Frankfurt (Germany)/ Tunis (Tunisia), March 3, 2017. The North African private telecommunications operator Ooredoo Tunisie has signed a contract with DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange operator, to peer its IP traffic through DE-CIX’s Internet Exchange in Sicily/Palermo (Italy). Ooredoo Tunisie is now able to access and directly exchange traffic with other networks and in-demand content providers at DE-CIX Palermo.
"Through peering at DE-CIX Palermo, we are significantly reducing our IP transit and network costs and gain more control over our routing. On top, we are enhancing the end-user experience for our customers. We have chosen DE-CIX as we value the company’s long term knowledge in peering and interconnection services and their high level service support", says Hatem Mestiri, CTO of Ooredoo Tunisie.
DE-CIX Palermo – as the gateway to the African continent - is situated just 5 - 15ms from North Africa, offering access and the lowest latency path to African, Middle Eastern and Asian markets via multiple and diverse submarine cable systems.
Sicily Hub is the strategic location in accessing the cable landing stations in Sicily; in addition, Sicily Hub is served by the TI Sparkle tier 1-grade IP Transit service, Seabone.
Source: DE-CIX