The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has announced that Cell C has joined its Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX) and will now exchange Internet traffic with more than 30 other ISPs using the peering point.
ISPA says JINX's growth has continued unabated, and an extension has been added in Parklands in order to cater for the rapid growth. More than 2Gbps of traffic is handled at JINX during peak times.
Mobile operator MTN also interconnects at the exchange point through its MTN Business division.
"Mobile operators account for a growing proportion of the country's Internet traffic, so we are delighted to bring Cell C on board for JINX,” says chairman of the INX working group at ISPA Rob Hunter.
“Taking part in JINX benefits operators and ISPs alike by allowing them to save costs and offer better performance for their customers. We hope to forge closer relationships with all the mobile network operators for all three INX points in the months to come."
The new Parklands facility adds to ISPA's Rosebank infrastructure, which is hosted by Internet Solutions.
Two additional server racks and a new switch in Parklands will provide extra capacity for JINX's projected growth.
“The growth it has experienced has been staggering, prompting this new investment into the exchange,” says Hunter.
According to ISPA, the peering point adds a vital level of redundancy into the local Internet and boosts the performance of local Internet usage by creating shorter routes between ISPs.
ISPA also runs a Cape Town INX that handles 500Mbps of traffic from 16 peering ISPs during peak times. ISPA is also in the process of establishing the first INX for Durban.
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