Detroit Internet Exchange Point To Improve Broadband Speeds in Michigan, Members Say
Nine Detroit-area companies said they've established the Detroit Internet Exchange Point (DET-IX) to improve broadband speeds and lower costs for service providers in Michigan. Most data from Detroit previously had been routed through Chicago, DET-IX member company 123.net said in…
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a news release. “Major metropolitan areas have been establishing IXP for years,” said 123.net Chief Technology Officer Ryan Dudain in the Tuesday release. “It's now our turn to improve Internet connectivity and stability for Michigan.” Internet collocation provider 123.net is housing DET-IX’s infrastructure in its Southfield, Michigan, headquarters. Only companies that have an autonomous system number (ASN) are eligible to join DET-IX, but the IXP provides 1 Gb and 10 Gb switch ports to its members for free. Several hundred Michigan companies have ASNs, 123.net said. “Detroit now has the infrastructure to consider itself among the best connected locations on the planet,” 123.net CEO Dan Irvin said in the release. “DET-IX offers numerous benefits to Michigan's established business community and will help attract and retain new tech businesses. It's an important milestone in the ongoing development of our state's high-tech economy.”