Why IXPs still matter, but in a different way
In recent years, there has been a persistent narrative that Internet Exchange Points are losing relevance: slower growth, fewer new members, traffic shifting toward private interconnects, in-network caching, and alternatives to public peering. This perception, however, is often based on oversimplified metrics and fails to capture how the interconnection ecosystem is truly evolving. To better […]
The Internet is changing. IXPs remain central
For years, Internet Exchange Points have been one of the most visible success stories of the “bottom-up” Internet: neutral, community-based infrastructure capable of reducing interconnection costs, improving the performance of local networks, and fostering the growth of national and regional digital ecosystems. Today the context is changing rapidly, and a provocative question lurks in the […]
ANIX Meeting 2026: Tirana, hub of the Balkans
The ANIX Meeting 2026, organized by Namex and RASH in Tirana on February 5, confirmed a key point: in the Balkans and beyond, digital cooperation is not built on a single infrastructure or a single project, but through a harmonization of rules, infrastructure, regional cooperation, and expertise, driven by the Internet community. With 74 in-person […]
A fine that could break the Internet in Italy
The standoff between AGCOM and Cloudflare is far more than a fine: it is the first stress test over who controls the network in the post-DSA era Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, chose to accompany his declaration of war on the Italian regulator on X with an AI-generated image that went viral: a medieval knight […]
