AMS-IX deploys world’s longest Ethernet connection
Together with SURFnet (The National Research and Education Network (NREN) organisation in the Netherlands) and CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research), the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) has completed the world’s longest fast-speed internet connection from Amsterdam to Geneva - a distance of 1650 kilometres.
Cutting edge technology
The AMS-IX announced the news in a press release. According to specialised publications (in Dutch) the optical fibre technologies that are used for the fast 100Gbps connection are ‘cutting-edge’.
The Amsterdam Internet hub, AMS-IX, is the largest data transport hub in the world. Fibre optics transport data in real time to an increasing number of large and small networks, portals and web farms.
High-level ICT infrastructure
The Netherlands is the second most densely cabled country in the world. The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is rapidly becoming the software and IT capital of Europe. Of all the Forbes 2,000 companies active in ICT, more than 50% have an office in the Amsterdam Area.
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