New IXP in Kinshasa, Congo

A new Internet Exchange Point (IXP) will be launched on 16 November in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Press Release 19 November 2012 - The Kinshasa IXP (KINIX) was funded through the Internet Society’s Community Grants Programme and managed by the DRC ISP Association (ISPA-DRC), as part of its DRC-IX project, which aims to establish IXPs in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, and Goma.

Netnod and Jaguar Networks have provided technical, hands-on training prior to the launch through the Internet Society to network providers in the DRC.

For the full press release click here.