Industry Events
Here is a selection of events where LINX will be in attendance in the coming weeks:
News
LINX Nairobi Goes LIVE!
LINX have announced that their interconnection hub LINX Nairobi is now live and ready for business.
LINX Nairobi is located out of three data centre locations across Kenya’s capital. Kenya is considered one of the leading technology powerhouses of Africa, undergoing a digital revolution since the early 2000’s the country has reported an average of 10.8% growth per year since 2016.
The country is uniquely positioned to serve all of East Africa with fast-growing fibre connectivity throughout the whole region, with a well-connected submarine cable network providing pathways to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
The LINX Nairobi interconnection hub is a multi-site, interconnected platform accessible from IXAfrica but also from Africa Data Centres NBO1 and iColo NBO1 facilities.
Networks located in any of these facilities can plug into the LINX Nairobi hub and peer their traffic, creating a secure and redundant digital environment for them to manage their network more effectively.
Peering allows networks to improve the control of their network traffic and the route it takes. It’s often more cost effective than other methods of traffic management and improves network latency.
In addition to the data centre stakeholders in Kenya, LINX are working with a number of high profile, selected technical partners. Nokia were announced as one of these technical partners with the IXP implementing their 7220 IXR D3L and SR Linux Network Operating System (NOS) in order to deliver this future-proof and scalable solution. Smartoptics and Flexoptics were also selected as the right fit to complete the technical set up.
LINX Network News
LINX Nairobi – The Installation Process
LINX Nairobi is live but what how was the exchange built? Read our technical blog by Joe Jefford to find out.
Connecting to LINX Nairobi
Existing LINX member networks are able to add a port at LINX Nairobi via the member portal and new to LINX members can start the application process here.
£100 a month membership fee allows 1 x 10G port at all LINX interconnection solutions hubs with a 1G peering service. Full service fees can be found here.
At LINX Nairobi, all data centre sites are providing 1 x free cross connect into the internet exchange– Find out more here.
LINX Engineering Freeze
Events Round Up
- PTC’24
- 21st-24th January 2024 – Honolulu, Hawaii
- Capacity Middle East
- 6th-9th February 2024 – Dubai
- NANOG90
- 12th-14th February 2024 – Charlotte, North Carolina
Next Stop Vienna!
The venue for EPF17 has now been confirmed as Vienna in Austria, the sixteenth different country to host the event. We hope to see you there!
The lead host in 2024 will be AMS-IX. Look out for updates on schedules and the agenda in the coming months.
Upcoming LINX Events
The first LINX member meeting of the year is confirmed. Please make sure you add the date to your diary.
- LINX121
- 21st – 22nd February 2024
- Park Plaza Victoria, London
If you would like to make a presentation at a future LINX meeting or meet with staff, please email us at hello@linx.net and we will be happy to help.
Learn with LINX
LINX has been working with Systems & Network Training on more online training sessions for the benefits of members. The latest session is now available to watch again on the LINX YouTube channel.
ChatGPT for Network Engineers
This video provides an overview of Chat GPT and provide suggestions and examples involving Chat GPT where it can be of assistance to network engineers in their day to day job role and in learning new aspects of networking technology.
The presentation is aimed at networking engineers, the subject aims to make helpful suggestions and provide examples involving Chat GPT. The key learning points are:
- What is Chat GPT and how can it be used
- Help with troubleshooting
- Help learn and understand new concepts
- To verify configurations
- To assist with scripting
- Assist with documentation
- Help brainstorm ideas
- Assist with certification study
Industry News Round Up
LINX Member and Partner News
Inter.link Expands Global Reach to the UK and Joins LINX in London
Inter.link, a global Network-as-a-Service provider, is excited to announce its partnership with Telehouse and membership with LINX.
Jennifer Holmes from LINX together with the team from Inter.link and Telehouse Europe.
Jennifer Holmes, LINX CCO says;
“We are pleased to welcome Inter.link to the LINX member network in the UK. The organisation is a new and fast-growing Network-as-a Service provider and it’s great to hear that peering at LINX in London was top of the agenda when building a new point of presence in the UK.”
Will Scott, Telehouse Europe Head of Sales, adds
“We’re delighted to welcome Inter.link as our valued customer at Telehouse London Docklands. It’s exciting to play pivotal role in their expansion into the UK. Together, we look forward to fostering innovation, facilitating seamless connectivity, and driving the future of digital transformation worldwide. We look forward to developing this partnership to further support Inter.link’s plans for global network expansion.”
Interlink Co-Founder and CEO Theo Voss comments,
“As we’ve expanded into the UK it only makes sense for us to partner with Telehouse and LINX given their strong presence in the region. Working with them will help us to provide sustainable connections to our customers in the UK and beyond.”
For more LINX news, please visit the LINX website.
Industry News Briefing
Here are some more news stories relating to the telecoms industry:
- Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify
- EE launches new TV service to take on Sky and Virgin Media
- Nokia and Orange hit 800Gbps transmission over Dunant cable
- GBI launches new point of presence in Oman
- Twitch says it’s withdrawing from the South Korean market over expensive network fees
- Digital Realty and Blackstone team up on $7 Billion data centre joint venture
If you are a LINX member and would be interested being featured in a future edition of the LINX newsletter please email us at newsletter@linx.net.
LINX Public Affairs
As the UK’s largest association of network operators, LINX is uniquely well-placed to help you achieve your policy goals. Drawing upon the collective expertise of our 900+ members, we work to educate, inform and influence politicians and public servants on behalf of ISPs and network operators.
Internet Service Providers operate in a complex and uncertain regulatory environment. New domestic laws, EU directives and international treaties can make or break Internet business models. For your network to thrive, it is not enough to merely adapt to change – you need to be sure that the regulatory environment continues to support Internet innovation.
Our Public Affairs department can provide your business with a number of benefits, including:
- Lobbying
- Regulatory awareness
- Accountability
- Partnership
To find out more about the services offered by the Public Affairs team, please visit the LINX website.
What You May Have Missed
LINX Stats Update
LINX continues to maintain strong numbers in what are challenging market conditions. Check out the numbers below to see across its platforms in the UK and internationally.
- 875 members based in 81 countries
- 885 member ASNs
- 69 new applications in 2023 (61 in 2022)
- 1764 connected member ports
- 1127 member-facing 10GE ports
- 471 member-facing 100GE ports
- 8 member-facing 400GigE ports
- Over 9.229Tb/sec of peak traffic
- 61.728Tb of connected capacity
If you like stats like we do, take a look at the latest numbers on the LINX website.
