The connection was made on May 17th. Subscription will allow faster access to various types of content.
On May 17, Verizon Media, formerly known as Oath, became linked to the GigaPIXAccording to the Network Services Area team at the National Scientific Computing Unit, this new connection aligns with GigaPIX's strategy: “connecting more and more entities, in order to provide a better service not only to the Academic Network, but also to the entire Internet in Portugal.”
In this sense, the presence of this new member in GigaPIX (and its direct peering with the Science, Technology and Society Network – RCTS) will allow institutions linked to the academic network “faster access to a wide range of media content”, they add, highlighting that this traffic, like all GigaPIX traffic, is considered academic.
The GigaPIX infrastructure currently connects all major national operators and some of the largest international content servers, such as Akamai, Google, and Microsoft. It currently has 37 members and their maximum traffic exchange throughput close to 100Gbps. The most recent data points to a growth of 60% in GigaPIX traffic volume over the past few years. This structure is present in three locations in the city of Lisbon and one in Porto.
Verizon Media is a subsidiary of Verizon Communications that encompasses several digital platforms. It was created after the parent company acquired AOL (America Online) in 2015 and Yahoo! in 2017.
