Bhutan Telecom, the first network to join the London Internet Exchange from the country of Bhutan, has had such success in peering at LINX since joining in 2008, it has had to significantly upgrade its capacity.

As one of the 350 members connected at LINX from 50 countries, Bhutan Telecom is able to peer with the wide range of international networks also present at the exchange. Peering is the method of exchanging Internet traffic by mutual agreement between parties free of cost.

Bhutan Telecom's first international Internet link to London was established in 2008 with a 45 Mbps link which has since been upgraded and now forms part of an increased overall capacity of 155 Mbps.

Tshering Norbu of Bhutan Telecom said: “Through our connection to LINX we are now able to provide an overall bandwidth total of 320 Mbps for international Internet links. Considering Bhutan’s size and population it means the country potentially has one the highest international Internet bandwidth levels per inhabitant and Internet user in the world.”

LINX Chief Executive Office, John Souter, added: “With over 50 countries represented at the exchange and membership covering so many differing network types, LINX can justly claim to have widest reach of any exchange point anywhere. It is gratifying to see that our members are benefitting greatly from connection at LINX and we hope many more organisations can see the benefits of doing likewise.”

For more information on LINX membership and services please visit: www.linx.net

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