CaribIX

#Caribbean #SaintMartin #SaintBarth #Guadeloupe
#SMARTIX #SBHIX #IXP #peering #BGP #RPKI #IPv6 #ASN #CDN #DNSSEC
With @InterregC @TheCTUnion @CaribNOG
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[CTU Secretary General @CTUSecGen]

Delighted to have connected with @Nicoscheper, Senior Business Developer, @AMS_IX, during the
@LACNIC 39 event in Yucatán, Mexico.

AMS-IX is supporting #internetexchangepoint implementation globally, including the #Caribbean.
@Caribix
#IXPs #lacnic39

[CircleID @CircleID]

Saint Martin Launches Smart-IX Internet Exchange Under CaribIX Project
—
Gerard Best / Read it here:
https://t.co/sSgxsd4C63

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

@ixpmanager @ComePeerWithMe @GerardBest You said it! Off to a great start already, and we will be working on documentation over the next couple weeks.

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

@ACCDOM_asso @LA_FEDOM @lesoutremer @CRGuadeloupe @comstbarth

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

L'Internet mondial est le plus précieux lorsqu'il relie le contenu local, les communautés locales et les économies locales.

[Outremers360 @outremers360]

#SaintMartin : Lancement du point d’échange #Internet de Saint-Martin dans le cadre du projet #CaribIX

➡️La mise en place d’un IXP local permet d'améliorer et fiabiliser le débit tout en réduisant les coûts

➡️https://t.co/JhDoHmmR7r

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

#SmartIX signatories included:
-Alain Richardson, 1st Vice President, #SaintMartin
-Cedric Benjamin, IT Director, Saint Martin
-Gary Kalloo, Business Development Manager, @TheCtunion
-Eve Riboud, CEO, Dauphin Telecom
-Jean Arnell, CEO, Computech
Kendall Dupersoy, CEO, TELEM

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

✍🏽The #SmartIX launch included the signing of an IXP memorandum of understanding, which signifies the willingness of the first members to begin peering.

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

CaribIX also aims to set up and grow internet exchange points in Saint Barthélemy and #Guadeloupe, and promises to deliver better Internet performance, resilience and security across the three territories. 
@comstbarth @CRGuadeloupe @TheCtunion @caribpeer @ixpmanager

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

📢“Through the CaribIX project, we aim to create a digital bridge to existing Internet infrastructure in #SintMaarten, to facilitate inter-island traffic exchange. The growth of #SmartIX will redound to economic development.”—Mr. Louis Mussington, President of Saint Martin.

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

“The Smart-IX launch comes after a long period of strategic collaboration between government, private sector and technical actors across the English and French-speaking Caribbean. More participants are expected to join as Smart-IX continues to develop and grow.”- Mr Gary Kalloo

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

Mr Gary Kalloo, Business Development Manager of @TheCtunion, and Project Manager of CaribIX, speaks at the launch of #SmartIX.

@comstbarth @InterregC @CRGuadeloupe

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

"This is a significant milestone for #SaintMartin."-Mr. Jean Arnell, CEO, Computech, speaking at the launch of #SmartIX

@comstbarth @caribpeer @bevilwooding @CRGuadeloupe @InterregC @PeeringDB @TheCtunion

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

"If you are really from Saint Martin, you have family on both sides."-Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, CEO, TELEM, speaking at the launch of #SmartIX.

#CaribIX aims to create a digital bridge to existing Internet infrastructure in #SintMaarten, to facilitate inter-island traffic exchange.

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

There are hundreds of IXPs in the world, with more than a dozen already in the Caribbean, including Belize, Curacao, Grenada, Haiti, #SaintBarthélemy, St Maarten, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, and ongoing development work in #Guadeloupe and St Kitts.

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

"Finally!"

Eve Riboud, right, speaks at the launch of #SmartIX, the new internet exchange point in Saint Martin.

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

📢“In #SaintMartin, Internet access has become essential to everyday life. The Collectivity will continue to support the establishment of Internet infrastructure on an impartial basis, so that access can be made available to all users.”—Louis Mussington, President, Saint Martin.

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

🗓️This week: A @TheCtunion team of #IXP development experts is in #SaintMartin to help establish and grow Smart-IX, the territory’s new Internet exchange point.

⌚Today: Smart-IX Commissioning and IXP MOU Signing.

👁‍🗨Watch: https://t.co/0VvbzLKSYi

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

⌚Today: The team completed hardware installation. Software installation and human resource development are ongoing.

👔Smart-IX is managed by SAS Tintamarre, and coordinated by Computech.

🌍More info on Smart-IX website: https://t.co/QpWhgsqa1j

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

✅Smart-IX hardware includes a Cisco ASR router, 2 Cisco Nexus switches, and 2 Dell management servers, and a Fortinet firewall for secure access to remote management.

✴️IXP Manager installed for infrastructure management & traffic monitoring.

🌍More: https://t.co/QpWhgsqa1j

[CaribIX @carib_ix]

👁‍🗨Smart-IX is now listed on @PeeringDB: https://t.co/YujAC2niPS

🌍More info on Smart-IX website: https://t.co/QpWhgsHd3j

@comstbarth @TheCtunion @caribpeer @InterregC @bevilwooding @MaxLarsonHENRY @Claireccraig @stevespence4 @CaribNOG