N° and issue date : 1301 - 01/01/2013 Circulation : 5000 Page : 6 Frequency : Monthly Size : 23.26 % CAPACITYMAGAZI_1301_6_2.pdf 145 cm2 Website: http://www.capacitymagazine.com Etisalat connects to France-IX platform Internet exchange France-IX theMiddle East , it makes sense connecting to the platform are has exclusively told Capacity to find interconnection within gaining access to caching and that Middle Eastern giant France to address the European peering services they require to " " " Etisalat . has signed up to its market , he said Our deal address high data demands , platform for interconnection with Etisalat is just the first added Simon. within process in s its Paris and Marseilles PoPs. , and shows our ability France-IX' new initiative " focusses The deal , which has a capturing the big carriers. on providing operators contract term of one year , With North Africa and the with a reseller programme , in represents a major step for the French Middle East in particular which carriers can sell IP transit company in its bid to secure emerging as markets with a connectivity to other specific companies more contracts with Middle focus on content services , on the internet exchange Eastern and north African Simon noted the importance platform . Simon said it is players in 2013. for carriers in the regions to important for the exchange platform Franck Simon , managing establish connections with the to develop such services " director at France-IX said major CDNs operating in the because big carriers no longer France' s location ,as one of the market . He noted that some like to strike multiple contracts " closest countries in Europe to countries in North Africa in in a different country . " " North Africa and the Middle particular do not even have a He told Capacity : East was a major reason why Google cache , which is one of Increasingly we are seeing carriers seek many companies in the regions the major advantages of global contracts and " were interested in connecting to connecting on to an exchange . interconnect companies in such a way the France-IX platform. " We are connected to the that they can act asboth sellers " " When you consider the major CDNs ,including and resellers on the platform. amount of Google Amazon French-speaking , Limelight , and Etisalat was not available to countries in North Africa and Microsoft , and a lot of the carriers comment at this stage. 1 / 1 Copyright (Capacity Magazine) FRANCE IX GBR No reproduction without authorisation 25/02/13 IX Reach adds 15 members to France-IX internet exchange - Telecompaper Edition: International Article Binder 0 Products 0 Search keywords HOME : MOBILE & WIRELESS INTERNET GENERAL : FIXED : IT : BROADCAST & SATELLITE : CALENDAR SUBSCRIPTIONS INTERNET IX Reach adds 15 members to France-IX internet J’aime 0 Tw eet 1 exchange RELATED INFO Wednesday 20 February 2013 | 21:30 CET | News UK-based Layer 2 carrier IX Reach, which operates its own MPLS network in the North America France-IX signs 200th customer, Rue du Commerce and Europe, has added over 15 new members to the France-IX internet exchange. IX Reach 18 Feb | France | News offered a free 100MB connection to France-IX for a limited time during which more than 15 France-IX, Top-IX link internet exchange points companies took the opportunity to open up their network into the French hub and have become 9 Oct 2012 | Italy | News the latest members of France-IX. "To bring more than 15 companies to an internet exchange in a period of less than two weeks is almost unheard of", said IX Reach founder and CTO Stephen Easynet connects to France-IX internet exchange Wilcox. France-IX has over 200 members and peak traffic of over 160 Gbps making it one of 3 Sep 2012 | France | News the largest IXPs in France. IX Reach provides capacities ranging from 100 Mbps to multiple 10 France-IX waives fees at Marseille PoP Gbps from any on-net location to France-IX, opening up the country to the rest of Europe and 1 Jun 2012 | France | News North America. 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For a limited time, IX Reach offered a free 100Mb connection into France-IX, the popular Parisian Exchange; more than 15 companies seized the opportunity to open up their network into the French hub and have become the latest France-IX members. Stephen Wilcox, Founder and CTO of IX Reach commented, “To bring more than 15 companies to an Internet Exchange in a period of less than two weeks is almost unheard of. We feel privileged to work with France-IX and be able to offer this ‘no obligation’ deal and boost France-IX’s name and popularity within the UK marketplace.” Solène Souquet, marketing manager of France-IX explained, “We’re grateful to be working closely with IX Reach promoting the services of France-IX. Working with a company well known for providing IX connections adds a certain gravitas, and opens up France-IX to companies that otherwise may not have joined. France-IX has over 200 members and peak traffic of over 160Gbps making it one of the largest IXPs in France. Using IX Reach to provide direct connections to France-IX enables customers broader access through its comprehensive global MPLS Ethernet network. IX Reach provides capacities ranging from 100Mbps to multiple 10Gbps from any on-net location to France-IX, opening up the country to the rest of Europe and North America. 1 sur 1 25/02/2013 10:56 N° and issue date : 130315 - 15/03/2013 Circulation : 5000 Page : 6-7 Frequency : Fortnightly Size : 49.49 % TelcomMrkt_130315_4_1.pdf 2778 cm2 Website: http://www.informatm.com/telemmarkets Internetinnovation :Operators embrace local traffic exchange to cut costs and boost performance Chris Drake Executive summary ª Internet exchange points IXPs offer a wide range of benefits to network operators , including reduced costs , improved traffic performance , greater bandwidth availability and access to more vibrant wholesale markets. ª For large content providers and content-delivery networks CDNs IXPs offer a way of reducing the volume of traffic they transport over long distances . This helps them lower transit costs and contributes to the improved quality andperformance of online traffic. ª Over the nextfive years , strong Internet-user growth , improvements in the quality of Internet connectivity and the consumption of new forms of online content will result in new IXPs' being established in regions that have traditionally lacked their own exchange. ª In order to deliver Internet traffic as close to end-users as possible , large content and CDNs such as and Akamai the establishment of providers , Google , will support new IXPs . Africa will be a major focus of attention for both companies. ª The expansion of large content providers' and CDNs' presence at IXPs in new regions " " will produce strong network effects , encouraging ISPs and other network operators to establish a peering presence at the IXP. ª In countries withfragmented or inadequate IXP infrastructure , network operators should take a lead in establishing new IXP facilities . Opportunities exist in both emerging and developed markets. ª Operators should collaborate to widely publicize the conditions that need to be present for a new IXP to succeed . Such initiatives should be targeted at government and regulatory authorities in markets that have been slow to embrace the local IXP concept. Market status For network operators , Internet exchange points IXPs can reduce costs , improve traffic increase bandwidth and access to more-vibrant wholesale performance , availability provide see .