LINX and NAPAfrica Announce Strategic Collaboration

LINX has announced a strategic collaboration with African Internet Exchange Point, NAPAfrica.

Located within the  Teraco data centre facilities in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, NAPAfrica’s founding goal is to help make Internet access more universal and accessible across the African continent.

The partnership will mean networks currently connected and peering at NAPAfrica or LINX can access either of the exchanges via trusted and mutually available carriers.

Michele McCann, Head of Interconnection and Peering at Teraco, says: “We are excited to be collaborating with LINX to provide clients with a more direct and improved internet experience to any LINX location. The immediate benefit to carriers, cloud providers and content delivery networks, connected or peering at either NAPAfrica or LINX in London, is a more streamlined end-user experience.”

Nurani Nimpuno, Head of Global Engagement for LINX, says: “We have always worked closely with our friends at NAPAfrica, sharing technical knowledge and insights. Announcing a more strategic partnership will open doors and optimal routes to Europe for the African networks who may not have been able to reach us before.”

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Deploying OpenBGPD at LINX Wales and LINX Scotland – Why it matters

LINX recently deployed new route servers running OpenBGPD at LINX regional exchanges, LINX Wales and LINX Scotland. This was in part as a result of an initiative by the Route Server Support Foundation (RSSF) for Internet Exchange Points to operate a working route server as an alternative to the long-established BIRD route server platform.

We caught up with LINX Senior Network Engineer, Mo Shivji, to discuss OpenBGPD and how and why it’s being implemented at LINX.

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More Entries to the LINX Marketplace Listing Added

We have some new listings to share with you over at the LINX Marketplace. Welcome to LINX member networks VeloxServ, Link11 and Leaseweb. Good to have you with us.

LINX Marketplace provides an interactive space for LINX members and partners to source new services or indeed promote their own, with a free business listing. This means members can expand their product offering to their customers whilst also gaining access to a larger selection of services for themselves, all deliverable with their existing LINX port.

LINX Marketplace

Event Gallery

The Autumn conference season started with a bang with events all around the World. Here are just a few photos for you – it’s great to be meeting face-to-face and networking again.

Upcoming Events

Sibos 

• 10th-13th October 2022
• RAI Convention Centre, Amsterdam

Over 250 expert speakers from across the financial ecosystem, bringing participants fascinating debate and big picture outlooks from some of the biggest names in finance. Head of Sales Steve Heron and Business Development Exec Justin Staig-Graham will both be there.

NANOG86

• 17th-19th October 2022
• Hollywood, CA

NANOG is a tri-annual conference is an opportunity for our community to connect, grow, inspire and profoundly build the Internet of tomorrow. Join the Peering Advisors Inga Turner and Colin Peckham, as well as LINX’s Network Operations Manager Anne Bates.

Capacity Europe

• 17th-20th October 2022
• InterContinental London – The O2

Capacity Europe is the continent’s largest telecoms networking conference and awards. Celebrating its 22nd year, the event unites network operators, data centres, cloud providers, internet exchanges, content providers, satellite communities and more to network, trade and learn. LINX are also hosting a social – contact us if you want to know more.

LINX Meeting Dates in London for 2022/2023 Confirmed

LINX have announced the dates for its London membership meetings for the next year. Please add them to your diary. The date and location for LINX119, which will include LINX’s AGM and Board elections will be announced in due course.

• LINX117 inc. EGM
  • Wednesday 23^rd – Thursday 24^th November 2022
• LINX118
  • Monday 27th – Tuesday 28th February 2023

• LINX120 inc. EGM
  • Thursday 16th – Friday 17th November 2023

More LINX Events

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

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