National Internet Exchange of India

Information technology organisation based in India

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National Internet Exchange Of India

Full name| National Internet Exchange of India
Abbreviation| NIXI
Founded| 19 June 2003[1]
Location| India
Website| ix.nixi.in
Members| 132[2]
Peak in| 393 Gbit/s[3]
Peak out| 392 Gbit/s[3]
Daily in (avg.)| 370 Gbit/s[3]
Daily out (avg.)| 365 Gbit/s[3]

The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) is a non-profit company incorporated under Section 25 of the India Companies Act, 1956 (now section 8 under Companies Act 2013) with an objective of facilitating improved internet services in the country.

## History

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Registered on 19 June 2003,[4] its primary purpose is to facilitate exchange of domestic internet traffic between the peering ISPs, Content players and any other organisations with their own AS number. This enables more efficient use of international bandwidth, saving foreign exchange and also improves the quality of service (QoS) for internet users by avoiding multiple international hops and thus reducing latency.[5]

Utilising servers routed through and administered by India, it also reduces the chances of Indian data being intercepted unlawfully by NSA and GCHQ.[citation needed] NIXI is managed and operated on a neutral basis and currently has 40 operational network operations center (NOCs) located in multiple parts of the country.[6]

Since 2005, NIXI has also created INRegistry (.in domain) as its autonomous body for maintenance of .IN domain.[7]

Since December 2012, NIXI also manages the National Internet registry of the country delegation Internet Protocol addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) and autonomous system numbers to its affiliates.

Effective from December 27, 2021, bulk domain registrations, with individuals registrant registering for more than 2 or an entity registering for more than 100 .in domains are required to seek prior approval from the CEO of National Internet Exchange of India.[8][9]

## See also

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* List of Internet exchange points
* Internet in India

## References

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1. ^ "NIXI | About Us". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
2. ^ "NIXI Member List". Retrieved 1 November 2022.
3. ^ a b c d "NIXI MTRG". Retrieved 26 April 2022.
4. ^ "NIXI- deity.gov.in". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
5. ^ "India's 1st 'Net exchange' to be ready soon". Rediff.com. 4 September 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
6. ^ "NIXI | NOC Location". ix.nixi.in. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
7. ^ ".IN Registry". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
8. ^ Mathi, Sarvesh (4 January 2022). "Want to buy more than two .in domains? Get approval from NIXI CEO". MediaNama. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
9. ^ https://www.registry.in/registry/images/page/Bulk-Booking.pdf [bare URL PDF]

## External links

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* National Internet Exchange of India
* India's 1st 'Net exchange' to be ready soon

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (India)

Agencies|

| NIC|

* Network
* Data Centers
* DigiLocker
* MyGov.in
* National Portal of India

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IN Registry|

* .in
* .भारत

Other|

* Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate (STQC)
* Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA)
* Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT)
* Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT)

Companies|

* CSC e-Governance Services India Limited
* Media Lab Asia (MLAsia)
* National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) — PSE under National Informatics Centre
* National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
* STPI
* Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

Autonomous
Societies|

* Education and Research in Computer Networking (ERNET)
* Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
* Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET)
* National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) — Formerly DOEACC Society
* Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER)
* Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
* Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC)
* Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL)

Ministers|

* Ashwini Vaishnaw (incumbent)

Ministers of State|

* Jitin Prasada (incumbent)

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Telecommunication companies of India

Mobile
operators|

| Active|

* Airtel
* DoT
* BSNL
* BSNL Mobile
* MTNL
* Vodafone Idea
* Jio

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MVNOs|

* Aerovoyce

Defunct|

* Aircel
* Essar
* Etisalat (Cheers Mobile)
* !dea
* Loop
* MTS
* Orange
* RCom
* S Tel
* spice
* Tata DoCoMo
* T24
* Virgin
* Telenor
* Tulip Telecom
* Videocon
* Vodafone

Internet
providers|

* ACT Fibernet
* Airtel
* APSFL
* Asianet Digital
* BSNL
* BSNL Broadband
* MTNL
* InCablenet
* Jio
* DEN Networks
* Hathway
* Railtel
* Reliance
* Sify
* SPECTRA
* Tata Teleservices
* Tikona
* Excitel Broadband

DTH operators|

* ABS Free Dish
* Airtel digital TV
* Digiana
* DD Free Dish
* Dish TV
* d2h
* Zing Digital
* Grand TV
* Hathway
* Independent TV
* Siti Networks
* Sun Direct
* Tata Play

Infrastructure providers|

* GAILTEL
* POWERTEL
* Bharti Infratel
* Indus Towers
* HughesNet
* American Tower

Datacenter providers|

* National Informatics Centre
* ESDS
* GPX
* Netmagic
* NxtGen
* Nxtra Data
* Yotta
* Tata Communications
* Global Cloud Xchange

Internet exchanges|

* Mumbai IX
* National Internet Exchange of India
* AMR IX
* Extreme IX
* AMS-IX

Equipment manufacturers|

* HFCL
* Sterlite Technologies
* Vindhya Telelinks
* Tejas Networks
* Indian Telephone Industries Limited
* REIT India

Policies|

* Digital India
* Bharat Broadband Network

Agencies|

* Department of Telecommunications
* Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
* Ministry of Communications (India)
* Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
* Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
* Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal

Associations|

* Cellular Operators Association of India

Related links|

* Internet in India
* Telecommunications in India
* Net neutrality in India

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