NZIX Offers Peering New Zealand Wide Via Chorus UFB

The New Zealand Internet Exchange Limited (NZIX Inc) is proud to announce a partnership with wholesale internet provider Chorus to provide EdgeConnect, a service enabling connection between NZIX exchange members anywhere across the Chorus ultrafast broadband (UFB) network.

The new EdgeConnect product will enable Chorus customers to communicate directly with other NZIX members on the same exchange, whether they are physically connected to NZIX exchange switches at the specific data centre or are other NZIX members connected via EdgeConnect. Chorus will appear as a single switch on the NZIX fabric, managed by Chorus.

To enable NZIX peering over Edge-Connect, New Zealand internet service providers and organisations will need to have:

• A current NZIX service or willingness to become an NZIX member
• Chorus customer status
• A Chorus NGA handover (ENNI)

There are NZIX and Chorus fees associated with the new Chorus EdgeConnect product. Information regarding charges and recurring fees can be found on our website.

Chorus EdgeConnect is now available on the Auckland Internet Exchange (AKL- IX). A date for availability of the new service at Christchurch (CHC-IX) will be confirmed shortly.

To enable NZIX peering over EdgeConnect, New Zealand internet service providers and organisations will need to have:

• A current NZIX service or willingness to become an NZIX member
• Chorus customer status
• A Chorus NGA handover (ENNI)

EdgeConnect is available on the Auckland Internet Exchange (AKL- IX) from 30 November 2020. A date for availability of the new service at Christchurch (CHC-IX) will be confirmed shortly.

More information about EdgeConnect can be found on our website or on the Chorus EdgeConnect product page.