Ivo Ivanov to share insights about Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Internet Solutions with speakers from Amazon, SpaceX and StarLink

New York, September 6, 2022 – DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchanges (IX) operator, announces that its International CEO, Ivo Ivanov, will join representatives from Amazon, SpaceX and StarLink at the Internet Society’s (ISOC) ‘Community Week 2022’ taking place September 6-7, 2022 virtually, worldwide.  ISOC’s Community Week marks the 30th anniversary of the global nonprofit organization which is focused on empowering people to keep the Internet a force for good: open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy.

Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International is an industry visionary that recognizes the possibilities of enabling the Internet in space. In early 2022, Ivo wrote an article titled “To the stars: Opportunities and limitations of the (modern) satellite Internet”, which shares insights to DE-CIX’s vision on the Internet’s next frontier.

On September 6 and 7, 2022, Ivo Ivanov will join panelists from Amazon’s Project Kuiper, SpaceX and Starlink to discuss the future of the Internet in Space, where speakers will share their thoughts on the Internet space race and the deployment, operational, security and privacy concerns associated with operating the Internet, anywhere.

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WHEN:

  • September 6th, 2022; Time: 10:55 – 11:40 EDT | 7:55 – 8:40 PDT
  • September 7th, 2022; Time: 2:15 – 3:00pm EDT | 11:15am – 12pm PDT

WHO:  

  • Speakers from Amazon’s Project Kuiper, DE-CIX, SpaceX, and Starlink

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About DE-CIX 

DE-CIX (German Commercial Internet Exchange) is the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs). At its close to 40 locations in Europe, Africa, North America, the Middle East, India, and Asia, DE-CIX interconnects thousands of network operators (carriers), Internet service providers (ISPs), content providers and enterprise networks from more than 100 countries, and offers peering, cloud, and interconnection services. DE-CIX in Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the largest Internet Exchanges in the world, with a data volume of close to 30 Exabytes per year (as of 2021) and close to 1100 connected networks. More than 200 colleagues from over 30 different nations form the foundation of the DE-CIX success story in Germany and around the world. Since the beginning of the commercial Internet, DE-CIX has had a decisive influence – in a range of leading global bodies, such as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) – on co-defining guiding principles for the Internet of the present and the future. As the operator of critical IT infrastructure, DE-CIX bears a great responsibility for the seamless, fast, and secure data exchange between people, enterprises, and organizations at its locations around the globe.

For more information, please visit de-cix.net.

Media Contact for DE-CIX North America

Ilissa Miller
DE-CIX North America
Phone: +1.914.315.6424
Email: Ilissa.miller@de-cix.net