Finnish Communication and Internet Exchange

Finnish Communication and Internet Exchange
Full name Finnish Communication and Internet Exchange
Abbreviation FICIX
Founded 1993
Location  Finland
Website www.ficix.fi
Members 29 (2017)[1]

Finnish Communication and Internet Exchange – FICIX ry is the first and the biggest Internet exchange point in Finland. As of 2009, FICIX consists of three exchange points.

FICIX was founded in 1993 and was originally called the "Finnish Commercial Internet Exchange". The name was changed to the current form in 2001, when a non-profit organization was founded to maintain operations.

FICIX-1 is located in Otaniemi, Espoo. Established in 1999, FICIX-2 is located in Pasila, Helsinki. FICIX-3 is located in Oulu and was established in March 2008.[2] FICIX also operates the three root nameservers located in Finland, I (in Espoo), K (in Helsinki), and J (in Oulu).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ficix.fi/info/
  2. ↑ HighTech Forum – Ouluun uusi ip-yhdysliikennepiste Archived 2007-11-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Ouluun uusi IP-yhdysliikennepiste ja juurinimipalvelin" (in Finnish). 2008-04-07. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

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