IXManchester Update Ben Hedges, LINX CMO 21 st April 2015
Quick Stats 65 Networks connected 8 through ConneXions (12.5%) 12 x 10G ports 2 x reseller ports 190G Connected capacity 23Gb peak traffic
Progress Report New PoPs finally on-net (more later) Connected members at all three sites In January 2014 I said “We want IXManchester to be a Top 30 IXP” IXManchester is now in the Top 20 European IXPs by participant in the Euro-IX peering matrix (29 th globally) We would need to double this number of participants if we wish to establish IXManchester alongside the likes of VIX, NAPAfrica and Netnod – Do we?
New Peers Lining Up On roadmap for many large networks in 2015 including; – Microsoft – Limelight – Hurricane Electric – Apple
Service Availability Measurements done on ‘Flowmon’ platform – Just off the back of 12 months 100% availability Still achieving % for the LAN Factor of scale Plans to do more: – More probes – Newer probes
Finance Full year financials for 2014 Surplus is ~ £1.7m Over £1.4m over budget Audited report at AGM next month 2015 started well
Staff News New starter Daniel Smith – Cyber Security Manager Recruitment underway – Software Dev / Ops Engineer – Project Manager – Network Engineer See
New London Office Found new offices in Monument Place Lease signed for 10 years with 5 year break Just under 10,000sq ft Co-tenant found and terms agreed Move : August
2015 Fee Structure Designed to return surplus funds to members 1GE port at *every* LINX LAN included with Membership Fee 10GE and 100GE ports reduced by 13% Additional 1G ports at IXManchester at £135 10GE ports at IXManchester now £590mrc ~ 4.5 x 1G
Current Offers in Manchester M247 are offering 12 months free 1G transport to LINX London or LINX Manchester with 1G peering port at no extra charge if 2 nd or subsequent LINX LAN. Telecity are offering free cross-connects to a limited number new participants connecting in Joule House* Free cross connects to members connecting inside M247*
Questions?