Designation affirms AMS-IX as first internet exchange organization to receive OPEN-IX Certification across multiple U.S. platforms.
AMS-IX(Amsterdam Internet Exchange) and its U.S. subsidiary, AMS-IX USA Inc., have announced that the AMS-IX Bay Area Internet exchange has been awarded OIX-1certification by the Open-IX Association (OIX). AMS-IX is the first Internet exchange organization worldwide to have OPEN-IX®-certified neutral and distributed Internet exchanges in multiple U.S. markets.
AMS-IX Bay Area has met all OPEN-IX certification criteria and adheres to Open-IX IXP Standards Committee-derived standards of neutrality, openness, service offering, infrastructure and operations, which reduces the complexity that restricts interconnection in fragmented markets. AMS-IX also receivedOIX-1 certification for its New York platform in early 2014, becoming the first Open-IX-certified neutral and distributed Internet Exchange in the New York / New Jersey metropolitan area.