Organized by Raxio Data Centre and Uganda Internet eXchange Point (UIXP), the ‘Peer Fest’ has been developed as an annual event to promote awareness, foster collaboration, and develop Uganda’s peering and interconnection ecosystem.
The event was attended by Internet industry executives, business development managers, peering coordinators, policy-makers, regulators, content providers, infrastructure providers, and data centre managers
In May 2020, the Raxio Data Centre and Uganda Internet eXchange Point (UIXP) signed a deal to expand the UIXP’s neutral switching infrastructure into the Raxio data center. This deal will enable Raxio customers to easily interconnect with each other via a common point in order to lower costs, increase performance, and improve reliability.
By making a single connection to the UIXP, Raxio customers will get direct access to content providers, end-user access networks, enterprise networks, DNS services, academic networks, government networks, and global carriers
“Uganda Internet eXchange Point (UIXP) being hosted at Raxio Data Centre, means we that we it possible for our peering customers to switch local traffic locally under one roof. This is a huge advantage for our Enterprise clients, Cloud Partners and Reseller Partners who through their ISPS, MNO and carrier partners will access the IXP Infrastructure, caching and routing. Local Content being switched locally means that we should realise a drop in internationally routed traffic that inevitably results into cost savings and Improved customer experience due to low latency, this is a benefit that can easily be extended to the end user” said James Byaruhanga, General Manager at Raxio Data Centre.
Kyle Spencer, the Executive Director of the UIXP, said that the UIXP’s expansion into the Raxio Data Center will help Uganda become a more competitive digital economy by establishing a regional hub for large-scale content and connectivity. He also dropped a significant announcement:
