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Everyone at the Table: Shaping the Internet Through Collaboration

Over the past 20 years, we’ve participated in valuable conversations and information-sharing sessions at global and regional Internet Governance Forums, and we’ve seen these discussions create real change.

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Local Businesses Benefit from Burkina Faso’s Internet Development

The Burkina Faso Internet Exchange (BFIX) is helping to keep Internet traffic local and build the country's Internet resilience ...
All About Peering: What It Is, How It's Done, and Why We Need It

All About Peering: What It Is, How It’s Done, and Why We Need It

Peering is a fundamental part of how the Internet works. It allows networks to exchange traffic directly, reducing reliance on intermediaries. This improves performance, lowers costs, and increases network resilience ...
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Internet Exchange Points in Argentina: Network Infrastructure Improves the Balance of Trade

Internet Exchange Points (IXPS) have become vital assets in Argentina, where they ensure that data travels seamlessly, efficiently, and at lower costs ...
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Connectivity is a Team Sport: Bridging the Digital Divide

While many of us take for granted the ability to watch live Olympic events, many fans around the world are excluded due to a lack of connectivity ...
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Going for Gold: Strong Internet Resilience Matters

When a host city is selected for the Olympics, major work begins to update the necessary infrastructure to accommodate thousands of athletes and millions of spectators. The amount of human ...
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The Importance of Strong Technical Communities and Partnerships in Africa

The recent outage in West Africa caused by submarine cable damage could have been a lot worse. A strong community ensured it wasn't ...
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The Decade That Changed The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Internet

In just under 10 years, IXPs helped the DRC improve its Internet accessibility and started the country on its digital journey ...
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Advancing Digital Africa: Empowering Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Benin, Malawi, and Rwanda

The Internet Society and ICANN partnered to help empower IXPs in Africa to improve Internet access by making it faster and more affordable ...