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NETHERLANDS
1 2 nLighten, a leading digital infrastructure platform and a frontrunner in the European edge data centre market, has launched nConnect, its new network service platform. This solution delivers versatile network services across all nConnect enabled nLighten data centres throughout Europe.
Through the nConnect platform businesses can seamlessly connect to data centres, Internet and cloud providers, ensuring high-performance and low-latency access across Europe. Built on a resilient, routediverse network spanning 12 of nLighten’ s 34 edge data centre locations, the platform is supported by the latest data centre networking architecture.
Joachim van Collenburg, VP of Product Management at nLighten, highlights the advantages of nConnect:“ With nConnect, customers benefit from ultra-fast provisioning, flexible bandwidth options, and the latest data centre networking architecture. This is particularly valuable for businesses looking to establish an edge performance hub in a new region or enterprises seeking cost-effective Disaster Recovery solutions with built-in geo-redundancy.”
KENYA
The London Internet Exchange( LINX), one of the world’ s leading Internet
Exchange Point( IXP) operators, has completed the expansion of its Nairobi network to PAIX in Nairobi. LINX Nairobi is a neutral, multi-site Internet Exchange Point( IXP) and was launched from three data centre locations in the Kenyan capital back in November 2023 to carry the region into the next digital era of keeping traffic local.
Following a demand from the local networking community, the team at LINX have extended the network fabric to now include PAIX Nairobi as a full access point to the IXP. The new interconnection hub has experienced a successful first year in operation welcoming key local ISPs along with global players like Meta and Starlink.
One connection to LINX Nairobi allows access to a whole community of networks for peering services and more, regardless of where they are co-located in the metro.
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