The Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) is building a new peering platform in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa to help develop East Africa's regional internet interconnection. This initiative is in collaboration with the Kenya Internet Exchange Point (KIXP) and builds on the proven design of AMS-IX in Europe. The new exchange hub, the AMS-IX East Africa Exchange Point will enable networks in the African continent to access other networks via a single platform.
Undersea cable operator Seacom will be the first reseller of the AMS-IX East Africa Exchange platform, as well as providing connectivity from the exchange to Amsterdam. As a result, internet companies in Africa will have the ability to peer with over 600 IP networks at AMS-IX in Amsterdam. The service is already open to orders and will go live in mid-November. Available port connections are Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, 1 Gigabit Ethernet and 10GE. When connecting through Seacom, port capacities from 10 to 1,000 Mbps are also offered.
