Peering network traffic through an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) has taken time to establish itself in North America. LINX NoVA, LINX's first overseas regional exchange, has helped grow the local market with well over 80 gigabits per second of peak traffic across its three hubs in the Ashburn region of Northern Virginia.

So what makes this area so special? Well, it's the communications gateway to Europe with 70% of the World’s Internet traffic passing through, and 9 out of 10 of the top global content networks located here. The new BRUSA subsea cable terminates into the new Virginia Beach Landing Station, offering one of the lowest latency communication links between the US and Brazil.

In this episode, LINXcast host, Jez Orbell, speaks with LINX's Country Peering & Business Development Executive of Americas, Kendra Pignotti, to learn more about the growth of the exchange and the exciting developments that are taking place as we head into 2021.

You can learn more about the LINX NoVA exchange here: www.linx.net/about/our-network/linx-nova/

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LINXcast host, Jez Orbell, introduces the second of a two-part playback from LINX's Distinguished Industry Speaker Series entitled 'The Internet Model: Fit for the future or creaking at the seams?'. The panel, moderated by LINX's Head of Global Engagement, Nurani Nimpuno, features Andrew Sullivan (CEO, ISOC), Geoff Huston (Chief Scientist, APNIC), Jari Arkko (Snr Expert, Ericsson Research), and KC Claffy (Founder and Director, CAIDA).

In this episode, there is a focus on regulation, encryption, and surveillance. There is a discussion on the positive use of data to help develop Internet infrastructure and governance, and how it is the user that fundamentally drives change. In this industry predicting the present can be tricky so how can we effectively predict the future when orchestrated action can be difficult due to long supply chains?

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LINXcast host, Jez Orbell, introduces the first in a two-part playback from LINX's Distinguished Industry Speaker Series entitled 'The Internet Model: Fit for the future or creaking at the seams?'. The panel, moderated by LINX's Head of Global Engagement, Nurani Nimpuno, features Andrew Sullivan (CEO, ISOC), Geoff Huston (Chief Scientist, APNIC), Jari Arkko (Snr Expert, Ericsson Research), and KC Claffy (Founder and Director, CAIDA).

The Internet is an essential part of our lives today. It’s the infrastructure on which we rely for basic services, and many of us use it on a daily basis to communicate and connect with others. The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly highlighted how much we depend on the Internet, and many have been amazed by how well it has coped with the increased demand for Internet services. But is the Internet ready to take on the challenges we face going forward?

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LINXcast host, Jez Orbell, rounds up the latest LINX news from the London Internet Exchange. We hear about the investment and development of the LINX network from CTO Richard Petrie, the upcoming EGM from LINX Chairman Pieter Knook, while LINX's North American peering advisor Kendra Pignotti talks of the importance of LINX's partnership with Pixel Factory. We learn more about Euro-IX, the European Internet Exchange Association, from Nurani Nimpuno, and also speak to Tim Creswick, CEO of leading fiber provider Vorboss, and 5G expert Julian McGougan. As an added bonus we have a sneak peek at an interview we did with Jay Flynn, of Jay's Virtual Pub Quiz fame, LINX event previews, and much more besides.

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LINXcast host, Jez Orbell, catches up with colleague and London Internet Exchange CCO, Jennifer Holmes, to discuss a range of topics relating to the telecoms, networking, and Internet exchange community. These include Women in Tech, business development in a virtual setting and LINX's plans for 2021 including new products. Also covered were what Jennifer saw as the main challenges for the telecoms industry in the year ahead, her own work/life balance, personal development, and career progression. LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)

A special preview edition of LINXcast, the podcast of the London Internet Exchange (LINX). Each edition will feature telecoms and networking chat and topical discussion from key Internet industry professionals. If you have an interest in the Internet and technology in general this could be the podcast for you.