In a new record, IX.br surpasses 31 Tbit/s of peak Internet traffic exchange
São Paulo's IXP also achieved a historic milestone by exceeding 22 Tbit/s, while Fortaleza secured 2nd place, surpassing Rio de Janeiro.
IX.br (Brazil Internet Exchange), which has constantly reached new peaks in recent years, has now achieved another historic milestone: 31 Tbit/s aggregate traffic exchange across its 36 locations. The leading IX.br in São Paulo also experienced remarkable growth reaching an unprecedented 22 Tbit/s. In comparison to the same month in 2022, these figures represent increases of 25% and 22%, respectively. Both the IXP of Fortaleza and the IXP of Rio de Janeiro reached the milestone of 4 Tbit/s, positioning them within the world’s top 10 list for peak traffic.
An initiative of the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br), supported by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), IX.br implements and promotes the necessary infrastructure for direct metropolitan interconnection among the networks that make up the Internet in Brazil. Currently, it is the largest collection of Internet Exchange Points (IXP) worldwide.
"One of the factors that contributed to this growth was, among others, is the increased investment from video streaming companies, particularly in soccer broadcasts. Live streaming of games over the Internet is becoming more prevalent in the country, which subsequently leads to an increase in overall access," comments Júlio Sirota, IX.br's infrastructure manager.
Sirota explains that although the São Paulo IXP - the global leader in traffic exchange volume and number of participants - has achieved 22 Terabits per second, the reliance on it is diminishing: "Previously, IX.br in São Paulo accounted for 80% of the all aggregared traffic. Currently, the proportion is 67%. This indicates a process of decentralization, as content providers are connecting to other IX.br locations, which is the result of our efforts to encourage this movement, which is closely tied to the emergence of new datacenters across Brazil. One of our objectives is to reduce IX.br's dependence on São Paulo, helping to promote sustainable Internet growth in the country. This is excellent because it enables content distribution throughout Brazil. For end-users, being physically closer to this content means lower latency, i.e., less time for a message to reach its destination and return, higher quality, and faster Internet speed," he explains.
One of the new IX.br Internet Exchange Points is located in Rio Branco (AC), inaugurated in April. "We are preparing for activation in two additional locations: Feira de Santana, in Bahia, and Caruaru, in Pernambuco. We also have ongoing projects in Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre and the Federal District for expansions and the activation of new network interconnection points (PIX)".
"We can also highlight that in June, we reached a milestone with the IXP of Rio de Janeiro and the IXP of Fortaleza, both reaching a record of 4Tbit/s of exchanged traffic. The Fortaleza IXP, whose geographical location is strategic because it is near the landing point of submarine cables from the United States and Europe, has registered significant growth in the past two years, securing the second position in terms of peak traffic and number of participants among IX.br locations. It is expected to will become an important hub for content hosting", celebrates Milton Kaoru Kashiwakura, Director of Special Projects and Development at NIC.br.
The 36 IX.br Internet Exchange Points are distributed across metropolitan areas of the five regions of Brazil. The robustness of IX.br is supported by the model adopted in Brazil, where the revenue generated from the registration of .br domains is invested in improving infrastructure and strengthening the Internet in the country.
"We can observe that Internet Exchanges in other countries struggle for commercial sustainability. We have a somewhat unique model in the world that allows our Traffic Exchange Points to be self-sustaining. What we have achieved in Brazil is unparalleled elsewhere," concludes Kashiwakura.
OpenCDN
The OpenCDN project, led by CGI.br and NIC.br, OpenCDN, has contributed to the decentralization of Internet traffic in Brazil. The initiative promotes the establishment of content distribution cells connected to IX.br Internet Exchange Points across different regions of the country.
OpenCDN is already operational in Manaus (AM), Salvador (BA), Brasília (DF), Belo Horizonte (MG) and Recife (PE), and soon it will be operational in Belém (PA) and Cuiabá (MT). The project actively seeks partnerships with CDN (Content Delivery Network), datacenters and operators to facilitate operations in other IX.br locations.
Benefits of IX.br
Internet Exchanges are neutral points where different organizations interconnect to exchange Internet data packets. Installed within datacenters, IXP house equipment that enables the simultaneous interconnection among hundreds of organizations, including video streaming companies, search engines, social networks, banks, universities, government agencies, among others. This network convergence improves Internet speed, efficiency, resilience to failures, and cost-effectiveness.
About IX.br
The Brasil Internet Exchange (IX.br) is an initiative of CGI.br and NIC.br that aims to establish and operate Internet Exchange Points (IXP), providing the necessary infrastructure for the direct interconnection of the Autonomous Systems (AS) that make up the Brazilian Internet. IX.br collaborates to reduce costs and improve the performance of participating networks and the Internet as a whole, in alignment with the Internet Exchange Federation’s definition. The initiative already encompasses over 30 independent Internet Exchanges, spread across all five regions of Brazil. For more information visit: https://ix.br/.
About the Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br
The Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br (https://nic.br/) is a non-profit entity that is in charge of the operations related to the .br domain, as well as the allocation of IP numbers and the registration of autonomous systems in the country. NIC.br has been implementing decisions and projects of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee – CGI.br since 2005. All the funds that are collected come from its entirely private activities. It takes actions and conducts projects that are of benefit to the infrastructure of the Internet in Brazil. Also part of NIC.br are: Registro.br (https://registro.br), CERT.br (https://cert.br/), Ceptro.br (https://ceptro.br/), Cetic.br (https://cetic.br/), IX.br (https://ix.br/), and Ceweb.br (https://ceweb.br), in addition to projects like Internetsegura.br (https://internetsegura.br) and the portal Best Practices for the Internet in Brazil (https://bcp.nic.br/). It also houses the office of the W3C Chapter São Paulo (https://w3c.br/).
About the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee – CGI.br
The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, which is responsible for establishing strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in Brazil, coordinates and integrates all Internet service initiatives in the country, and promotes technical quality, innovation, and the dissemination of the services on offer. Based on the principles of multisectoralism and transparency, CGI.br represents a democratic Internet governance model that has been internationally praised, in which all sectors of society participate equally in its decisions. One of its formulations is the 10 Principles for Internet Governance and Use (https://cgi.br/resolucoes/documento/2009/003). More information is available at: https://cgi.br/.
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