DE-CIX, PTCL partner to establish internet exchange in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- DE-CIX, the world's leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the largest integrated Information Communication Technology (ICT) company in Pakistan have signed a strategic partnership to establish an Internet Exchange (IX) in Pakistan.

The IX will be housed as a redundant setup in the data centres of PTCL said a news release issued here on Wednesday.

As a world-class interconnection platform in the populous South Asian country, it will be operated by DE-CIX under the DE-CIX as a Service (DaaS) model, and built on DE-CIX's award-winning interconnection infrastructure, including the full set of peering, cloud connectivity, and other interconnection services.

Technical implementation is planned for 2023 and the interconnection platform is set to serve as a hub for regional connectivity, enabling local networks' low-latency interconnection and localization of global content, while increasing network stability, scalability, and security.

'With a population of over 200 million people and Internet usage growing incredibly fast, Pakistan needs local interconnection, and its Internet connectivity will be strongly enhanced through this partnership. We want to serve the great demand for increasing the speed, quality, and stability of Internet connectivity to guarantee the best experience possible for end users and businesses in the market,' commented Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX, after...

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