THNIC Foundation in collaboration with BKNIX organized the BKNIX Peering Forum 2023 announcing the launch of a new internet exchange service point. This is the 6th location in collaboration with ETIX Everywhere.
Thai Network Information Center Foundation and Bkenix Company Limited which manages Thailand’s first and only neutral internet information exchange center Organized the BKNIX Peering Forum annually. to gather together to exchange knowledge and create business opportunities for Internet connectivity and content service providers This year was held for the 7th time.
Dr. Gothom Areeya President of the Thai Network Information Center Foundation welcome There is one message saying, “I’m glad that BKNIX has grown steadily. This year we are opening an internet exchange service point. Also known as POP, is the sixth location to increase the diversity of the area. And increase the stability of the Internet service in Thailand.
side Prof. Dr. Kanchana Kanjanasut Vice President of THNIC Foundation Recipient of the prestigious award for being internet pioneer The Internet Hall of Fame from the Internet Society and the Postel Service Award for those who contribute to the Internet. Including being a person who drives the BKNIX project to happen, said, “Since BKNIX was born 9 years ago, it is not only a neutral domestic internet information exchange center that will be born. It also gave birth to a knowledge-sharing platform called the BKNIX Peering Forum, which grew and gained more attention. It is one of the events that accelerates the growth of the Internet industry. This will benefit more and more users.”
In the event, BKNIX Peering Forum 2023 was honored to give a speech on “A Close Look at Remote Peering” by Marinho Barcellos from University of Waikato, New Zealand. He is an expert in Network Security and Programmable Networks. He also has many hot topics such as Last Mile Connectivity: Addressing the Affordable Frontier, Internet Measurement, The SEA-5 – Spotlight on Thailand’s Data Center Market, The landscape of Chinese IXP. , Talk on Building the Foundation for Thailand to Become the Digital Hub of Southeast Asia and many other topics. In addition, many Thai and international experts were honored, for example, Philip Smith and Greg Shepherd from NSRC, Jonathan Brewer, Jamie Gillespie from APNIC, Pichit Satattayanon from International Gateway, Kempei Fukuda from NTT, Pierre Patris from ETIX Everywhere, etc.
In addition to exchanging knowledge with the aforementioned speakers In the event, there is also a negotiation point for cooperation between the participants. Which the participants will consist of Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Content Delivery Network Providers (CDNs), Internet Data Center Providers (IDCs), Carriers, Exchange Center Providers (IXPs), and other relevant service providers From both domestic and abroad, a total of 19 countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United States. , and Vietnam, where more than 330 people in the telecommunication and internet industry attended the event.
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2023-05-18 15:32:00
