IXLeeds is a
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
-based
internet exchange point (IXP) founded in 2008. It is the UK's only fully independent exchange outside
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, and has 20 members.
The exchange was founded as a neutral not-for-profit by a group of
telecommunications
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...
and
internet service provider
An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet. ISPs can be organized in various forms, such as commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise private ...
(ISP) professionals including
Professor Adam Beaumont, founder and CEO of telecoms operator
aql. Beaumont created the first carrier-neutral data centre in Leeds which allowed multiple operators to interconnect and facilitated the existence of the exchange. aql has provided free space and power for the exchange since its inception.
IXLeeds promotes cooperation between operators in the region to help improve digital infrastructure and support a solid internet exchange fabric.
It is located in one of aql's data centres in the historic
Salem Chapel in Leeds.
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See also
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List of internet exchange points
This is a list of Internet exchange points ( IXPs). There are several sources for IXP locations, including Packet Clearing House, who have maintained the earliest list of IXPs, with global coverage since 1994. Also, Telegeography, PeeringDB and t ...
References
External links
IXLeeds.net
Internet exchange points in the United Kingdom
Science and technology in West Yorkshire
Telecommunications in the United Kingdom