The London Internet Providers EXchange ("LIPEX") was an
Internet Exchange Point situated in
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 ...
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[ www.lipex.net] It was founded in 2001 by three directors of commercial
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 ...
s: Panny Malialis of Hotlinks, Chris Smith of The Communication Gateway Ltd and Boyan Marinkovich of Routo Telecom Ltd as a free of charge
Internet Exchange Point sponsored by Allied Telesyn. In 2002 Panny Malialis took over sole running of LIPEX and changed it into a commercial business.
Lipex offered services in 6 POPS:
* Star Suite,
Telehouse North
Telehouse is a major carrier-neutral colocation, information and communications technology services provider based in Docklands, London. Established in 1988, it operates eight facilities in London, Paris and Frankfurt. Part of the global Te ...
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Telehouse North
Telehouse is a major carrier-neutral colocation, information and communications technology services provider based in Docklands, London. Established in 1988, it operates eight facilities in London, Paris and Frankfurt. Part of the global Te ...
*
Telehouse East
Telehouse is a major carrier-neutral colocation, information and communications technology services provider based in Docklands, London. Established in 1988, it operates eight facilities in London, Paris and Frankfurt. Part of the global Te ...
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TeleCityRedbus Harbour Exchange
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TeleCityRedbus Sovereign House
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TeleCityRedbus Meridian Gate
Other Internet exchange points in London
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London Internet Exchange
The London Internet Exchange ("LINX") is a mutually governed Internet exchange point (IXP) that provides peering services and public policy representation to network operators (over 950 different ASNs). It was founded in 1994 in London. LI ...
(LINX)
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London Network Access Point (LONAP)
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Packet Exchange
PacketExchange is a British multinational network services provider based in London. Founded in 2002 by Jason Velody and Kieron O'Brien, both supported by Nigel Titley, Giles Heron, and Katie Snowball as the founding team, its network connected ...
*
Redbus Internet Exchange (RBIEX)
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XchangePoint
References
External links
LIPEXEURO-IX
Internet exchange points in the United Kingdom
Telecommunications in the United Kingdom
Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Media and communications in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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