YouFibre has become the first ISP to take a 400G port at the London Internet Exchange's (LINX) regional interconnection hub in the north - LINX Manchester, a strategic upgrade that underscores the company’s commitment to delivering faster connectivity following strong growth in 2024.
LINX Manchester is an Internet Exchange Point for the north of the UK and serves as a meeting point for ISPs, content networks, media, gaming, finance and enterprise to meet via a single cross connect to share traffic for low latency end user experiences.
The regional IXP operated by LINX has experienced growth of its own lately with multiple traffic peaks, tipping the 700Gbps mid-February to then be close to 800Gbps.
Colin Peckham, Interconnection Manager for LINX and LINX Manchester Lead commented: “Manchester continues to evolve as a key digital hub and we are seeing new networks connecting into LINX Manchester for more efficient network routing and content delivery as well as existing members, like YouFibre, increase their capacity."
Peckham continued: “Our Internet Exchange Points across the UK are designed exactly the way that YouFibre are utilising them, and taking a 10G or 100G port at each site in London, Wales, Manchester and Scotland to keep their traffic local.”
This development aligns with the broader industry trend of ISPs adopting 400G technology to meet escalating data consumption and the need for faster, more reliable internet services, with YouFibre pioneering this adoption in the UK.
