Industry Events
Here is a selection of events where LINX will be in attendance in the coming weeks:
News
Have your say in the 2023 Membership Survey
We are pleased to announce that the 2023 LINX Member Survey is now open.
Following your feedback, we have streamlined the survey this year making it simpler and quicker to complete while still allowing us to track trends over time.
LINX CEO, Kurtis Lindqvist, said: “It’s important for us to understand how you, our members, feel LINX is performing in all aspects of our work, and where you think we can improve. This helps to shape the future interconnection services of LINX.”
For completing this survey, you could win one of ten £50 Amazon vouchers! We will draw a lucky winner after the survey has closed on Tuesday 31st October.
Once collated, the anonymous results of this survey will be analysed and presented at the LINX120 member meeting on the 16th and 17th November 2022.
If you have any queries about the questions or the survey process, please contact Member Relations – Tel: +44 1733 207777 or mr@linx.net
BREAKING NEWS!
We are proud to share that we have hit a new maximum peak of over 8Tbps of traffic being passed through the LINX global interconnection hubs. And what’s more, this doesn’t include our members private interconnection service traffic!
We hit our last major milestone back in October 2022, so to grow over 1Tbps in less than 12 months is a really excitement achievement and a reflection of the pace at which our world is advancing – digitally.
Thanks to our member network community and partners for your trust and collaboration, for the good of the Internet! Here’s to the next Terabit…
Microsoft Peering Service Now Available at LINX Manchester
LINX will be bringing the exclusive Microsoft Azure Peering Service (MAPS) to their regional interconnection hub in Manchester, UK. 
MAPS is a unique service that allows organisations to improve network connectivity with a direct connection to Microsoft cloud services (AS8075) by bypassing the public internet. This service enables low-latency access to Microsoft services like Microsoft365, Dynamics365, software as a service (SaaS) service or any other Microsoft service accessible with the public internet.
LINX Product Development Manager, Mike Hellers says; “We are pleased to be able to bring MAPs to our Internet Exchange in Manchester. The LINX Microsoft Peering Service is a unique product for us, and we believe, a game changer for the enterprise sector, who may not be using LINX already for traditional online traffic exchange via peering.”
Cloud services are becoming more and more important, so direct access to a cloud provider’s infrastructure is vital. Without it, you run the risk of high latency, and limited control of how your data moves between your business and your cloud service provider.
We have published a blog entitled Navigate your way to better network performance with MAPS and a video that covers the key drivers why networks should use the Microsoft Azure Peering Service (MAPS) with LINX.
Watch our special explainer video to find out more.
Events Round Up
- UKNOF52
- 22nd September 2022 – London, UK
- Attended by: Justin Staig-Graham, Terry Carr, Inga Turner
- MENOG23
- 8th-12th October 2022 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Attended by: Kurtis Lindqvist, Halil Kama
- NANOG89
- 16th-18th October 2022 – San Diego, California, USA
- Attended by: Steve Heron, Mariano Juliá, Inga Turner, Richard Petrie
- Capacity Europe
- 22nd October 2022 – London, UK
- Attended by: Halil Kama, Jennifer Holmes, Colin Peckham, Terry Carr, Justin Staig-Graham, Kurtis Lindqvist, Mike Hellers, Nurani Nimpuno
Upcoming LINX Events
LINX has one member meetings scheduled for the remainder of 2023. Please add it to your diary.
LINX120 inc. EGM- Thursday 16th – Friday 17th November 2023
- 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.
European Peering Forum
The LINX team has just returned from another fantastic European Peering Forum, this time Prague in the Czech Republic.
Pictured left to right are Inga Turner, Kurtis Lindqvist, Holly Ruff, Richard Petrie, Colin Peckham and Mariano Juliá.
The programme featured an array of technical content including Route Views and BGP Data Updates, Efficient Provisioning and Monitoring, and Network Hygiene. These can be viewed on the event website via the link below.
EPF16 in Numbers
This year’s EPF broke a number of records including the most registrations ever. See our graphic below for the key stats from the event.
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.
Industry News Round Up
LINX Partner News
Nokia announced as LINX’s technical partner for LINX NoVA network refresh
LINX recently announced a commitment to investing in a full network refresh of their US interconnection platform, LINX NoVA. Nokia have now been named as the technical partner to support them through this refresh, due to take place later this year.
LINX NoVA will be deploying Nokia’s 7220 IXR routers, running Nokia’s SR Linux NOS, to provide L2 connectivity services to connect sites across Northern Virginia. Leveraging Nokia’s leadership in both EVPN and VXLAN routing capabilities, LINX NoVA will have the scale and performance it needs to turn up services quickly and efficiently.
CMC Networks Announce Plans to Join LINX Nairobi: A Boost to Digital Connectivity in Kenya
CMC Networks (CMC), a leading global telecommunications service provider, is pleased to announce their plans to join LINX Nairobi, LINX’s new interconnection hub in East Africa.
CMC are a global Tier 1 service provider enabling and accelerating digital transformation in the world’s most challenging markets with their connectivity and cloud managed services. An existing member network and reseller partner of the London Internet Exchange (LINX), CMC confirmed the strategic decision to support the IX’s first African footprint during the ITW Africa event taking place in Nairobi in September.
For more LINX news, please visit the LINX website.
Industry News Briefing
Here are some more news stories relating to the telecoms industry:
- Afrinic placed in receivership with board elections scheduled for six months time
- Network Peering Proof of Concept for at DE-CIX Laboratories Successfully Completed by Exaware
- stc’s stake in Telefonica gets push back from Spain
- Speed increases for UK broadband, helped by cable
- Partnership to Launch Oman-IX signed by AWASR, AMS-IX and Alliance Networks
- University space technology spin in company Krucial has secured further funding of more than £2.9M
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
- 897 member ASNs
- 56 new applications in 2023 (61 in 2022)
- 1786 connected member ports
- 1147 member-facing 10GE ports
- 450 member-facing 100GE ports
- 6 member-facing 400GigE ports
- Over 8.182Tb/sec of peak traffic
- 59.053Tb of connected capacity
If you like stats like we do, take a look at the latest numbers on the LINX website.
LINX on Podcast
The Importance of Internet Exchange Points and The New LINX
The LINX team met with local media marvel Moses Kemibaro during ITW Africa in Nairobi.
Check out his podcast episode Pure Digital Passion – The Moses Kemibaro Podcast with LINX Head of Global Engagement, Nurani Nimpuno.
LINXcast
If you have any ideas for a future episode of the LINX podcast or would like to join us to discuss a topic, why not reach out to us!
