LINX and Juniper Networks together at the heart of the U . K .’ s Internet
LINX , The London Internet Exchange , has been at the heart of the U . K . Internet for over 20 years , during which time the Internet has fundamentally transformed into a strategic national asset .
The advent of the smartphone , the app-driven digital economy , high speed broadband and the arrival of Netflix have all been instrumental in putting the U . K . Internet at the heart of national services , consumer lifestyle and business I . T .
In 2011 these transformations changed the approach the LINX team , led by CEO John Souter , needed to take to the network platform . Confronted by a forecast of continued massive traffic growth , huge increases in member connectivity , the coming of 100GE connectivity and a need for supreme levels of resilience and reliability , the team engaged with Juniper Networks .
The early collaboration and design discussions between the two companies led to the delivery of a ground-breaking network solution , based on the PTX Series Packet Transport Router and MX Series 3D Universal Edge Router product families from Juniper Networks . LINX was the first customer globally to move into live production on the PTX .
The new network was immediately put to the test with the World ’ s eyes on the London Olympics 2012 – a once-in-ageneration event for which the network simply had to deliver a flawless service , which it did with flying colours .
Fast forward to 2016 and the growth of both Internet traffic and new member connections still continues at a phenomenal pace , proving LINX ’ s decision to future-proof its infrastructure to be incredibly foresighted .
Juniper Networks is proud to be a technology partner to LINX