This month our newsletter welcomes our new CEO, announces our first online event and explains our move to fully automated DNS.
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This month our newsletter welcomes our new CEO, announces our first online event and explains our move to fully automated DNS.
Read the full newsletter here.
The Committee of the New Zealand Internet Exchange Inc will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 17 June, from 5pm (NZST).
Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions this year’s event will be conducted online, via Zoom (Video Conference).
Being on the New Zealand Internet Exchange Committee is a great way to get involved and give back to both the Society and to the internet community. The NZIX Committee has called for nominees to fill three positions of four-year terms on the committee. More information about the nomination process and eligibility is available on the NZIX website.
Registration is open and members can register via the NZIX Members Portal. Additional guests can register by being added as a contact within your member account. Non-members can register by emailing admin@nz.ix
We look forward to seeing you at the 2020 NZIX Annual General Meeting.
Many of you will have received notification already or may have seen recent articles in the media announcing the news that the Association has appointed Narelle Clark as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Narelle had been contracting as General Manager for the Association since October 2019 and was successful in securing the CEO role after an extensive search was undertaken.
“Internet exchanges are proven to be a vital part of a reliable, affordable internet, so I am absolutely thrilled to take on this position,” said Ms Clark.
“IAA’s infrastructure is second to none, with the widest number of points of presence, the most extensive content arrangements and a member base that spans all parts of Australia’s Internet. Without the collaboration between builders, content and service providers Australians would not have enjoyed the level of Internet performance during lockdown we have seen.”
The newly established position will be responsible for driving both the technical and membership services sides of the Association, continuing to execute the 2020 strategic plan and build on our reputation for peering excellence.
“The high regard with which Narelle is held across the industry means our internet exchange operations will continue to grow and deliver across Australia and New Zealand, while we increase our work in member services and the Internet policy arena,” explains IAA Chair, David Hooton.
Narelle’s background is as a data comms engineer with a strong focus on policy. She comes to the Association with a career across the internet and telecommunications industry in Australia and internationally, having undertaken senior roles in a range of service providers, not-for profit organisations and policy and standards working groups. She has held prominent industry roles with CSIRO, Optus, the Public Interest Registry (operator of .Org), and ACCAN, and consulted to Telecom New Zealand, government departments and telecommunications and content providers.
Please join us in welcoming Narelle on board. Why not join her and the team at our online event?
IAA is kicking off its online event series with a look at how the internet has been performing during the global pandemic.
Join us for the panel session “Life Under Lockdown: how my network survived the pandemic” where we will discuss how providers have handled the impact of COVID-19.
Date: 23 June
Time: 1700 AEST (1500 AWST)
Location: Zoom (Video Conference)
The news continues to report we are in “unprecedented times” but for the vast majority of people the internet has performed really well through lockdown. Members, however, will know firsthand that a lot of work has gone on behind the scenes to deliver the stability the community has enjoyed when socialising and working from home.
During the panel session we will hear from key industry representatives, Field Solutions Group Chief Technology Officer, David Hooton, Vocus Senior IP Engineer, Brett O’Hara and Aussie Broadband Managing Director, Phillip Britt. Hear their perspectives on the wins, near misses, and issues affecting the Internet through this crisis.
The event will also include some time to catch up with your peers and share a virtual drink.
Details on how to register will be available soon. Keep an eye on our website and Facebook pages for more information.
This month our newsletter welcomes a new peering engineer, looks into NBN Co’s relief package for RSPs and introduces our new looking glass.
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IAA has rolled out a new looking glass, offering more transparent routing information to its members.
Alice-LG is global looking glass, covering all exchange points for IX Australia across all route servers. It is a concise application which houses all information in one location, saving members time actively having to search our multiple exchanges.
Alice-LG has several key features including the ability to see who is peering with which route server and which routes are advertised and by whom. All data is available using the REST API.
Why not check out Alice-LG for yourself.
Network Engineer Aaron Chidiac recently joined the IAA peering team. Aaron grew up teaching himself computing before completing a diploma in Information Technology Networking.
After a traineeship and junior support role with a small ISP, Aaron was promoted and given responsibility for several projects including network consolidation, VoIP infrastructure and a national hardware migration.
In his spare time, Aaron is an avid gamer and enjoys getting outdoors for a bit of camping and hiking.
Aaron is hoping his new role with the Association will accelerate his knowledge of industry issues and is looking forward to helping find solutions to make the Internet better. Welcome Aaron, we are excited to have you onboard!
IAA members operating as Retail Service Providers (RSPs) will be able to apply for NBN Co’s COVID-19 relief package announced last week.
The relief package, developed in response to an industry consultation process involving internet service providers, government and consumer groups, aims to assist customers and families affected by the pandemic.
$50 million of the package is being specifically directed at RSPs to support low income households with school aged children who currently do not have an active NBN connection at home.
“The current COVID-19 situation has put more emphasis on access to broadband services as families and businesses change the way they conduct their daily lives. With students homeschooling and many more businesses operating from homes, the pressure to have access to the internet has never been more important,” explains IAA General Manager, Narelle Clark.
“Our members have become the backbone of society during the pandemic, ensuring the supply of essential services, both business and social, to everyone around Australia.”
RSPs should contact NBN Co directly through the NBN Co Customer Portal to apply for funding. If you are not a direct RSP you should contact your wholesale provider and request more details to ensure you are not missing out on access to the relief package.
The package will be available from April to the end of September, but retailers have the flexibility to determine the offers they wish to pass on to customers.
The complete relief package is worth a total of $150 million, with the remaining $100 million being split equally between implementing relief measures to support financially distressed households and small and medium-sized businesses.
This month our newsletter reports on our traffic growth, our continuing support of the industry through sponsorship and is seeking member interest in a new PoP.
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