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QIX attracts large international networks to Montreal

MONTREAL - The Montreal Internet Exchange (QIX) has grown its membership to 60 members and peaked traffic over 50Gbps over the last year, highlighting the relevance of Montreal on the global network map.Launched in 2013, the exchange was established to provide lower costs and faster performance of Internet traffic in Eastern Canada and to enable traffic patterns that created data sovereignty to keep Internet traffic originating and terminating in Canada from having to traverse through the United States.  The mission of the independent, non-profit exchange is to establish and operate an Internet Exchange infrastructure that meets the needs of local, national...