AMS-IX, IX Reach and UK Grid have today announced details of a collaboration to enable customers in the North of England to connect directly to AMS-IX from UK Grid's carrier neutral data centre, Manchester One @ Synergy House.

Using 100GE Brocade equipment at both ends and the support of AMS-IX and CERN Network Engineers, SURFnet was able to test the longest 100Gbps connection deployed so far to CERN in Switzerland, a distance of 1650 kilometers.