in Africa. Users can allocate their data near their homes and feel high and redundant connectivity with our servers.

Services

Options

The service

AFR-IX Managed Services provide fully managed services to African operators and global companies.

We take full advantage of our Cisco Certified Engineers’ knowledge and our extensive experience with many telecom operators. If you are an African telecom operator, our goal is to share our knowledge and allow you to increase your revenue and profits.

If you are a global company, we can help you deploy your network in Africa, thanks to our local knowledge of the African continent.

Portfolio of Managed Services