Extreme IX, an Internet exchange point for Indian ISPs said it has expanded its presence in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai by adding seven new points of presence (PoPs) to address the growth in data demand posed by the Covid pandemic.
The IX is now available in GPX Mumbai 1, GPX Mumbai 2, Netmagic DC in Chandivali and Vikhroli, Webwerks & Sify in Rabale, CtrlS in Mahape and Cyquator in Vashi followed by STT in Prabhadevi, and independent PoPs in Chembur, Sion, and Thane.
“Extreme has deep insights in all aspects of ISP business. Our services are designed to enhance ISP’s end-user experience while bringing down costs for the ISP at the same time. We are on a mission to be available in all important DCs in the country. Our increased presence is only going to further improve the peering ecosystem in the country,” said Executive Director, Extreme group, Raunak Maheshwari,.
India’s telecom sector, in the efforts of enabling policies including more quantum of the spectrum, is set to establish new benchmarks in the next-generation network deployments and service delivery.
With this expansion, Extreme IX is now present in 20 locations in India and plans to expand its presence in more than 30 locations in India by the end of the year 2020. It currently operates in Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata apart from Mumbai.
“The new PoP will attract additional clients with low-latency edge requirements and help them cost-effectively extend their reach through access to a global network platform that reaches hundreds of networks around the world,” said President Sales, Colocation Business of CtrlS DC, Suresh Rathod.
“We congratulate Extreme IX for their second PoP with GPX at our GPX Mumbai2 DC. And also, for their big expansion across India. Edge. GPX, with its Carrier, Content and Cloud rich DataCenter Ecosystem appreciates its partnership with Extreme IX and looks forward to working towards expanding the interconnection ecosystem in India focusing on new customer segments, markets, and applications,” said Managing Director, GPX India Pvt Ltd, Manoj Paul.https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
