National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) celebrated its 20th Foundation Day today, reaffirming its unwavering dedication towards building India’s internet infrastructure.
This momentous occasion marked two decades of NIXI’s exceptional contributions to create a robust and inclusive digital ecosystem in the country via its business divisions towards Internet Exchange, .IN Registry, IRINN and NIXI-CSC Data Services Ltd.
The event was attended by functionaries from Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), other government departments, valued partners and the vibrant NIXI community.
Set up on June 19, 2003, NIXI is a not-for-profit company under the aegis of MeitY and is tasked to increase internet penetration and adoption in India by facilitating the various infrastructure aspects to enable the internet ecosystem to be managed and used by the masses.
The four services which come under the NIXI are setting IXPs, towards building Internet Exchange Points, .IN Registry towards building the .in domain digital identity, IRINN towards IPv4 and IPv6 addresses adoption and Data Centre services under NIXI-CSC towards data storage services.
Key takeaways
- For the last 20 years, National Internet Exchange Of India (NIXI) has been contributing to Indian Internet Ecosystem.
- Set up on June 19, 2003, National Internet Exchange of India is a not-for-profit organization for spreading the internet technology to the citizens of India.