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Inter-IPX service now available at AMS-IX Hong Kong
Hong Kong, 15 May 2013 - Hutchison Global Communications Limited (HGC) and the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) today announced launch of the Inter-IP Packet Exchange (Inter-IPX) service at AMS-IX Hong Kong, an Internet peering platform, to allow IPX providers to securely peer highquality Internet Protocol (IP) traffic at a local level, and offer their customers added value at a more cost-effective price.
AMS-IX Hong Kong offers the Inter-IPX peering platform tailored to local market conditions. The service offers a place where regional and neighbouring IPX networks can efficiently link to one another and cover more territory via AMS-IX Hong Kong. The service complies with the high quality standards required by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) and includes an Inter-IPX Service Level Agreement.
Andrew Kwok, HGC President of International and Carrier Business, said: "Launch of Inter-IPX service by AMS-IX Hong Kong is crucial to coping with growing demand for mobile data exchange following development of the 4G LTE network. Inter-IPX facilitates quicker rollout of interconnections among IPX platforms to deliver roaming and interworking traffic."
Job Witteman, Chief Economic Officer at AMS-IX said: "As mobile traffic is growing fast around the globe and the number of 4G deployments grows, an Inter-IPX service at AMS-IX Hong Kong and AMS-IX Caribbean is valuable to its customers. It responds to the business needs of local mobile operators for exchanging more content and volume with critical business partners."
AMS-IX Hong Kong is a collaboration between HGC and AMS-IX. It was the first Internet Exchange platform in Asia between an Asia-based carrier and a Europe-based exchange. HGC is an exclusive worldwide sales and marketing arm for AMS-IX Hong Kong service.
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About HGC
Hutchison Global Communications Limited (HGC) owns one of the largest fibre-to-the-building telecommunications networks in Hong Kong. Since establishment in 1995, it has been fully committed to building its own 100% optical-fibre network infrastructure and introducing the most advanced facilities. Coupled with its four cross-border routes integrated with all three of mainland China's tier-one telecommunications operators and world-class international network, HGC provides a comprehensive range of fixed-line telecommunications services locally and overseas. HGC is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited (HTHKH, Stock Code: 215). HTHKH is a leading integrated telecommunications service operator, offering mobile and fixed-line services to local and international customers. For more information on HGC, please visit www.hgc.com.hk. For more information on HTHKH, please visit www.hthkh.com.
About AMS-IX
Established in the early 1990s, AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange) is a neutral and independent Internet Exchange based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. AMS-IX interconnects close to 600 IP networks and its business traffic has a peak of over 2.1 Terabit per second, making it the largest Internet Exchange in the world. The AMSIX platform provides a professional, high quality, non-blocking peering service for all types of IP traffic, be it regular IP data such as email or web content, to also video/TV and hosting & cloud parties. AMS-IX additionally hosts the first mobile peering point worldwide, the Global GPRS Roaming Exchange (GRX) and the Mobile Data Exchange (MDX) and the first interconnection of IPX networks (Inter-IPX). AMS-IX deploys two Internet Exchanges abroad - AMS-IX Hong Kong in the Asia Pacific region and AMS-IX Caribbean on Curacao.
More information on: http://www.ams-ix.net
