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LINX Newsletter (March 2023)

News

LINX Manchester MA5 is now Live!

LINX have successfully completed their expansion of their Manchester network into new Equinix data centre facility known as MA5.  

LINX Manchester has a multi-site set up with physical switches in four data centres across the city, including existing Equinix facilities MA1 (Joule House) and MA3 (Williams House). 

LINX Manchester was the first LINX exchange to be launched outside of London and it has grown significantly in the last two years, from traffic peaks of 174Gbps in November of 2020 to now regularly surpassing 300Gbps.

The expansion into Equinix MA5 is expected to encourage even further growth for the exchange as the site is predicted to facilitate the next generation of digital transformation.

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Faelix the First to Connect at Equinix MA5

We are pleased to announce that Faelix are confirmed as the first network connected to LINX Manchester from Equinix EMEA MA5 data centre facility!

Existing LINX members can add a port at MA5 to their services right now using the LINX Member Portal.

LINX Member Portal

For more information reach out by emailing hello@linx.net

LINX Partner News

2023 LINX ConneXions Reseller Award Winners Announced

At LINX118 we announced the recipients of our LINX ConneXions Reseller Partner Awards. This part of the agenda was to congratulate and thank our top performing partners for their support and introducing LINX.

We work closely with our reseller partners. Not only does this give global networks a route to a LINX interconnection hub to access peering and other services but we add additional value to their existing product offering.

And the winners are…

The awards were presented by LINX’s Inga Turner.

Stelia Joins LINX in London and Manchester

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) are pleased to welcome Stelia, powered by ICONIC Networks, as a member and reseller partner of their interconnection hubs in London and Manchester.

Tobias Hooton, CEO of ICONIC says:

“Not only do we believe LINX services are of advantage of providers in outer London regions, we’re seeing active requirements for this. This is partly due to our drive with regional Alt Nets and our presence in connecting these businesses together. The ability to connect an edge business in Liverpool directly to the heart of the UK’s internet ecosystem at LINX, and immediately on to application and platform providers, really is a critical enabler for agile internet services.”

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Events

Events Round Up

Capacity Middle East

LINX staff have just returned from a very successful visit to Dubai for Capacity Middle East. Packed with meetings and networking opportunities, our team was delighted to secure some great port upgrades and orders for our hub in Jeddah, and pre-orders for our new sites coming soon in Riyadh and Dammam.

LINX CEO, Kurtis Lindqvist also took part in a panel session discussing how IXPs are transforming the interconnection scene in the Middle East. There was also plenty of interest in our PoPs in London and LINX Nairobi – a great event all round!

Upcoming Events
  • Peering Days
    • 28th-30th March 2023 – Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Attended by: Colin Peckham
  • Global Peering Forum (GPF15)
    • 2nd-5th April 2023 – San Diego, USA
    • Attended by: Inga Turner, Halil Kama, Justin Staig-Graham
  • UKNOF51
    • 3rd-4th April 2023 – Manchester, UK
    • Attended by: Colin Peckham, Terry Carr, Sion Hope

 

Upcoming LINX Events

LINX have also announced the dates for its 2023 member meetings. Please add them to your diary.

  • LINX120 inc. EGM
    • Thursday 16th – Friday 17th November 2023
    • Park Plaza Victoria, London

If you have any questions regarding LINX events, please forward them to hello@linx.net and we will be happy to help.

More LINX Event

 

LINX Strategy in Focus

LINX have begun sharing video playbacks from the LINX118 meeting on the LINX YouTube Channel. As a taster here is LINX CEO, Kurtis Lindqvist’s quarterly update from the meeting.

Kurtis was also recently interviewed to talk about LINX’s 2023 and regional exchange strategy.

If you have missed any of LINX’s live events or training sessions we make as many as possible available to watch again in our Learn with LINX section and LINX YouTube Channel.

Video Tutorials & Webinars

 

Industry News Round Up

Public Affairs News

Public Affairs Update: Data Protection and Digital Information Bill and Review of the Computer Misuse Act

At the LINX118 member meeting in February LINX Head of Legal & Policy, Malcolm Hutty, provided updates on a number of key legislation developments. These included the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill and the Computer Misuse Act.

Watch Malcolm’s analysis on the LINX YouTube channel below.

Public Affairs at LINX

To find out more about the services offered by the Public Affairs team, please visit the LINX website.

LINX Public Affairs

LINX NoVA News

Console Connect Extend LINX Partner Services to the US

Console Connect has signed a new partner contract with LINX to resell services at their LINX NoVA exchange in the US.

Already present in London as a member of LINX, Console Connect on board as an official ConneXions Reseller Partner of LINX back in 2021 to complement the launch of their new IXaaS product.

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Industry News Briefing

Here are some more news stories relating to the telecoms industry:

What You May Have Missed

LINX Stats Update

As this newsletter was released we were delighted that LINX had connected its 400th 100GE port. With a further four 400GE ports these stats are subject to change should a member upgrade their connection, but it is still a remarkable number since BT took the very first 100GE port at LINX in 2012.

  • 877 members based in 80 countries
  • 900 member ASNs
  • 21 new applications in 2023 (68 in 2022)
  • 1783 connected member ports
  • 1128 member-facing 10GE ports
  • 418 member-facing 100GE ports
  • 4 member-facing 400GigE ports
  • Over 7.898Tb/sec of peak traffic
  • 54.913Tb of connected capacity

If you like stats like we do, take a look at the latest numbers on the LINX website.

LINX Statistics

Quick Facts

LINXcast Podcast

S4 Ep.01 International Womens Day – Women in Tech Special

In the first full episode of series four of LINXcast, we mark International Women’s Day 2023. This is an ideal opportunity to have a playback of our WomenTechConnect panel from the LINX117 member meeting.

It was a vibrant session entitled ‘New Opportunities – Learning to say YES!’ moderated by LINX’s very own Esther Cobbinah. She was joined by Isabelle Singh, Director of Computing and IT at Riddlesdown Collegiate, Olena Lutsenko , Director for the Black Sea Region, RETN, and Michelle Opiyo, Network Delivery Manager at Meta.

Also on the panel was Anne Bates, LINX’s Head of Exchange Platforms, who has done an amazing job in bringing in students to work at LINX and gain valuable tech experience.

You can watch the full session , including the Q&A, on the LINX YouTube channel.


If you have any ideas for a future podcast or would like to join us to discuss a topic, why not reach out to us!

LINXcast Podcast

 

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