LINXcast
Covering a range of telecoms and business-related topics relevant to the Internet community, LINXcast is the podcast of the London Internet Exchange (LINX). Hosted by Jez Orbell, episodes will feature interviews with renowned industry professionals, discussions on key issues affecting the sector, and much more besides.
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S4 Ep.02 LINX NoVA Network Refresh and Future Strategy
06/29/2023
S4 Ep.02 LINX NoVA Network Refresh and Future Strategy
In episode two of series four of LINXcast, we speak with LINX Chief Technical Officer, Richard Petrie, about the exciting developments at LINX's US interconnection hub, . Topics covered included: LINX NoVA History and Local Ecosystem Partner Relationships - Data Centres Products and Services - Peering and More LINX NoVA Network Developments and Strategy Member Network Community and Exchange Growth LINX NoVA 100GE Promotion To please visit the LINX YouTube channel. Details on how to connect to can be found on our network page on the LINX website with additional information available via the links below. For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S4 Ep.01 International Womens Day - Women in Tech Special
03/08/2023
S4 Ep.01 International Womens Day - Women in Tech Special
In the first full episode of series four of LINXcast, we mark International Womens Day 2023. This is an ideal opportunity to have a playback of our WomenTechConnect panel from the LINX117 member meeting. In a session entitled ‘New Opportunities – Learning to say YES!’, the panel was moderated by LINX’s very own Esther Cobbinah. She was joined by: Isabelle Singh, Director of Computing and IT at Riddlesdown Collegiate Olena Lutsenko , Director for the Black Sea Region, RETN Michelle Opiyo, Network Delivery Manager at Meta Also on the panel was Anne Bates, LINX’s Head of Exchange Platforms, who has done an amazing job in bringing in students to work at LINX and gain valuable tech experience. To online please vist the LINX YouTube channel. For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.10 Season Finale: LINX117 Keynote Speech with Olympian Chris Cook
12/29/2022
S3 Ep.10 Season Finale: LINX117 Keynote Speech with Olympian Chris Cook
This special end-of-season episode of LINXcast features LINX117 keynote speaker, Chris Cook, a former double Olympian, and double Commonwealth Games swimming champion. His presentation, sponsored by , was called "Two Lengths – the Power of Keeping Things Simple". We explore his introduction to swimming, questions from delegates on his motivation and the process of high performance, as well as how his learnings can be translated into the business world. Chris was a British and Commonwealth 100m Breaststroke record holder, and the seventh fastest man in history for his event. After competing for Great Britain for nearly 10 years, Chris hung up the trunks and retired from international swimming, and began working with businesses and organisations far and wide to help inspire, mentor, and coach people to embrace ‘challenge and change’ for their optimal performance. For more information please visit: BONUS CONTENT You can watch the video for this podcast on the . Also included is an end-of-year presentation by LINX CEO Kurtis Lindqvist, and a link to view a list of LINX news stories from throughout 2022. (video) (Blog and video) (Kurtis Lindqvist) (2022 in review) For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.09 QTS Data Centers and the Importance of Internet Exchanges
11/03/2022
S3 Ep.09 QTS Data Centers and the Importance of Internet Exchanges
Business relationships are massively important in the telecommunications industry, especially so for LINX and its data center partners. They play a key role in ensuring that LINX's 900+ membership base stays connected across its multiple Points of Presence (PoPs) in the UK, and abroad. In this episode LINXcast host Jez Orbell speaks with Sandy McMurty, Vice President - Connectivity Business Development at QTS Data Centers. It was a great discussion where Sandy talks about his career to date, the history of QTS, and the Northern Virginia region as a communications gateway. Also discussed were current trends in connectivity, the importance of peering and IXPs like LINX for data centers, and what's next for Internet infrastructure. How important will collaboration be within our industry to ensure we stay ahead of the curve? Additional detail on LINX's partnership with QTS is available here: You can learn more about the LINX NoVA exchange in Northern Virginia on our LINX network page: Please read our online newsletter for more updates on LINX activities: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.08 LINX Roundup inc new African IXP, LINX Nairobi, in Kenya
08/22/2022
S3 Ep.08 LINX Roundup inc new African IXP, LINX Nairobi, in Kenya
In what has been a very busy period for telecoms, LINXcast host Jez Orbell rounds up all the latest news from the London Internet Exchange. We cover the launch of , LINX's first physical footprint in Africa, , plus the new sales platform. The events section has details of the African Peering and Interconnection Forum () 2022 in Rwanda, the in London, and the 15th European Peering Form () in Rome. Next, we have a question for you. Have you ever wondered what journey consumer banking and payment information takes on its way to ‘approved’ or ‘order confirmed’ status? Well, you’re about to find out in a bonus feature on . For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.07 The AltNet Market: Demand, Growth and Challenges
06/15/2022
S3 Ep.07 The AltNet Market: Demand, Growth and Challenges
As the UK forges to head with gigabit rollout to under-served and rural areas we’ve seen a rise in alternative networks (AltNets) providing the telecoms industry with a timely boost. The UK government plans to provide over 15 million homes and businesses with gigabit-capable broadband by the end of 2025. At the recent London Internet Exchange member meeting () a panel session took place covering many of the key issues for the sector. It was such an interesting discussion that we’ve decided to do a playback of that panel session. The panelists featured were: , Network Architect at , Head of IT Development at , Director of Network Operations at To preview the playback we caught up with panel moderator, . In addition to finding out more about AltNets, and his career in telecoms, we also covered his role on the LINX program committee otherwise known as the LPC. The LPC is made up of professionals from the LINX community to help plan the content for our membership meetings. It's a very interesting episode that is well worth a listen. A is available on the . For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.06 Networking for FinTech and Enterprise - Pulling it all Together
04/07/2022
S3 Ep.06 Networking for FinTech and Enterprise - Pulling it all Together
In the final of three LINXcast episodes released for LINX's Senior Peering Advisor, Halil Kama, discusses issues such as resilience and security, and how peering with an Internet exchange like LINX can help FinTech and Enterprise businesses keep control of their data. Please visit our page for more information on LINX's cloud solution. For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.05 LINX Cloud Connect - keeping control of your data
04/06/2022
S3 Ep.05 LINX Cloud Connect - keeping control of your data
In the second of three LINXcast episodes released for LINX's Senior Peering Advisor, Halil Kama, walks us through the London Internet Exchange solution for cloud, which is called LINX Cloud Connect. This follows on from his analysis of the Cloud Computing market in general in the previous episode. The overall discussion covered how the cloud market is developing, issues such as resilience and security, and how peering with an Internet exchange like LINX can help businesses keep control of their data. Please visit our page for more information. For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.04 Cloud Computing for the FinTech Market
04/05/2022
S3 Ep.04 Cloud Computing for the FinTech Market
In the first of three LINXcast episodes released for LINX's Senior Peering Advisor, Halil Kama analyses the Cloud Computing market for the FinTech and Enterprise networks. The overall discussion covered how the cloud market is developing, issues such as resilience and security, and how peering with an Internet exchange like LINX can help businesses keep control of their data. For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.03 Face-to-face Networking...at last!
03/31/2022
S3 Ep.03 Face-to-face Networking...at last!
LINX staged its final in-person member meeting before the Coronavirus lockdown in February 2020. Since then, there have been eight LINX member meetings, seven of which have been virtual only. Agendas had to be stripped back. Where once we were hosting two-day events, they were condensed down to a couple of hours. It’s totally changed the way this industry operates on a personal level where nearly all our meetings have involved a screen as we worked from home. The good news is that things are beginning to change. Since restrictions have begun to ease, LINX staff have attended a number of events around the UK, and abroad. For this episode of LINXcast we speak with Inga Turner, of the LINX Business Development team, about being able to attend industry conferences again. What was her experience of meeting people again face-to-face, what was the travel experience like, and what precautions were put in place by organisers because of Covid restrictions? Did she notice any differences in the way people interacted with each other? What tips does she have for people thinking about attending industry events again? LINX will be attending a number of international events in the coming months. Here is a selection: For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.02 How an Internet Exchange Point Operates
03/09/2022
S3 Ep.02 How an Internet Exchange Point Operates
On the IXP database there are 737 different Internet exchange points listed globally but how much do you know about them? This podcast will go some way to explain how a multi-site exchange like LINX operates and runs its network. To start off LINX CEO, Kurtis Lindqvist, talks about the LINX strategy which has four main areas of focus. These are economies of scale, its regional Internet Exchange strategy, LINX’s broader interconnection offerings, plus longtail and future growth opportunities. How do these combine and relate to company objectives? How does competition and the wider interconnection market as a whole fit in? Obviously for a tech business investment is critical to stay relevant. LINX Chief Technical Officer, Richard Petrie, covers network developments such as 400GE, IT computer services, observability, tooling, equipment delivery timescales, and the LINX member portal. Automation and APIs are becoming increasingly important and Richard, along with Riccardo Verzeni, LINX Software Manager, will discuss those too. At the beginning of the year, LINX introduced a new pricing structure. This greatly simplifies the capacity upgrade process and offers greater flexibility in adding different services on member ports. LINX Product Manager, Mike Hellers, explains how additional LINX services are integral to the LINX pricing model. Peering has traditionally been the primary focus for an Internet exchange point but today it is more about being an interconnection hub. An Internet exchange needs to be able to provide a range of different products and services, whatever a network’s requirements may be. In the final section, we’re going to look at the important issue of Internet regulation. LINX is proud to have been able to offer public affairs support to its members for many years, and indeed it is a core LINX function. LINX Director of Legal and Policy, Malcolm Hutty, provides an overview of the key policy developments that could potentially impact LINX members at every member meeting. We would very much recommend you visit the LINX YouTube channel to watch extended playbacks of all the presentations featured in this podcast. These were originally part of the LINX115 member meeting which was held in February. For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.01 Tech Study and Careers for Girls
02/24/2022
S3 Ep.01 Tech Study and Careers for Girls
In the first full episode of series three of LINXcast we'll be asking why there aren’t more females in the UK choosing to study computing and technology. What can be done to encourage more young people to consider careers in our industry? To help find out more we have an interview with two computer science students, Silvia Gelina and Hamnah Rassen, who LINX invited in on work experience. They will be joined by LINX’s Anne Bates, Head of Exchange Platforms who will tell us about the development program being run by LINX. For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S3 Ep.00 Season 3 Trailer and LINX115 Preview
02/07/2022
S3 Ep.00 Season 3 Trailer and LINX115 Preview
This is a special preview edition for series three of the London Internet Exchange podcast, LINXcast. Each episode will feature telecoms and networking chat and topical discussion from key Internet industry professionals. To kick off we look ahead to the LINX115 member meeting which takes place on 22nd February at 2:00pm GMT. As a flavour to the style of the event program, we hear from LINX Director of Legal & Policy, Malcolm Hutty. He talks about the Telecoms Security Bill, the draft Online Harms Bill, Digital Services Regulation, and more. You can watch his full presentation on the LINX YouTube Channel: If you have an interest in the Internet and technology in general this could be the podcast for you so subscribe today. For more LINX news read our online newsletter: LINXcast theme music by Scott Holmes (FMA)
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S2 Ep.14 LINXcast New Year Bonus Edition
12/31/2021
S2 Ep.14 LINXcast New Year Bonus Edition
This is a special bonus episode of LINXcast, which includes a round-up of the end-of-year stats from the London Internet Exchange. Host, Jez Orbell, also provides some personal reflections as we head into 2022.
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S2 Ep.13 Season Finale: 400GE Connectivity and 2021 in Review
12/23/2021
S2 Ep.13 Season Finale: 400GE Connectivity and 2021 in Review
This is a special end-of-season episode of LINXcast includes a feature on the recently launched 400GE port service launched in association with Nokia. LINX's Richard Petrie and Mariano Juliá, provide their overview of the project. Also covered are the results and analysis from the LINX membership survey by our CEO, Kurtis Lindqvist. Finally, we had a quick-fire review of highlights from LINX's year.
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S2 Ep.12 Content Access: capacity planning, traffic delivery, and more
12/10/2021
S2 Ep.12 Content Access: capacity planning, traffic delivery, and more
This episode of LINXcast is a panel session on content access. Moderated by Simon Beevers, the panel features Ronan Mullally (Akamai), Ben Nicklin (Limelight) and Tom Rigg (B4RN). Among the questions covered were capacity planning: how do you manage it? Do service providers have the "tools" and processes to influence how traffic is delivered?, and what methods are content networks using to decide where and how to deliver traffic?
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S2 Ep.11 The Decade of FullFibre Broadband
11/19/2021
S2 Ep.11 The Decade of FullFibre Broadband
This episode of LINXcast features Richard Tang, Founder & Chairman of Zen Internet, talking about the development and future of full fibre broadband. Richard reflects on his experience of the last 25 years and gives his views on past lessons that will help us plan for the 2020s decade, as well as things we can expect that will be completely new. Richard's presentations are always thought-provoking and insightful, particularly on artificial intelligence (AI). These can be viewed on the LINX YouTube Channel.
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S2 Ep.10 Launch of New LINX Member Portal
10/27/2021
S2 Ep.10 Launch of New LINX Member Portal
This episode of LINXcast previews the launch of the new LINX membership portal from the London Internet Exchange. Hosted by Jez Orbell, his guests were LINX's Mike Hellers, Riccardo Verzeni, and Katrina Smith.
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S2 Ep.09 New London Internet Exchange Pricing Model
10/14/2021
S2 Ep.09 New London Internet Exchange Pricing Model
This episode of LINXcast focuses on the new LINX pricing model set to be introduced in 2022. Hosted by Jez Orbell, his guest was LINX CEO, Kurtis Lindqvist. As part of the 2022 budget process, the LINX board and staff carried out a thorough review of LINX pricing models and strategy. The aim has been to create a smoother and affordable capacity upgrade path for members across the various usage levels and services LINX provides.
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S2 Ep.08 Cloud Computing for Business, FinTech and Enterprise
08/12/2021
S2 Ep.08 Cloud Computing for Business, FinTech and Enterprise
This episode of LINXcast focuses on the topic of cloud computing and its role in the FinTech and Enterprise sectors.
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S2 Ep.07 20 Years of the European Internet Exchange Association
07/02/2021
S2 Ep.07 20 Years of the European Internet Exchange Association
This special episode of LINXcast marks the 20th anniversary of the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX). This fascinating roundtable discussion features Kurtis Lindqvist, John Souter, Bijal Sanghani, and Nurani Nimpuno.
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S2 Ep.06 Women Tech Connect
06/23/2021
S2 Ep.06 Women Tech Connect
This episode of LINXcast marks International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on the 23rd June 2021. Earlier this year, LINX and Workonline hosted an event entitled 'Carer or Career' with AfPIF as part of their Virtual Peering Series for Africa. Keynoted by Josephine Nyiranzeyimana, Government Chief Information Officer at the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA), the event attracted an interesting response from those attending.
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S2 Ep.05 LINX telecoms and interconnection news
06/17/2021
S2 Ep.05 LINX telecoms and interconnection news
This episode of LINXcast is a digest of recent news stories from the London Internet Exchange. These include the LINX AGM and Board Election, LINX's Closed User Group and Private VLAN services, and the upgrade of the core ISL capacity at the Telehouse North and West locations on the LON1 London network. We also look at industry events and how LINX can help financial services networks keep control of their data.
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S2 Ep.04 Spotlight on Regional Peering and Telecoms Strategy
05/27/2021
S2 Ep.04 Spotlight on Regional Peering and Telecoms Strategy
This episode features highlights from LINX's recent Spotlight on LINX Scotland and LINX Wales events plus the LINX Manchester regional meeting. Our guests included James King of Scottish Futures Trust & Host In Scotland, Richard Sewell and Michael Groves of the Welsh Government, plus Richard Francis of Network Rail. The events were moderated by LINX's Steve Heron and Terry Carr.
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S2 Ep.03 How life, including COVID-19 vaccines, is digital
04/15/2021
S2 Ep.03 How life, including COVID-19 vaccines, is digital
In this episode of LINXcast, we replay our LINX Distinguished Industry Speaker presentation with Bert Hubert, entitled 'How life, including COVID-19 vaccines, is digital'. Bert explains the fundamentally digital nature of life, and how even the new mRNA vaccines pack a 1 kilobyte/15 petabyte punch of life-saving information.
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S2 Ep.02 African networks, connectivity and remote peering
03/25/2021
S2 Ep.02 African networks, connectivity and remote peering
In this episode of LINXcast, we speak to Nic Blamire, Head of Sales Middle East & Africa at LINX ConneXions Reseller Award winners, Epsilon Telecommunications. Among the topics discussed were the organisation's business structure, their strategy in Africa, remote peering, the importance of partnerships, plus Epsilon's plans for the future.
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S2 Ep.01 Internet Regulation and LINX News Round Up
03/12/2021
S2 Ep.01 Internet Regulation and LINX News Round Up
Series 2 of LINXcast is here! Jez Orbell introduces a bumper, two-part episode, featuring Malcolm Hutty who will cover the implications of the Telecoms Security Bill in the UK and the Digital Services Regulation in the EU. There will be a round-up of the latest developments from LINX including exchange growth (Kurtis Lindqvist), product development (Mike Hellers), and engineering projects (Mo Shivji). We also feature the inaugural LINX ConneXions reseller Awards presented by Lynsey Buckingham.
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S2 Ep.00 LINXcast series 2 trailer
03/04/2021
S2 Ep.00 LINXcast series 2 trailer
This is a special preview edition for series two of the London Internet Exchange podcast, LINXcast. In the first few episodes of the new season, we will learn about important new legislation that will affect network operators in the UK and EU. We interview Nic Blamire, Head Of Sales – MEA at Epsilon Telecommunications, and will also have a fascinating talk by Bert Hubert of PowerDNS. His topic of How life, including COVID-19 vaccines, is digital is definitely not to be missed.
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S1 Ep.07 LINXcast speaks with Jay Flynn MBE
12/24/2020
S1 Ep.07 LINXcast speaks with Jay Flynn MBE
It’s the season 1 finale of LINXcast, the podcast of the London Internet Exchange! In this episode, we look back on the topics covered so far and as a bonus, we include a special interview with lockdown star, Jay Flynn of Jays Virtual Pub Quiz. LINX would like to offer special thanks go to all our contributors during our first series. We’ll be taking a short break for now but will be back with more episodes in the new year.
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S1 Ep.06 New IP, China's project to make new Internet standards
12/17/2020
S1 Ep.06 New IP, China's project to make new Internet standards
In this episode Emily Taylor of Oxford Information Labs presents her talk, New IP, China's project to make new Internet standards: you must ask the right questions. She says that to understand China's strategy we need to ask questions like how would these proposals assist national strategies in the country? Could all this result in a splinternet, even if we don't need one?
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