UAE-IX
Details of the organization
Name *
UAE-IX
Country *
United Arab Emirates
Website (URL)
http://www.uae-ix.net/
Type *
Business sector entities
Information about the project
Project title *
UAE-IX
Title acronym
United Arab Emirates
Description *
UAE-IX is an Internet exchange in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and was founded on October 1, 2012. UAE-IX is the first carrier-neutral Internet exchange platform for the Middle East, interconnecting global networks, Internet service providers, content delivery networks, research and educational institutes and content providers in the Middle East region. UAE-IX is built on a fully redundant switching platform located in two neutral, secure data centers in Dubai. Initiated by the UAE’s Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) and operated by DE-CIX, the world’s largest Internet exchange based in Frankfurt, Germany, UAE-IX delivers a highly available local alternative for regional traffic exchange
Project website
http://www.uae-ix.net
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Countries of implementation
Afghanistan, Anguilla, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Western Sahara, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Netherlands Caribbean, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Burundi, Belgium, Benin, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Belarus, Belize, Central African Republic, Canada, Czech Republic, Chad (Republic of), Chile, Cook Islands, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cape Verde (Republic of), Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Faroe Islands, Gabon, Gambia (Republic of the), Guinea-Bissau, Guadeloupe, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guinea, Guam, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, China, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, China, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Marshall Islands, Malta, Mauritania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Madeira, Maldives, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mali, Malawi, Monaco, Montenegro (Republic of), Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Northern Marianas, Martinique, Montserrat, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal (Republic of), Niger, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Easter Island, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Congo, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Korea (Rep. of), Romania, Rwanda, South Africa, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Senegal, Seychelles, Saint Helena, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, American Samoa, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Somali (Democratic Republic), Spain, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Slovenia, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, East Timor, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russian Federation, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, United States of America, The United States Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, British Virgin Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Taiwan, China, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/10/2012
to
29/11/2013
Partners
Please visit the website for more info about customers and partners: http://www.uae-ix.net/customers-partners/
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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Information and communication infrastructure
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Project type *
Project