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AMS-IX to shut down US operations, shifts focus to emerging markets
AMS-IX has announced that they will close down their internet exchanges in Chicago and the Bay Area, megaport/megaix will take over operations since AMS-IX wants to focus on emerging markets.
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Well, they at least passing infra to new owner. Good for them.
Yeah, Europeans tend to waste more per month for a few switches and some route servers.
Most IXes are just about making a profit and burning the customers money during events and sponsorships.
Yeah, MegaIX aint cheap thoug.
Yeah, some IXPs are so expensive, no idea where all that money even goes.
@AS203446 any progress on onboarding usefull peers on your IXP.
neither is ams-ix, imagine paying $500 for a 10g peering port on an exchange with a 2gbps 95% traffic rate lol. amazed they look this long to pull the plug on it
Often paid transit is cheaper than IXP capacity....
Not yet, project is currently paused. Hard to find peers to be honest, even if you offer free ports.
AMS-IX is only cheaper on a 3 year contract, such a shame. IXPs should be for cheaper traffic with others, not more expensive.
Idk what you mean by 2Gbps though.
Not often at all, there are enough cheaper IXPs in a lot of locations.
Yeah, thats why I am not starting one. People only join when there are useful peers, but useful peers only join if there are many other peers, who never join because there are no peers.
https://www.ams-ix.net/bay/documentation/total-stats
The Bay Area IX's 95% traffic rate over the past year was under 2 gbps. Entirely dead exchange.
Oooh yeah, for the insane prices they charge, not worth it at all.