DE-CIX expanded the Africa Congo Internet Exchange (ACIX) in Kinshasa by adding a datacentre presence at OADC Texaf’s FIH1 facility. The expansion was carried out with NGO Internet Pour Tous, along with internet connectivity and web hosting provider United SA. ACIX was established in 2023 as a neutral Internet Exchange open to licensed operators, ISPs, mobile network operators, cloud providers, content providers, enterprises, financial institutions, academic networks, and international carriers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the wider region. Internet Pour Tous supports the DRC’s Horizon 2025 plan by reducing connectivity costs, improving quality and availability, and providing free connectivity to thousands of schools. ACIX is operated by DE-CIX on behalf of Internet Pour Tous under the DE-CIX-as-a-Service program, aiming to build a regional connectivity hub in central Africa.
"After completing a major upgrade to its New York metro platform to a quad-node network architecture, Internet Exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX has turned to a different deployment, working with NGO Internet Pour Tous, along with internet connectivity and web hosting provider United SA, to expand the Kinshasa-based Africa Congo Internet Exchange (ACIX) with an additional datacentre presence in OADC Texaf's Kinshasa FIH1 facility."
"Established in 2023, ACIX is designed as a neutral Internet Exchange environment open to all licensed operators, internet service providers (ISPs), mobile network operators (MNOs), cloud providers, content providers, enterprises, financial institutions, academic networks and international carriers operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the wider region."
"NGO Internet Pour Tous was established in the DRC in 2021 to support the DRC government's Plan National du Numérique Horizon 2025. The mission includes, among others, reducing the cost of Internet connectivity, improving the quality and availability of connectivity, and providing free connectivity to thousands of schools in the DRC."
"ACIX is operated by DE-CIX on behalf of Internet Pour Tous as part of the DE-CIX-as-a-Service (DaaS) programme, with the intention of creating a regional hub for connectivity within central Africa. The NGO said that it can play a central role in supporting the development and coordination of the ACIX initiative as a neutral ecosystem platform intended to promote inclusive interconnection and digital ecosystem growth across the country."
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