I talked to the company deploying the solution a couple of days ago. This would be a good time to get any transport upgrades going. Some of the traffic numbers are large and 100g transport gear is running 6 months lead time. On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 6:28 AM Dean Bahls < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > While I haven’t gotten that specific email from them, I’ve gotten several > Telegeography emails since 2012. They are referenced by Light Reading > Daily quite a bit. They **seem** to be a legit research firm contracted > by multiple companies. > > > > The Amazon / TNF partnership is a real deal….and MICE needs to be prepared > for a potential uptick in traffic on Thursdays. > > > > Dean > > > > > > *From:* MICE Discuss <[log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of * > [log in to unmask] > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 18, 2022 1:27 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [MICE-DISCUSS] FW: Thursday Night Football from Amazon Prime > Video - Network Questionnaire > > > > Has anyone else gotten an email like this? > > > > On the surface it seems legit, and I always like the opportunity to talk > about MICE, but I’m not sure how I feel about sharing such info... > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Anthony > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 1:29 PM Nataliya Coll <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Hi David and Anthony, > > > > I am a telecoms analyst with TeleGeography in Washington, DC. We have been > contracted by Amazon Prime Video (APV) to survey ISPs across the country in > preparation for Prime Video’s exclusive presentation of NFL Thursday Night > Football (TNF) starting with the 2022 NFL season. > > The attached letter from Amazon Prime Video provides more detail about > their network planning initiative. > > > To help avoid congestion on your network during upcoming games, Amazon is > asking us to query you so that they may better understand your network > point(s) of contact, service coverage area, CDN provider(s), IP Transit > provider(s), etc. > > > > Are you the correct contact person within your network operations team to > respond to these questions? If not, can you please direct me to the right > person within your network operations team? > > > > If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via email or let me > know if you would like to set up a call with me. > > > Thank you so much for your cooperation. > > > > > > *Nataliya Coll* > Research Analyst, Europe & Eurasia > TeleGeography, a Division of PriMetrica, Inc. > One Thomas Circle, NW, Suite 360 > Washington, DC 20005 USA > www.telegeography.com > +1 (202) 741-0066 > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: > http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: > http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1 >