Interwire Internet Services, owner and operator of the Mumbai Convergence Hub (Mumbai CH), India’s largest open peering exchange hub, and DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange operator, have agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their ambitions as influential drivers of India’s digital infrastructure. Both Interwire and DE-CIX will collaborate to further develop the Internet Exchange and Interconnection eco-system in the local Indian market, with a strong focus on Mumbai.
"New digital environments are creating new challenges and opportunities around the world, and cooperative efforts are crucial to meet those new challenges and take advantage of the opportunities. We appreciate that DE-CIX is a major representative of the International Internet community and therefore has access to a wide range of telecoms business experiences and technical knowledge in the area of Internet Exchange and related Interconnection Services," says Nikhil Rathi, Director of Interwire Internet Services.
In recognition of the signed MoU, Harald A. Summa, CEO of DE-CIX notes that "Interwire is a very experienced and renown Indian market player as it owns and manages the Mumbai CH, India´s largest open peering exchange hub and is uniquely placed to provide access to the Indian telecommunication market. We are interested in establishing a long-term collaboration with Interwire to exchange know-how and create models for business collaboration to boost the Indian digital infrastructure."
Source: DE-CIX