Currently in Angola, there is a concern to make the Internet service faster and with better quality, with the aim of providing faster access to end customers. Angola Peering Forum APF (Angolan Traffic Exchange Forum) will meet on 29 / 11 / 2019 at 08: 30 at Hotel Palmeiras, national and international telecommunications and information technology specialists.
In order to find the best interconnection solutions between national and international networks, the organization APF (Angola Peering Forum) / AOG (Angolan Network Operators Group) decided to bring together experts from the most diverse telecommunications and information technology sectors in Luanda from 29 to 30 November at the Palmeiras Suite Hotel, to discuss best interconnection practices for Internet traffic exchange.
Darwin Costa, the driver of this initiative, points out that the event will not only include Angolan specialists from the sector, several speakers from countries such as Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Portugal and Paraguay will share experiences implemented in their countries.
“The primary initiative in organizing this event is that we can really allow exchanges between international and national experts and apply best practices in our work environment.” - Darwin Coast, chiefly responsible for the event which in turn was the first Angolan to be part of the committee of the largest interconnection event in the world the Global Peering Forum.
Approximately two months after the event, there was a grip that surprised the organization of the event, the number of participants already registered (90) and the event will have a capacity of (100) people.
Event Schedule
| Timetable | Designation | Time |
| 08:30 - 09:20 | Participant Registration and Coffe Break | 50 min |
|
09:30 - 09:45 |
Event Opening
Speakers: · Darwin Costa - AONOG · Ernesto Alberto - AONOG |
15 min |
| 09:50 - 10:20 | Internet Overview in Angola
Speaker: · Darwin Costa - AONOG |
30 min |
| 10:25 - 10:45 | 101 Traffic Exchange
Speaker: · Fernando Cruz - Angola Cables |
20 min |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Coffe Break | 15 min |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | PeeringDB Presentation
Speaker: · Arnold Nipper - PeeringDB |
30 min |
| 11:35 - 12:10 | MANRS Introduction
Speaker: · Humberto Galiza - Brazilian traffic exchange forum |
35 min |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Q&A / Review Session | 20 min |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | 1:30 mins |
| 14:00 - 14:40 | Round Table - Panorama of the Angolan Interconnection
Speakers: · Sílvio Almada - AAPSI · Jeriel Atienza - Netspace · José Assis - Multipla / IP World · N´Silu Ferreira - Unitel · Túlio Jacinto - Angola Telecom · Rolf Mendelsohn - ITA |
40 min |
| 14:40 - 14:50 | Q&A / Round Table Review | 10 min |
| 14:50 - 12:20 | IPV6 Adoption
Speaker: · Uesley Correa - Telecom Consultoria Training and Services |
30 min |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | BGP Attacks - Remote Session
Speaker: · Carlos Friaças - FCCN |
30 min |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffe Break | 30 min |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | Afrinic information
Speaker: · Madhvi Gokool - AFRINIC |
20 min |
| 17:25 - 17:45 | GlobalNOG Alliance
Speaker: · René Fichtmuller - Flexoptix |
20 min |
| 17:50 - 18:00 | final comments
Speaker: Lilia Carvalho - Angola Cables |
20 min |
About Angola Peering Forum
APF (Angolan forum for traffic exchange), is an event that will happen once a year in a random city in Angola. In addition to the annual event, a group of individuals will be charged with writing to share with the local community for the purpose of sharing knowledge.
Event Sponsors
APPSI, MUTIPLA, KUBINGA, NOG, IP WORLD, LIL & YANE, DV CONSULTING GROUP, ANGOLA CABLES, VELONET, ITA.
