NL-ix (with the last two letters typeset in
lowercase
Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (more formally ''majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (more formally '' minuscule'') in the written representation of certain languages. The writing system ...
) - formerly known as Neutral Internet Exchange - is an
Internet Exchange in
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
, which is distributed across ninety-six datacenters in sixteen European cities in eight countries by year-end 2023.
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www.nl-ix.net The exchange was founded in 2002 to serve as an alternative to the
Amsterdam Internet Exchange
The Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) is an Internet exchange point based in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Established in the early 1990s, AMS-IX is a non-profit, neutral and independent peering point.
History
In February 1994, a laye ...
.
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Neutral Internet Exchange. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. As of March 2024, the pea
trafficis 8.61
Tbit/s and 630 members are connected.
Members
NL-ix. On March 4, 2011, it was announced that Dutch landline and mobile telecommunications company KPN
Koninklijke KPN N.V. (Royal KPN N.V. in English), trading as KPN is a Dutch List of telephone operating companies, telecommunications company. KPN originated from a government-run postal, telegraph and telephone service and is based in Rotterda ...
had purchased and, subsequently, acquired the exchange.[Press release Netherlands Internet Exchange. Retrieved on 2011-03-04]
Datacenters
NL-ix members can connect at over 90 sites in 16 cities across 8 countries.[Traffic](_blank)
NL-ix. Retrieved on 2024-02-01.
References
External links
NL-ix
(official website)
Internet in the Netherlands
Internet exchange points in the Netherlands
KPN
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