The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has reached a new record maximum traffic peak of 725Gbps at its Manchester network fabric, highlighting the significance of regionalising network traffic.
LINX Manchester has witnessed consistent growth in traffic, rising by an average of 100 to 200Gbps throughout 2024.
Manchester prides itself on robust digital infrastructure with some of the fastest Internet speeds in the UK, supported by extensive fibre-optic networks. Key initiatives such as the £23.8 million full-fibre investment have been essential to enhancing Manchester’s digital connectivity enabling businesses to leverage data and technology to improve efficiency and services.
To further improve Manchester’s Internet connectivity, LINX’s new location on its Manchester network went live in September last year at the Lunar Digital Data Centre, providing peering and further interconnection services to deliver improved performance, increased redundancy, and lower network latency.
“Manchester is a thriving hub of business and technology, at the forefront of innovation and economic growth, so it’s vital that the area has fast, resilient network infrastructure,” said Colin Peckham, LINX Interconnection Specialist. “Working with our data centre partners in the area, we’re able to quickly deploy advanced peering and cross-connect services to strengthen connectivity in the region and best support the people and businesses driving forward growth. Keeping traffic local keeps latency low and bolsters network security to ensure that Internet access remains strong and operational for longer.”
Datum is another of the data centre partners on the LINX Manchester network and its MCR2 data centre in South Manchester is due to go live by the end of Q1 2025.
“We are thrilled to see Manchester continually growing its traffic year on year with LINX. Partnering with LINX has been a massive benefit and allows Datum to provide a diverse, carrier neutral offering to our growing client base from a very connectivity rich Datacentre,” added Seb Graham, Group Sales Director, Datum. “The team at LINX have been brilliant to work with from day one and continue to develop a tight knit, supportive community. We look forward to working more closely with LINX delivering further solutions from our newly built MCR2 site. Manchester is very much open for business!”
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