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Data centre provider Proximity Data Centres<\/a> has today announced the launch of the “first regional internet exchange in the heart of the West Midlands<\/em>” of England – IX Birmingham<\/a>, which could increase network resilience, reduce latency and long distance IP traffic for those local networks, CDNs and broadband ISPs that harness it.<\/p>\n

The new exchange, which is located within Proximity’s Birmingham Edge 8<\/strong> tier 3 data centre, claims it can boost performance by eliminating the need to route all of an operator’s data via exchanges in London and Manchester – local data stays local while other data can be accessed through traditional centralised internet exchanges.<\/p>\n

The move forms part of Proximity’s previously announced plan to roll-out of a new network of regional internet exchanges across the United Kingdom and Europe, which would be based at each of Proximity\u2019s regional colocation data centres and handled by their new Edge IX<\/strong> division.<\/p>\n

The company currently has 10 such facilities strategically located to conurbations and cities in the North, North West, Midlands, Thames Valley, South West and South Wales.<\/p>\n

John Hall, Managing Director-Colocation, Proximity Data Centres, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We selected Birmingham as our first Edge IX location as the region\u2019s digital community has remained underserved when it comes to the lowest latency solutions possible for sending or receiving data. We are looking forward to delivering similar benefits to other regions of the UK and Europe during this year and in 2024.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Raj Mack, Birmingham City Council\u2019s Head of Digital City, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I have long pushed for the establishment of an Internet Exchange in Birmingham, recognising that it is a key component of the digital infrastructure that our businesses need to create and accelerate new products and services. The IX Birmingham will greatly enhance the capability of the City as a leading international digital city and its reputation as Digital Birmingham.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The challenge with smaller IXs like this is usually with attracting a meaningful number of clients, many of which may already have an established presence at bigger or other nearby exchanges and thus feel less of a desire to move. At launch the new IX only has three members, including Proximity itself, while the other two are listed as Ashgoal Ltd (Connectbit) and Nuco Technologies Ltd (Host-IT). But no doubt more will follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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