LINX Partners With INDATEL to Bring Connectivity Services to Rural Regions and Beyond
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) recently announced its new affiliation with INDATEL. The partnership is a major move forward for LINX’s mission of extending high-performance, cost-efficient interconnection and peering services from its NoVA hub to access networks spanning the U.S., particularly in rural areas that can be overlooked by providers.
“We are thrilled to have LINX join the INDATEL family as a trusted supplier affiliate partner,” said Shiloh Vance, Director of Marketing, INDATEL Services. “This relationship is critical for our organization and our membership to continue our path of growth and investing in the future of connectivity. LINX will enhance our ability to support rural and regional providers with more direct access to global content, cloud platforms, and critical infrastructure.”
“LINX NoVA, located in Northern Virginia, is an interconnected fabric located in the data center capital of the U.S. Networks can meet at the LINX hub via a single cross-connect from any of the five data center access points and consume peering services and more for ultimate network performance. LINX’s data center neutrality provides members with diverse options for connectivity and fosters resilience in network architecture, which is essential for providers seeking robust and flexible solutions.”
With LINX’s affiliation with INDATEL, the company will work with its community to “promote the value of connecting to an IXP”. LINX NoVA provides a member-owned, neutral platform for low-latency, efficient interconnection, allowing networks to directly and cost-efficiently exchange traffic. This is advantageous for rural providers wanting to enhance performance, lower transit costs, and improve user experience.
"We are excited to join INDATEL as an Affiliate and support their mission to empower rural broadband networks,” said Inga Turner, Head of Existing Business for LINX and Champion for LINX NoVA. “We believe this partnership will open new doors for rural ISPs to access global content and cloud providers more efficiently and look forward to working together."
A high increase in traffic was reported last year at LINX NoVA and comes following the success of newer infrastructure improvements, the optimization of interconnection services, and a new addition of local and global access networks.
“We are facilitating many capacity increases for our existing members at LINX NoVA following the four-fold increase in traffic levels last year,” Turner said. “This highlights the increase in demand for regional interconnection and keeping traffic local.”
This significant traffic growth also emphasizes the scalability and future preparedness of the platform as it is meeting current needs, while still being able to handle ongoing growth.