AMS-IX B.V.
„Quality IP exchange, peering value beyond measure”
AMS-IX - Amsterdam Internet Exchange
The Internet and all its applications have almost become part of our senses these days. Many of us feel the need to be online 24 hours a day, being interconnected with your friends, family, colleagues and customers - interconnected with the world at large. This interconnectivity of people is fed by the interconnectivity of the networks they are using, which is the main purpose of AMS-IX.
The Amsterdam Internet Exchange, in short AMS-IX, is one of the largest Internet Exchanges in the world. It was founded as a not-for-profit organization by the European Internet community back in the nineteen-nineties. Now interconnecting hundreds of networks by offering professional IP exchange services, also called peering services. Peering enables these connected networks to offer stable, fast and cost-effective Internet services to their end-users and business customers. Peering is what makes the Internet robust and resilient, a network of networks all linked together.
And it is not limited to fixed data or traditional ISPs, AMS-IX serves a very diverse and unique mix of Internet companies including international carriers, mobile operators, content providers, Voice over IP parties, application providers, hosting companies, tv broadcasters and other related businesses - all unified in one community : AMS-IX.
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AMS-IX News
15 May 2012, The importance of voting
Members of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) Association can influence the direction, strategy and operations of the AMS-IX Company. A business network connecting to AMS-IX is not only a customer of the AMS-IX Company it also has the possibility of becoming a member of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange Association*. Twice a year, during the General Meeting (GM), these members have the opportunity to help steer the Company.
25 April 2012, Major infrastructure expansion AMS-IX in 2012
For AMS-IX this year is all about infrastructure expansion. It adds no less than four new Points of Presence (PoP) to its technical platform in Amsterdam, bringing the total number of colocations onto 12. Never before in history AMS-IX installed this many new access locations in one year. AMS-IX responds with this expansion to the continuous growth of Internet traffic. In 2011 the total traffic that passed the exchange increased with 32 percent.
20 April 2012, Light Reading interviews CTO Henk Steenman about the 100GE services take up
At Light Reading's Ethernet Europe 2012 editor Ray Le Maistre interviewed Henk Steenman about AMS-IX' 100GE services take up. Ethernet Europe 2012 is the premier event covering the hot topic of Carrier Ethernet network technologies and services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
18 April 2012, Positive impact of IXPs in emerging markets is shown again
Following results earlier this year of an improved Internet performance in the Caribbean due to the establishment of the Caribbean Internet Exchange (CAR-IX), a new study of the Internet Society (ISOC) shows how Internet Exchange Points (IPXs) improve the Internet ecosystem in emerging markets. In this case, the study focuses on Kenya and Nigeria. The establishment of an IXP in the country enables local ISPs to connect directly together and exchange domestic traffic, typically with settlement-free peering, thereby saving cost on international transit while reducing latency.
30 March 2012, AMS-IX is looking for a Network Engineer
We are currently looking for a Network Engineer.
Upcoming events
ITW 2012, Chicago, USA, 14-16/05/2012
International Telecoms Week (ITW) is the meeting point for the global wholesale telecommunications community to buy and sell both voice and data products and services.
MORE-IP 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 23-24/05/2012
African Peering Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2012, 22-24/08/2012
AfPIF is the annual conference organized by Internet Society specifically addressing interconnection challenges together with the wide ranging opportunities the African continent offers.
IBC2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 06-11/09/2012
IBC2012 is the premier annual conference and exhibition for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of electronic media and entertainment content worldwide.Between 6 - 11 September you can mix with over 50,000 of the industry’s finest minds and wisest investors from across the international electronic media spectrum to do business, debate, share insight, network and lead.
RIPE65, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 24-28/09/2012
A RIPE Meeting is a five-day event where Internet Service Providers, network operators and other interested parties from Europe and the surrounding regions get together.
