RIPN and "Rostelekom" Extended the Scope of Master Agreement for Traffic Exchange Platforms Development

Russian Institute for Public Networks (RIPN) and National Long-Distance Communication Operator Rostelekom extended the scope of RIPN-Rostelekom Master Agreement for traffic exchange platforms development in RF regions signed last year.

The Parties agreed to set Internet traffic exchange software-hardware complexes (Internet Exchange, IX) in Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, Far-Eastern Federal District.

Similar traffic exchange nodes already operate in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Samara, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg. Launching of Internet traffic exchange platforms will considerably enhance connectivity of the Russian segment within the global network, accelerate content receipt by consumers and offload trunk lines.