After drawing a name from a hat of competition entrants, IX Reach is very happy to announce that the winner of a new 32GB, 4G iPad is Adam Wytrykowski from CDP Netia who entered following IX Reach’s attendance at PLNOG, Warsaw.

Connecting to LINX ConneXions through the private IX Reach MPLS-Ethernet based network could be endlessly beneficial to companies wanting to expand their remote global reach to data centres and Internet Exchanges. As IX Reach are an official LINX reseller, using them is highly advantageous because of features such as a range of differently sized ports, 24/7 NOC monitoring & support and benefits such as secure connectivity and SLA assurance. Using IX Reach allows companies to have a single point of contact for all services and provides their distinctive one simple solution.

For more information about the LINX ConneXions service, please visit www.ixreach.com, email the IX Reach team on enquiries@ixreach.com or call on +44 (0)845 013 0845.

IX Reach would like to thank all the entrants for taking part in this competition and wants to remind everyone to keep an eye on all future IX Reach leaflets for new competitions!

About IX Reach

IX Reach operates its own purpose built international MPLS network reaching over 27 major cities across Europe and North America. IX Reach specialise in providing bespoke solutions based on point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connectivity with flexible bandwidth capacity from 100Mbps to multiple 10Gbps, VLANs, VPNs, wavelengths and business IP.

IX Reach’s network offers a robust and reliable platform designed to support customers such as carriers, ISPs, content providers and large corporates in order to expand their network across IX Reach’s 55 data centres.  IX Reach also has over 250 racks of colocation and can offer space from a 1/4 rack up to large suites. Through its partnerships with key Internet Exchanges, data centres and cloud operators, IX Reach offers all the benefits of one simple solution.

For more information about our services and our partnerships with key Internet exchanges, data centres and cloud operators please email us at enquiries@ixreach.com or call us on +44 845 013 0845 or if you’re attending 2012’s ITW in Chicago, come and visit us at booth #1325.

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IXLeeds was launched in September 2010 when several Internet-related companies came together wanting to increase peering and connectivity in the north of England and improve network resilience and reduce the costs of backhauling traffic to London.

With IX Reach making Leeds a PoP – marking its 55^th in total – it will allow its customers to benefit from secure and central colocation and high-speed fibre connectivity to one of the biggest cities in northern England without having to go via the London. And to celebrate this new connection, IX Reach sponsored the evening event launch on February 16^th at the Carriage Works in Leeds.

Dr Adam Beaumont, Founder and Managing Director of aql stated “As the load on London infrastructure rises due to the Olympics, it’s paramount that Leeds and the region has alternative connectivity in place. IXLeeds is the ideal aggregation point for all regional ISPs. IX Reach then helps connect Leeds’ exchange to the rest of Europe”.

Monica O’Meany, Founder and CEO of IX Reach, commented “It’s great to see our UK network growing and with the inclusion of IXLeeds in our footprint it’ll mean we can connect more businesses without needing to go via London.”

IX Reach offers a one stop shop service allowing businesses to improve the network connectivity, capacity and colocation, and specialising in peering through its extensive Internet exchange coverage. IX Reach provides customers with a direct connection between major economic and commercial hubs of North America and Europe. The channel partnership between IX Reach and IXLeeds brings together IX Reach’s extensive network with aql’s interconnection and colocation at its Leeds city centre data centres.

About IX Reach

IX Reach operates its own purpose built international MPLS network reaching over 15 major cities across Europe and North America. IX Reach specialise in providing bespoke solutions based on point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connectivity with flexible bandwidth capacity from 100Mbps to multiple 10Gbps, VLANs, VPNs, wavelengths and business IP.

IX Reach’s network offers a robust and reliable platform designed to support customers such as carriers, ISPs, content providers and large corporates in order to expand their network across IX Reach’s 55 data centres.  IX Reach also has over 250 racks of colocation and can offer space from a 1/4 rack up to large suites. Through its partnerships with key Internet exchanges, data centres and cloud operators, IX Reach offers all the benefits of one simple solution.

For more information about our services and our partnerships with key Internet exchanges, data centres and cloud operators please email us at enquiries@ixreach.com or call us on +44 845 013 0845

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About aql®

aql are an SMS aggregator, providing trusted mobile messaging services to enterprise, software integrators and mobile networks.  Additionally, aql operate a wholesale telecommunications division, providing IP voice services to many of the UK’s ISP’s.  aql own and operate their own datacentres in and around Leeds city centre.  The strategic position of these datacentres lends themselves to use by connectivity providers to access the city.

For more information please contact Katie Smith (Marketing Manager)

Direct Line: 01133203085 or Email: Katie.Smith@uk.aql.com

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January 24^th, 2012: IX Reach and Telx today announced that they have entered a non-exclusive channel partnership providing Telx customers with even more connectivity and colocation choice for access to the European markets, and also providing European networks direct, secure access to colocation and connectivity options at Telx’s C³ Cloud Connection Center in New York City. Under the terms of the channel partnership agreement, Telx customers at the 111 8^th Ave. New York City C³ data center can leverage IX Reach for cost-effective connectivity to the key European markets of London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris; while IX Reach’s European customers can tap the Telx Internet Exchange (TIE) for seamless network peering, establishing a cost-effective traffic route to New York City.

Telx’s C³ Cloud Connection Center at 111 8^th Avenue in New York City is a key international gateway, connecting major North American cities to major European cities via direct, high-speed transatlantic cable system routes. This is also a key connectivity hub for the capital markets community, in the heart of New York City’s financial district.The Telx Internet Exchange (TIE) brings together regional IP networks from content providers and other networks onto a single, neutral, privately-owned network fabric. This increases performance and reliability for IX Reach and Telx customers due to a reduced hop count and faster application response time through a direct interconnection, while at the same time, TIE offers reduced cost compared to IP transit products.

IX Reach is a leading connectivity and colocation solution provider in 13 countries with over 50 PoPs (Points of Presence) and national coverage within those countries. IX Reach specializes in peering solutions through its extensive core network and Internet exchange coverage. IX Reach offers capacity ranging from 50Mbps to multiple 10Gbps and providing customers with a direct connection between major economic and commercial hubs of North America and Europe. The channel partnership between Telx and IX Reach brings together IX Reach’s extensive network with Telx’s interconnection and colocation at its C³ data center at 111 8th Avenue, New York.

Monica O’Meany, CEO of IX Reach said, “I’m pleased to see IX Reach enter into a channel partnership agreement with Telx. We have worked with Telx for some time, but this formalizes our relationship and offers exciting opportunities for each of our customer bases to quickly, easily and efficiently connect to more networks and cities across our footprint while still maintaining low costs and high quality service.”

Eric Shepcaro, CEO of Telx comments, “Telx’s U.S.-based, multinational clients have global requirements, and many require a single source solution. By forging this channel partnership with IX Reach, we can extend our solutions to include international data center colocation and interconnection options for a broader services mix that helps both U.S. and European businesses enter new markets quickly and cost-effectively.”

About IX Reach

IX Reach operates its own high speed network linking over 25 major cities across Europe and North America, providing point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connectivity over a wide array of services with speeds ranging from 50Mbps to multiple 10Gbps. Through its partnerships with key Internet Exchanges, data centres and Cloud operators, IX Reach offers a one-stop-shop for Internet providers and businesses needing to grow their network efficiently and cost-effectively. IX Reach delivers quality assured, dedicated, flexible connectivity through its own network and with partners internationally can provide service from anywhere to anywhere globally. For more information please email enquiries@ixreach.com, visit http://www.ixreach.com/telx/ or call us on +44 845 013 0845. You can also become a fan of http://www.facebook.com/ixreach or follow us at https://twitter.com/IXReach.

About Telx

Telx is a leading provider of interconnection and data center services in strategic, high demand North American markets.  With 17 premier facilities, Telx increases speed to market and reduces connectivity costs by providing direct connections to a community of the industry’s highest performance networks and access to 950+ customers, including leading telecommunications carriers, ISPs, cloud providers, content providers and enterprises. Telx is a privately held company headquartered in New York City with five facilities in the New York Metro area, two facilities in Chicago, two facilities in Dallas, four facilities in California, (Los Angeles, San Francisco, and two in Santa Clara) and facilities in Atlanta, Miami, Phoenix and Charlotte, N.C. For more information about Telx, visit www.telx.com. Become a fan of Telx on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/telxgroup. InterConnection. Data Centers. Community.™

London, 17 January 2012: TelecityGroup, Europe’s industry-leading provider of premium carrier-neutral data centres, has today announced an agreement with IX Reach and AMS-IX to enable TelecityGroup customers in the UK to directly connect to the Amsterdam Internet Exchange, AMS-IX, in the only official AMS-IX enabled sites in the UK.

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) such as AMS-IX form an essential part of the global Internet infrastructure, enabling the large-scale switching of Internet traffic between networks.  Interconnecting over 470 carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other Internet-related companies AMS-IX is one of the world’s largest IXPs, providing unique peering possibilities across Europe and beyond.

All of TelecityGroup’s carrier-neural data centres in London Docklands and Manchester, in addition to its London Powergate facility, are now ‘AMS-IX enabled’. They are the only UK data centres to have this capability, enabling TelecityGroup UK customers to immediately enjoy the benefits of direct connectivity into AMS-IX.

All of the AMS-IX connections that are originated through this new service will terminate in the largest AMS-IX node which is located in TelecityGroup’s Amsterdam South-East facility, which itself is adjacent and directly-connected to TelecityGroup’s new Amsterdam 5 data centre due to open in 2012.

By working with IX Reach, which specialises in simplifying connectivity to Internet Exchanges, TelecityGroup is ensuring that its customers can enjoy direct point-to-point Ethernet connections into AMS-IX using IX Reach’s pre-configured international capacity between the UK and Amsterdam.

Monica O’Meany, CEO of IX Reach comments: “We have been a partner of AMS-IX for many years and our core network enables us to provide dedicated, highly efficient connections into AMS-IX. Such wide peering options can vastly reduce upstream costs for Internet-centric companies, and a single connection to an Internet Exchange like AMS-IX may reduce the reliance on multiple transit connections as well as improve end user reliability. We’re very pleased that by working with TelecityGroup and AMS-IX, so many companies in London and Manchester will now be able to enjoy these direct benefits.”

Job Witteman, AMS-IX CEO comments: “TelecityGroup and AMS-IX serve some of the world’s largest companies in the digital industry including ISPs, international carriers, mobile operators, content providers, TV broadcasters and many other related businesses in Amsterdam already. With remote connections into our exchange now available from London and Manchester through IX Reach, companies in the UK will be able to enjoy the vastly improved redundancy and network performance benefits that connecting to AMS-IX brings.”

Adriaan Oosthoek, Managing Director, TelecityGroup UK comments: “Our data centres are at the heart of the digital economy, and this agreement with IX Reach and AMS-IX means our customers will have even wider connectivity and peering options from our ‘AMS-IX enabled’ facilities. Whether they are Internet start-ups, content companies, cloud computing providers, or other companies looking to expand in Europe, this agreement will provide our customers with vastly enriched connectivity options across the continent. It is another reflection of our commitment to develop highly connected customer ecosystems in our sites and to lead the way in delivering new capacity and connectivity to meet customer growth requirements.”

Around Europe, TelecityGroup’s data centres host a number of key national IXPs, allowing competing networks to interconnect and exchange Internet traffic at national and international level with speed and efficiency at a significant reduction to transit costs. Alongside AMS-IX, these include three other top European IXPs: LINX in London, DE-CIX in Frankfurt and Netnod in Stockholm. TelecityGroup is also a patron of the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) which represents over 40 affiliated IXPs.

About IX Reach

IX Reach is a telecoms company that operates its own international network reaching over 25 major cities across Europe and North America. IX Reach specializes in creating bespoke solutions based on point-to-point and point-to- multipoint connectivity with speeds ranging from 50Mbps up to multiple 10Gbps.  The IX Reach network offers a stable, reliable and flexible platform designed to support customers such as Internet service providers, other carriers and businesses needing to grow their network efficiently and quickly. Through its partnerships with key Internet Exchanges, Datacentres and Cloud operators, IX Reach offers all the benefits of one simple solution.

For more information about IX Reach please contact enquiries:
Tel: +44 845 013 0845
Email: enquiries@ixreach.com
Website: http://www.ixreach.com/amsixixreachtcg/

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London, UK (Jan. 2012) IX Reach is pleased to announce becoming an AWS Direct Connect Solution Provider to deliver private dedicated connectivity from any location on their extensive network directly into the AWS Cloud Platform.

By using IX Reach’s international backbone in conjunction with AWS Direct Connect, customers can connect their office or data centre directly to AWS via a secure dedicated connection, which will ensure quality, speed and reliability unlike an existing Internet connection.

Steve Wilcox, CTO and Founder of IX Reach stated “this new product will be a valuable addition to the services offered by IX Reach. With the European launch of their AWS Direct Connect service, Amazon Web Services offer a fantastic amenity that many companies will benefit from. It will allow businesses to vastly improve their connectivity with the cloud, instantly allowing highly reliable, fast and scalable results. IX Reach is looking forward to providing companies with the opportunity to connect to AWS, already powering thousands of businesses in over 190 countries.”

When using IX Reach for a dedicated, direct connection to Amazon Web Services Cloud Platform, customers won’t need any extra equipment.  Each customer receives a bespoke solution to connect their existing network infrastructure, with flexible bandwidths to suit all data requirements (100Mbps up to multiple 10Gbps).  All of which incorporate private, secure and quality assured connections with 24/7 technical support and after-care.

If you are interested in connecting to the AWS Cloud Platform through IX Reach and would like more information on this service, please email enquiries@ixreach.com, call us on +44 845 013 0845 or visit the website www.ixreach.com/aws/.

About IX Reach

IX Reach is a Telecoms company that operates its own international network reaching over 25 major cities across Europe and North America. IX Reach specializes in creating bespoke solutions based on point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connectivity with speeds ranging from 50Mbps up to multiple 10Gbps. The IX Reach network offers a stable, reliable and flexible platform designed to support customers such as Internet service providers, other carriers and businesses needing to grow their network efficiently and quickly. Through its partnerships with key Internet Exchanges, Datacentres and Cloud operators, IX Reach offers all the benefits of one simple solution.

Annual Newsletter – Issue One

As you can accurately imagine, we also made a few additions to our great team by welcoming Carol-Anne Alcock in our Accounts Department, Oliver Butterfield in Coding, and Clive Stone in Sales. We were also pleased to announce the opening of a new department – Marketing and Public Relations being led by both Alan Ward and Elaine Dixon respectively. Along with the recruitment of our new Marketing and PR Executives we have been focussing on our Twitter, Linked In and Facebook activity, so to keep up to date with what’s going on at IX Reach follow or add us. All in all we acknowledge that none of this would have happened if it wasn’t for the continuous trust and support we receive from you – hence a special Thank You goes to all of our valued customers for continuing to choose us. We remain committed to adding value to your services by building a reliable network capable of not only offering exciting new services, but also the option to continue your growth with us, and we look forward to seeing you in 2012.

Pictured above: Some of the new members of IX Reach at the official photo session that took place on the 5th of October 2011. Shortlist of 2012 Events we plan to attend: NANOG 54 5-8th of February LINX 76 20-21st of February Global Peering Forum 19-22nd of March RIPE 64 16th-20th of April LINX 77 21-22nd of May NANOG 55 3-6th of June LINX 78 20-21st of August European Peering Forum 17-19th of September RIPE 65 1-12th of October NANOG 56 21-23rd of October LINX 79 19-20th of November

I wish you a very happy festive season and hope for 2012 to bring us even closer.

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IX Reach is very proud to announce that today it has been the very first company signing a reseller contract with Frankfurt-based Internet Exchange, DE-CIX.

This new partnership will allow IX Reach to offer their customers an even more flexible way to connect to DE-CIX from any of the current 27 cities connected to the IX Reach backbone in Europe and the US. The Reseller program allows IX Reach to offer connectivity to DE-CIX via the Reseller Program from 52 different Data Centers allowing a faster, more direct delivery and cost-effective access to the largest peering platform for Central and Eastern Europe. The DE-CIX Reseller Program is a great improvement to IX Reach’s signature product of ‘one stop shop’ solution for network expansion and peering growth available to all our customers including Carriers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

“DE-CIX has been a key relationship to IX Reach since we started our operations. We have worked closely to DE-CIX since the very beginning and we greatly value our relationship to them as it has helped us to motivate our customer’s expansion and growth into the German Market. We have connected some of our largest customers to DE-CIX and they are all satisfied customers of DE-CIX and IX Reach. Being chosen as the first partner for the Reseller Agreement motivates us even more to continue this mutual cooperation to bring even more customers to the DE-CIX platform.” said Monica O’Meany, CEO of IX Reach.

DE-CIX, who has over 450 clients from 60+ nations, will allow IX Reach to resell peering VLANs as part of their own service portfolio, which will enhance each client’s company as it will give them the ability to expand their business by providing quicker connectivity and bandwidth across European countries.

“The DE-CIX Reseller Program is an important part of DE-CIX’s further growth and we’re extremely pleased that IX Reach have signed as the very first DE-CIX Reseller. This underlines the fruitful partnership DE-CIX has with IX Reach and is a true sign of the DE-CIX Reseller Program success. We would like to say a big thanks to IX Reach.” says DE-CIX CEO Harald Summa.

IX Reach has a wide variety of services including network connectivity and colocation to name just a couple. If you would like to talk about how IX Reach could help you improve your company, you can either call on +44 (0) 845 013 0845, email enquiries@ixreach.com or visit the website www.ixreach.com and we’ll be very happy to talk to you about the services we offer!

The RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens, French for European IP Networks) meeting will take place from October 31st to November 4th 2011. The event gives the chance for Internet Service Providers (ISPs), network operators, regulators and anyone else with an interest from around the world to meet at one place, to discuss topics regarding the technical organisation of the Internet in addition to the management and distribution of Internet resources.

John commented, “It’s so important to have these meetings – it’s a chance for people in the telecommunications industry to discuss ethics and laws within the Internet”.

If you’re thinking this would be a great chance to develop an international network of peers in the Internet sector – you’d be right! Go to www.ripe.net to register and we’ll see you there!

If you are attending RIPE63 and you’d like to book a meeting time with Steve or John to either discuss your network or colocation needs or potential for the future, email enquiries@ixreach.com or if you’d like to call us at the office, give us a ring on +44 (0) 845 013 0845 or visit the website www.ixreach.com and we’ll be very happy to talk to you about the services we offer!

The Carriers Lunch is an informal ICT Networking event that started in 2000 and holds approximately 17 events each year, which are open to anyone in the Communications industry who would like to attend.

Attending the Carriers Lunch on behalf of IX Reach will be CEO Monica O’Meany, and Business Development Manager John Hill. IX Reach will be giving a short presentation on the company to announce new developments and products.

If you are attending the Carriers Lunch Monica and John would love to meet with you whether it’s to discuss your network and communications or simply just to say hi. Please email us at enquiries@ixreach.com and we can arrange a time that would be suitable.

Look forward to seeing you there!