FiberLight, LLC has completed a redundant fiber-optic network for the London Internet Exchange (LINX) in the United States within the Northern Virginia metropolitan market. LINX is the largest Internet exchange point (IXP) in the world.
The new metro ring uses FiberLight’s underground, fiber-optic network in the Northern Virginia area markets and connects three switching points of presence (PoPs), which make up the LINX NoVA multi-site Internet Exchange (IX). This service has been launched to provide the U.S. access to content networks with a robust and resilient solution for exchanging local and global Internet traffic, the company said.
“We are pleased to announce our partnership with FiberLight, as this enables us to offer the very first multi-site Internet Exchange (IX) in North Virginia, representing the largest concentration of Internet traffic in the United States and benefiting businesses and consumers through cost savings and increased performance,” said John Souter, CEO at LINX. “We look forward to a long-standing relationship with FiberLight as we continue to expand our IX footprint in these new markets.”
“FiberLight is proud to add LINX to our growing list of world-class service providers, and we look forward to supporting their strategic expansion in our markets,” said FiberLight’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, David Spitznagel. “Because FiberLight has such a deep and robust network footprint in the North Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area, we are positioned to support the service level requirements and expected growth of a valued partner such as LINX.”
