London Internet Exchange Updates Pricing Structure for 2025
The not-for-profit London Internet Exchange (LINX), which handles a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900 members (broadband ISPs, mobile operators etc.), has today announced an update to its pricing structure for 2025 – impacting port and service fees – that aims to “deliver greater member value“.
The new pricing structure is said to be based on member feedback and an analysis of the wider interconnection market, which LINX said had “resulted in port price cuts, more flexible and fractional peering services being added as well as increased value to the £100 per month membership fee benefits.”
The new pricing came into action on 1st January 2025 and LINX member networks will be able to log in to the portal to activate elements of the new pricing structure.
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Key Pricing Changes
- LINX members now receive 2Gbps of peering at each global LINX operated hub included in their monthly membership fee (increased from 1Gbps previous).
- A reduction of approximately 12% on port access fees
- Increase in options for peering service speeds on 10G ports and a new option of 50Gbps of peering on 100G ports
For the full breakdown of the pricing strategy with real use cases, visit: https://www.linx.net/services/service-fees/ .
Jennifer Holmes, CEO of LINX, said:
“Here at LINX we pride ourselves on our transparency and as a not-for-profit, reinvesting in the network architecture and delivering price cuts to our members wherever possible. We spent a lot of time reviewing our member feedback over the last 12 months and working out the financials to ensure we could propose the most attractive pricing review possible.
We run an annual member survey as well as our wider team carrying out member interviews where feedback is collected and used where possible to shape future LINX strategies, not only for pricing but for product development and global expansion.”
The exchange recently reported that, during 2024, they achieved their highest-ever network traffic, with a maximum peak of over 10.841Tbps (Terabits per second), up from 9.229Tbps in 2023 and 7.424Tbps in 2022 (here).
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The 2Gb as standard onto two different LANs definitely makes LoNAP appear to be worse value than LINX now.
I mean…. its not.
For a 10G port with a 2G commit:
LINX LON1: £100 membership + £70 port fee = £170
LONAP: £70
For a 100G port with 30G commit
LINX LON1: £100 membership + £280 port fee + £688 LON1 = £1068
LONAP: £600 (That is 40G… 30G isn’t an option)
For a 100G port with 100G commit
LINX LON1: £100 membership + £280 port fee + £2293 LON1 = £2673
LONAP: £1,200
LINX is vastly overpriced and has been for some time.
LONAP usually announce new pricing in spring (i think they do it by financial year) so I suppose take a look then?
But as ‘Steve’ said the pricing looks substantially different for the larger port sizes which is what matters
Port access cost was never an issue. What cost a lot is a transmission to X.
I can’t understand why the very smart people at linx keep turning out bonkers pricing structures.
On Lon1;
It’s cheaper to buy 2x 10G ports with 2Gb each then one 10Gb with 4Gb – so linx are signalling that 10Gb ports cost them nothing and they want you to consume as many as possible – then why are they charging £70 for them?
Why does 30Gbps traffic cost less than 2 x 10G?
Why can’t we take 30G product over a 3x10G LAG – surely 30G is 30G?