LINX, the London Internet EXchange which connects the networks of more than 280 ISP's so that traffic may flow more efficiently between has seen a sharp increase of traffic.

Five years ago member numbers stood at just 120 with peak traffic at 13.5 Gigabits per second, this means that while membership numbers have doubled, it's seen an incredible 1500% increase in traffic highlighting the growth in bandwidth hungry applications.

While LINX started out as a UK operation it now has members in over 40 countries with a large proportion of members come from the traditional LINX heartland of Europe. Nearly a quarter of all members are now based outside Europe with those in North America equating to 14.7% with a further 7.5% coming from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.