Supporting Global Internet Infrastructure

The Value of IXPs w w w . p c h . n e t

BUILDING THE CARIBBEAN INTERNET ECONOMY:

The Value of Local Internet Exchange Points

BEVILWOODINGINTERNETSTRATEGIST,PCH

BEYOND BASIC CONNECTIVITY…

FASTER Speeds

Widespread ACCESS

Mo re A ffo rdab l e Price s

Greater RELIABILITY

More LOCAL CONTENTMore e-Business

More JOBS

PeoplearedemandingInternetAccessthatallowsthemtobuildtheirlives,theirbusinessesandtheirfuture

EMERGING EPIPHANY…

improving EDUCATION

facilitating COLLABORATION

building capacity

e n h an cin g co mpe t i t ive n e s s

STRENGTHENING INFRASTRCUTURE

Increasing Cyber-security

TECHNOLOGY-ENABLEDDEVELOPMENTRequiresINVESTMENTinLOCALTECHNOLOGYINFRASTRCUTURE

w w w . p c h . n e t

SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS AN IXP?

Andwhydoesitmatter?

QUICK PRIMER : WHAT’S AN IXP

The primary

role of an Internet

exchange point is to

•keep local Internet traffic within local infrastructure

QUICK PRIMER : WHAT’S AN IXP

The primary role of an

Internet exchange point is to

•to the reduce costs associated with traffic exchange between Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

QUICK PRIMER: WHAT’S AN IXPCOUNTRY WITHOUT A LOCAL IX

QUICK PRIMER : WHAT’S AN IXP

NEGATVEIMPLICATIONS  Networkperformance  Costs  Reliability  Consumptionpatterns  Productionpatterns  Security

QUICK PRIMER: WHAT’S AN IXP

COUNTRY WITH A LOCAL IX

QUICK PRIMER: 1-2-3 OF IXP

1. IXPsimprovethequalityofInternetservicesbyprovidingcheaper,moreefficient,lowerlatencypathsbetweenparticipatingnetworks

QUICK PRIMER: 1-2-3 OF IXP

2. IXPsareaconvenienthubfor

hostingothercriticalInternet

infrastructurewithincountry(eg:DNSRootServers,DNSSEC,Anycast)

QUICK PRIMER: 1-2-3 OF IXP

3. IXPsenablelocaldatatoremain

withinthelocaljurisdiction(goodforSECURITY,andlocalINNOVATION)

ACTIVE CARIBBEAN INTERNET EXCHANGE POINTS

Barbados British Virgin Islands Curacao

Dominica Haiti Grenada

St Lucia St Vincent Jamaica

Belize Trinidad and Tobago St Maarten

GROWING CARIBBEAN MOMENTUM

üMoreLocalBandwidth

üMoreLocalRouting

⌧MoreLocalInnovation

⌧MORELocalContent

SWITCHING FOR SUCCESS

ATTENTIONISQUICKLYSHIFTINGfromtraffic

exchangetolocaldigitalcontentdevelopmentandlocalonlineservice

delivery

BUILD LOCAL, REACH GLOBAL

LocalNetworkResilienceLocalNetworkApplicationsLocalDigitalContent and

Services

LOCAL CONTENT AND SERVICES

• Last Mile build-out• Technical Capacity

Building• Policy Support

Enabling Elements

• Education, Judiciary, Security

• Government Services• Media Initiatives

Targeted Pilots

• EntrepreneurialIncentives

• Open Data Initiatives• Celebrate

Achievements

Building Momentum

BUILDING THE CARIBBEAN INTERNET

Our responsibility now…

To becomemore than

mere content consumers

To provide the incentive to produce, share and export our

knowledge, culture and innovations

To create opportunities

to develop social and economic

value

Supporting Global Internet Infrastructure

The Value of IXPs w w w . p c h . n e t

BUILDING THE CARIBBEAN INTERNET ECONOMY: The Value of Local Internet

Exchange PointsBevilWooding

InternetStrategist,PCHbevil@pch.netwww.pch.net

@bevilwooding

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

BEVILM.WOODING

InternetStrategist,PacketClearingHouse

Mr.WoodingisananInternetStrategistforPacketClearingHouse,aUS-basednon-profitresearchinstitutethatsupportsoperationsandanalysisintheareasofInternettrafficexchange,routingeconomics,andglobalnetworkdevelopment.HehasbeenactivelyinvolvedindevelopingtheInternetinBelizeandacrosstheCaribbean.HeisanadvisortogovernmentsandorganizationsandhaspublishednumerouspapersandarticlesontheInternetEconomy,InternetGovernanceandrelatedsubjects.HisaccomplishmentshavebeeninternationallyrecognizedbytheInternetCorporationforAssignedNamesandNumbers(ICANN)andbytheLatinAmericanInternetRegistry(LACNIC).HeisafoundingmemberoftheCaribbeanNetworkOperatorsGroup(CaribNOG)andtheChiefKnowledgeOfficeratthefaith-basednon-profit,CongressWBN.

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