AFR-IX telecom with a new peering connection at MOZ-IX
Throughout 2021, AFR-IX telecom has been expanding its peering network with determination. A few months ago, it announced the agreements reached with Asteroid Mombasa Internet Exchange Point (IXP) and KinIX (Kinshasa Internet Exchange Point). This endeavor to strengthen Africa’s connectivity continues at the beginning of this new season with a new AFR-IX peering point at its IXP network: MOZ-IX (Mozambique Internet Exchange Point).
With this, AFR-IX telecom, a company that provides Internet and Corporate Data Services to Enterprises and operators in more than 35 countries in Africa, reinforces its Pan-African Network, which currently has six IXPs or Internet exchange points in Africa: NAPAfrica (South Africa), IXPN (Nigeria), DjIX (Djibouti), Asteroid Mombasa IXP (Mombasa, Kenya), KinIX (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo) and the recent incorporation of MOZ-IX (Mozambique).
Commitment to the Southern African Development Community
The activation of MOZ-IX highlights AFR-IX’s commitment to the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Founded in 1980, SADC promotes socio-economic development through efficient systems. Consequently, MOZ-IX, located in Maputo, advances the region’s progress. It serves as a strategic IXP for local ISPs and global connections in East Africa.
Furthermore, AFR-IX telecom provides guaranteed capacity for a global ICT offer. This includes local operators, ISPs, global carriers, governments, and other users. The company ensures efficiency through cost-effectiveness, robustness, and low latency.
Craig Young, Business Development Manager of AFR-IX telecom South Africa, emphasized the company’s growth plans. “With MOZ-IX, our peering network in Africa expands,” he said. “We are addressing current and future connectivity needs. We aim to add more IXP points on the continent.”
Pan-African Network
Beyond East Africa, AFR-IX’s Pan-African Network currently offers an excellent network of Internet Exchange Points to cover a large part of the African continent: Nigeria (West Africa), South Africa (Southern subregion), Democratic Republic of Congo (Central Africa) and Djibouti + Kenya + Mozambique (East Africa). All these points are connected to the main exchange points in Europe and America.
