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I've seen Hurricane Electric before but I didn't understand what they were. Can you explain how they are different from a traditional ISP like Comcast?
by Igglyboo 12y ago
I've seen Hurricane Electric before but I didn't understand what they were.
Can you explain how they are different from a traditional ISP like Comcast?
- derefr 12y agoThey're an ISP that provides service to data centres, not offices/residences. (And some of those client data centres are run by other ISPs—thus making them a "transit provider" for those ISPs.)
- opendais 12y agoThe real difference between a 'traditional' ISP and a Level3/Cogent/HE.net/etc is the market space they operate in. Nothing really prevents "Comcast" from acting like "HE" except its not a market they are interested in. HE.net sells to businesses and provides wholesale bandwidth over fiber its purchased and/or leased routes. Traditional ISPs sell to the general public and provide last mile connectivity. They then hook up to Level3/Cogent/HE.Net/etc to provide access to the rest of the internet For example, Comcast doesn't have any international PoPs. http://business.comcast.com/about-us/our-network http://business.comcast.com/about-us/our-network vs. http://he.net/HurricaneElectricNetworkMap.pdf http://he.net/HurricaneElectricNetworkMap.pdf