BNIIX and GTIIX Internet Exchanges Launch in Buffalo and Toronto

Yahoo! and Other Networks Join new IXPs

BUFFALO, N.Y. & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IIX Networx Inc. announced today that it has launched the Buffalo Niagara International Internet Exchange (BNIIX) within the carrier hotel located at 350 Main Street in Buffalo, New York, and the Greater Toronto International Internet Exchange (GTIIX) within the carrier hotel located at 151 Front St. West, Toronto, Ontario.

With the continuing growth of Internet traffic, BNIIX and GTIIX will allow its members to route IP traffic efficiently between each other via a centralized switching fabric. The infrastructure of these Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) will also allow members to reduce transit costs, and improve reliability and lower-latency of internet traffic.

BNIIX and GTIIX newest members include: Yahoo! Inc. (BNIIX); Nexicom Inc. (GTIIX); Fiber Networx Inc. (BNIIX and GTIIX); and Data Centers Canada Inc. (GTIIX).

“Data Centers Canada is pleased to be one of the newest members and supporters of this new Internet Exchange Point,” stated Paul Di Benedetto, Managing Partner at Data Centers Canada. “We are looking forward to the benefits BNIIX and GTIIX will bring to the peering community both in the USA and Canada.”

“We are pleased with the support that BNIIX and GTIIX have received to date,” stated Al Burgio, Chief Peering Liaison for IIX Networx Inc. “These two IXPs will play an important role in providing a reliable and resilient Internet Exchange for telecom carriers, internet service providers, digital content providers, broadcasters, educational institutions, and other network operators.”

The BNIIX and GTIIX switching platforms are located in the respective interconnection facilities operated by ixColo within Suite 540 at 350 Main Street and Standard Connections within Suite 602 at 151 Front St. West. The respective members of BNIIX and GTIIX will be able to cross-connect to these Internet Exchanges either from within the ixColo and Standard Connections interconnection facilities or via the building Meet-Me-Rooms within these respective carrier hotels.

“BNIIX is the first public peering point in Buffalo, the second most populous city in the state of New York,” stated Peter Ronca, CEO of Shatter I.T. and ixColo, LLC. “Many network operators already have a point of presence within the 350 Main Street carrier hotel and will be able to benefit by joining this Internet Exchange.”

ixColo and Standard Connections do not charge monthly recurring costs for cross-connections within their respective facilities, whether onto the BNIIX and GTIIX Internet Exchange platforms or otherwise.

About BNIIX and GTIIX

The Buffalo Niagara International Internet Exchange (BNIIX) and Great Toronto International Internet Exchange (GTIIX) are public peering exchange points within the respective carrier hotels located at 350 Main Street, Buffalo, NY and 151 Front St. West, Toronto, Ontario. BNIIX and GTIIX are operated by IIX Networx Inc.

About IIX Networx

The International Internet Exchange Networx (IIX Networx) is a carrier neutral Internet Exchange Point operator. IIX Networx was established to provide the peering community, member-customers of its related Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), with a central resource for the geographically distributed IXPs, with an international focus towards reducing transit costs, improving reliability and lower-latency of internet traffic for the IXP members’ networks. Current and prospective members of BNIIX and GTIIX include telecom carriers, internet service providers, digital content providers, broadcasters, educational institutions, and other network operators.

About Shatter I.T. and ixColo

Shatter I.T., is Western New York’s only commercial data center that is fully staffed and accessible 24/7. Shatter houses its customers’ servers and continuously monitors their systems, identifying and correcting potentially harmful problems before they occur. ixColo LLC, a subsidiary of Shatter I.T., operates an interconnection facility within the carrier hotel located at 350 Main Street, Buffalo, NY.

Companies interested in joining BNIIX and/or GTIIX can call 855-8585-IXP (858-5497) or email peering@iixnetworx.net for more information.

Yahoo! is the trademark and/or registered trademark of Yahoo! Inc.

All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

CONTACT:

IIX NETWORX:
Al Burgio
855-858-5497
aburgio@iixnetworx.net
SHATTER IT & IXCOLO:
Peter Ronca, CEO
716-510-8735
pronca@shatterit.com

KEYWORDS:   United States  North America  Canada  New York

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Technology  Internet  Networks  Telecommunications

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