The Caribbean IXP Hub
This is where we curate information about the movement to establish IXP’s across the region and perspectives on IXP’s and their role in Caribbean Development.
Perspectives
Viewpoints on Caribbean IXP’s.
Trying to boost Caribbean competitiveness in the global digital economy without first strengthening the region’s underlying digital infrastructure would be like trying to build a house without first establishing the foundation.
More and more, Caribbean businesses are using digital technologies to cut costs, boost efficiency and reach new customers. But even as enterprises edge closer to the promise of greater competitiveness, some of the region’s leading technology experts are issuing a timely warning. “For Caribbean businesses and societies to realise the full promise of the digital
In this episode of ICTPulse, Claire Craig and Matthew Cowen speak about the importance of IXP's in the region and some of the issues that surround this important idea. Check it out on ICTPulse
News
News about Caribbean IXP’s.
The fifth annual ARIN Technical Community Forum was hosted in conjunction with Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) Regional meeting, CaribNOG 23. The theme for this year’s Technical Forum was Building Resilient Networks. The event highlighted current regional and global initiatives and trends, including Internet Exchange Point (IXP) deployments, number resource deployments and route security strategies.
Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell this week voiced his support for the Caribbean digital revolution, and called for businesses to work with governments across the region to accelerate national development through digital transformation. “It is imperative that we embrace digitisation as a necessary step to transform our business operations and remain competitive,” Mitchell said, speaking
Saint Lucia will be host to the next regional gathering of technology experts as part of a move to accelerate digital transformation in the Eastern Caribbean. The Saint Lucia ICT Week will be a five-day program scheduled for September 11 to 15. It will bring together business leaders, government officials, ICT professionals, academics, and members
Caribbean Network Operator Group (CaribNOG) stages 7th Caribbean Peering and Interconnection Forum. More
IXP.GT (Guatemala), IXSY (Yucatán, Mexico), IX.DO (Dominican Republic), and IXSal (El Salvador) are the fruit of the joint work of the Internet Society, LACNIC, and LAC-IX. Read more
The SBH-IX launch ushers the territory into a more advanced phase of its digital evolution. Click here
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A recently launched initiative called CaribIX is bringing together Internet development expertise from around the world to help improve the quality of Internet service in the Caribbean. Launched on March 21, CARIBIX aims to establish and develop internet exchange points in the French territories of Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy and Guadeloupe. An Internet Exchange Point,
In order to continue working towards the consolidation of a global, open, stable, and secure Internet in the region, FRIDA, LACNIC's Regional Fund for the Strengthening of the Internet in Latin America and the Caribbean, announced the winners of its annual call for proposals. This year, FRIDA will provide funding to support 17 projects, in