phopenix

Bam Aquino that PLDT has finally agreed to be part of the local IP peering group, Philippine Open Internet Exchange (PHOpenIX), which is maintained by DOST ASTI (Advanced Science and Technology Institute). PHOpenIX is the only Exchange in the Philippine Internet industry operated by a neutral institution that allows the exchanges of Internet traffic in a free-market environment among local internet and data service providers. One of the biggest benefit when local ISPs are interconnected via the PHOpenIX is shorter transit time between a subscriber of one ISP to another subscriber of a competing provider. Gamers will also experience lower latency time when accessing game servers of members of the PHOpenIX. Members of the PHOpenIX include Sky Broadband, Eastern Telecoms, Globe telecom, Birstop Networks, Comclark, Bayantel, DataOne, Akamai, PhilCom, BellTel, DataOne Asia and many others. The PHOpenIX has seen huge growth in traffic that goes thru the exchange. We've been invited by the office of the senator to witness the signing of the MOA assigning the PHOpenIX as the official Government Internet Protocol Exchange as well as the signing of ASTI and PLDT to become the 3rd physical connection point of PHOpenIX. Read our story on "Details of PLDT's IP Peering Agreement with PHOpenIX". Read more in our articles including "PLDT finally signs IP peering agreement with PHOpenIX" and "PLDT Home Launches Prepaid Fiber Internet Option".