MASS IX

AS557 University of Maine System (Networkmaine) has upgraded to 1x 100Gbps at Lumen Technologies 300 Bent Street. #Boston #ixp #peering #KeepTrafficLocal

AS16509 Amazon (Amazon Web Services (AWS)) has upgraded to 2x 100Gbps at CoreSite 70 Inner Belt Road. #Boston #ixp #peering #KeepTrafficLocal

Lightpath has now connected to the MASS IX internet exchange in Boston! ?? Leading fiber providers like Lightpath are increasingly focusing on delivering high-quality connections to their enterprise internet access (IP/DIA) customers. They recognize the value of establishing local peering connections through an open and distributed internet exchange (IX) to reduce latency and improve network throughput. ?? Instead of connecting to the IX at a carrier hotel, TOWARDEX is delivering the MASS IX connection out in the street through the Hub Express (??????) System. Pictured is the HEX manhole where Lightpath's IP network receives the IX port. ?? Internet exchanges have gone through a few iterations in North America. ?First, we had "closed model" IX fabrics, initially owned by telecom carriers (NAP, MAE, etc.), and then later, data center or "carrier hotel" owned IX fabrics, where customers needed to buy space from the data center owning the IX to connect. In recent years, with the expansion of non-profit community IXPs and modern commercial IXPs, we began seeing the rise of open, "distributed" IX fabrics (aka "European style"), where the IX is both carrier ?????? data center-neutral, being available across different competing data centers in a metro. This enables consumer choice by allowing the customer to pick from competing data centers in the area to connect to the IX, instead of being forced to connect from a dominant location. MASS IX is the only IX in Boston which is open and distributed, being available in 6 data centers across the metro. ?? However, with the MASS IX, we're now seeing a new progress in IX deployment, where the IX fabric now has direct access to the "outside plant" and utility infrastructures out in the public rights-of-way. It's a unique development where the IX maintains bulk fibers that are pre-wired into the IX switch for carriers to connect via manholes, instead of meeting at a carrier hotel. ? Through the HEX system, we enable MASS IX connections to be rapidly delivered by our partner carriers to any enterprise or broadband ISP looking to add peering to their network. ?Rather than requiring connections to be made at designated "on-ramp" data centers, carriers can now sell local loops already wired from the IX switch directly to their customers using their fiber assets. It is one of the many ways in which TOWARDEX is partnering with leading fiber providers to rapidly expand the availability and reach of the MASS IX ecosystem, making the peering platform more open and accessible. ?? About HEX, the underground interconnection utility: https://lnkd.in/eN5hrrzZ ?? Different ways to connect to MASS IX: https://lnkd.in/eeFRVFqS ?? Learn about Lightpath's internet network: https://lnkd.in/euSBb_4M #internet #peering #Boston #ixp TWDX Infrastructure

Welcome Lightpath (AS54004) at 1x 10Gbps! Connected at CoreSite 70 Inner Belt Road. #Boston #ixp #peering #KeepTrafficLocal

Lots of Internet Exchange Points coming to the MWPS! Detroit Internet Exchange (DET-iX) NNENIX San Francisco Metropolitan Internet Exchange Ohio IX ABQIX, Northwest Access Exchange (NWAX.NET) MICE (Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange) OmahaIX IX-Denver CHIX Kansas City Internet eXchange MASS IX VermontIX Register here: https://lnkd.in/djChhZ4J

ITW 2024 is almost here and we're ready! We look forward to reconnecting with industry peers and discussing new ways to enhance network interconnection and data center connectivity in Boston. If we don't already have a meeting scheduled, message or email us at [email protected] to secure a meeting! #ITW2024 #KeepingTheWorldConnected #DarkFiber MASS IX

AS30081 (CacheFly) has upgraded to 1x 100Gbps port at CoreSite 70 Inner Belt Road. #Boston #ixp #peering #KeepTrafficLocal

TOWARDEX is heading to International Telecoms Week - ITW 2024 in May! Meet with us to hear about #interconnection scene in Boston, and the MASS IX internet exchange! #Boston #interconnection #datacenter #ITW2024

Welcome Qwilt (AS20253) at 1x 100Gbps! Connected at CoreSite 70 Inner Belt Road. #Boston #ixp #peering #KeepTrafficLocal

Welcome Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) (AS293) at 1x 100Gbps! Connected at Lumen Technologies 300 Bent Street. #Boston #ixp #peering #KeepTrafficLocal