LINXcast Jez Orbell, London Internet Exchange (LINX)

In episode two of series four of LINXcast, we speak with LINX Chief Technical Officer, Richard Petrie, about the exciting developments at LINX's US interconnection hub, LINX NoVA.
Topics covered included:

LINX NoVA History and Local Ecosystem Partner Relationships - Data Centres Products and Services - Peering and More LINX NoVA Network Developments and Strategy Member Network Community and Exchange Growth LINX NoVA 100GE Promotion To watch the video of this interview please visit the LINX YouTube channel.
Details on how to connect to LINX NoVA can be found on our network page on the LINX website with additional information available via the links below.

LINX NoVA Network Refresh and Future Strategy LINX Add New Data Centre PoP to US Network 100GE Promotion Terms and Conditions For more LINX news read our online newsletter: www.linx.net/linx-newsletter
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In the first full episode of series four of LINXcast, we mark International Womens Day 2023.
This is an ideal opportunity to have a playback of our WomenTechConnect panel from the LINX117 member meeting.
In a session entitled ‘New Opportunities – Learning to say YES!’, the panel was moderated by LINX’s very own Esther Cobbinah. She was joined by:
Isabelle Singh, Director of Computing and IT at Riddlesdown Collegiate Olena Lutsenko , Director for the Black Sea Region, RETN Michelle Opiyo, Network Delivery Manager at Meta Also on the panel was Anne Bates, LINX’s Head of Exchange Platforms, who has done an amazing job in bringing in students to work at LINX and gain valuable tech experience.
To watch the full session online please vist the LINX YouTube channel.
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This special end-of-season episode of LINXcast features LINX117 keynote speaker, Chris Cook, a former double Olympian, and double Commonwealth Games swimming champion.

His presentation, sponsored by MainStreaming, was called "Two Lengths – the Power of Keeping Things Simple". We explore his introduction to swimming, questions from delegates on his motivation and the process of high performance, as well as how his learnings can be translated into the business world.
Chris was a British and Commonwealth 100m Breaststroke record holder, and the seventh fastest man in history for his event. After competing for Great Britain for nearly 10 years, Chris hung up the trunks and retired from international swimming, and began working with businesses and organisations far and wide to help inspire, mentor, and coach people to embrace ‘challenge and change’ for their optimal performance.
For more information please visit: https://www.chriscookgb.com/
BONUS CONTENT
You can watch the video for this podcast on the LINX YouTube channel. Also included is an end-of-year presentation by LINX CEO Kurtis Lindqvist, and a link to view a list of LINX news stories from throughout 2022.
LINX117 Keynote Speaker: Double Olympian Swimmer, Chris Cook (video) Keynote speech preview (Blog and video) LINX117: CEO update and Membership Survey results (Kurtis Lindqvist) LINX News archive (2022 in review) For more LINX news read our online newsletter: www.linx.net/linx-newsletter
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Business relationships are massively important in the telecommunications industry, especially so for LINX and its data center partners. They play a key role in ensuring that LINX's 900+ membership base stays connected across its multiple Points of Presence (PoPs) in the UK, and abroad.
In this episode LINXcast host Jez Orbell speaks with Sandy McMurty, Vice President - Connectivity Business Development at QTS Data Centers. It was a great discussion where Sandy talks about his career to date, the history of QTS, and the Northern Virginia region as a communications gateway.
Also discussed were current trends in connectivity, the importance of peering and IXPs like LINX for data centers, and what's next for Internet infrastructure. How important will collaboration be within our industry to ensure we stay ahead of the curve?
Additional detail on LINX's partnership with QTS is available here: https://www.linx.net/news/linx-pop-goes-live-at-qts-data-centers/
You can learn more about the LINX NoVA exchange in Northern Virginia on our LINX network page: https://www.linx.net/about/network/linx-nova/
Please read our online newsletter for more updates on LINX activities: www.linx.net/linx-newsletter
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In what has been a very busy period for telecoms, LINXcast host Jez Orbell rounds up all the latest news from the London Internet Exchange.
We cover the launch of LINX Nairobi, LINX's first physical footprint in Africa, network expansion of the London network, plus the new LINX Marketplace sales platform.

The events section has details of the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2022 in Rwanda, the LINX Mini Meeting in London, and the 15th European Peering Form (EPF15) in Rome.
Next, we have a question for you. Have you ever wondered what journey consumer banking and payment information takes on its way to ‘approved’ or ‘order confirmed’ status? Well, you’re about to find out in a bonus feature on Payment Processors and the Data Journey.
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As the UK forges to head with gigabit rollout to under-served and rural areas we’ve seen a rise in alternative networks (AltNets) providing the telecoms industry with a timely boost. The UK government plans to provide over 15 million homes and businesses with gigabit-capable broadband by the end of 2025.
At the recent London Internet Exchange member meeting (LINX116) a panel session took place covering many of the key issues for the sector. It was such an interesting discussion that we’ve decided to do a playback of that panel session. The panelists featured were:
Adam Gosling, Network Architect at CityFibre James Blessing, Head of IT Development at Freedom Fibre Doug Williams, Director of Network Operations at Ogi To preview the playback we caught up with panel moderator, Simon Beevers. In addition to finding out more about AltNets, and his career in telecoms, we also covered his role on the LINX program committee otherwise known as the LPC. The LPC is made up of professionals from the LINX community to help plan the content for our membership meetings.
It's a very interesting episode that is well worth a listen. A video of the AltNet panel is available on the LINX YouTube channel.

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