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United Kingdom
London (LON1)
The original and largest LINX exchange
London (LON2)
Diverse from LON1 for dual-site resilience
Manchester
Media, content and research networks in the North
Scotland
Two sites, Edinburgh and Glasgow
Wales
Newport, on the M4 corridor
International
Northern Virginia
Connectivity in Ashburn, the US East Coast hub
Accra
Ghana and West Africa
Nairobi
Kenya and East Africa
Mombasa
The coastal gateway, where the cables land
Jeddah (center3)
MENA Gateway, MG1
Riyadh (center3)
Remal, RDC102, in the capital
Dammam (center3)
Eastern Saudi Arabia, close to the Gulf
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Resilience across London
Match a service across LON1 and LON2 and the matched LON2 service is reduced by 60%
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Interconnection
Peering
Exchange traffic directly with hundreds of networks
Microsoft Azure Peering Service (MAPS)
Direct connection to Microsoft 365, Teams and more
Cloud Connect
Private connections to AWS, Google Cloud and more
Private VLAN
Isolated connections over a single port
Closed User Group
A private Layer 2 network for your community
Colocation
Host your infrastructure alongside the exchange
DDoS Mitigation
Included for members peering via our route servers
Other ways to connect
IXConnect
Connect at JPIX, Namex and NYIIX from LINX
Third-Party Fabric
Reach LINX without a PoP in our sites
IX-as-a-Service
Launch your own exchange, powered by LINX
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Service Fees
Port access, peering bandwidth and service pricing
Cross Connect & Installation Fees
Cross connects, setup and other one-off fees
Not sure where to connect?
Nine exchanges across the UK, US and Africa, plus partner exchanges in Tokyo, Rome and New York
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