Lunch Keynote – Latency is the New Currency: Why More Internet Exchange Points are Needed Across America
August 7 – 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Plaza Ballroom
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) are facilities where local ISPs, transport networks, content networks, cloud services, education networks, and others exchange data traffic. Today, they exist predominantly in major metros like New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Seattle. But did you know that 14 states don’t have an IXP at all? This negatively impacts wholesale pricing, network resiliency, and most importantly, latency—an aspect of the Digital Divide that is only widening as cloud, content, and AI-driven applications become increasingly dependent on low-latency connections. Learn how non-profit Connected Nation is working with carrier hotel pioneer Hunter Newby and the world’s largest IX platform, DE-CIX, to address this problem and create new IXPs in smaller hub communities across America—starting with Wichita State University in Kansas.
Speakers
Brent Legg
Connected Nation: Executive Vice President