aql HQ, Salem church was the chosen host for the formation of IXLeeds (a neutral, not-for-profit Internet Exchange Point (IXP) based in Leeds).

The organisation was made official at a meeting held at aql (which is also the site of the IXP) on 12th September 2011 when the 12 founding members signed the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association to incorporate the newly formed organisation.

The IXP brings to fruition, many years of work by many organisations, and was born from a group set up in 2008 to promote the collaboration of network operators in Yorkshire.

The organisation is supported by Communications Minister Ed Vaizey who said “I'm delighted to hear of the success of IXLeeds. The project is a prime example of the industry cooperating for the benefit of all parties and it will help put Leeds and Yorkshire on the 'Internet Map'.”

aql MD, Dr Adam Beaumont added “We're excited to support IXLeeds and to play our part in making it happen. It's a success story of co-operation between all the significant regional operators and will bring benefits to both the ISP's and the end users".

aql are one of the founding members and host of IXLeeds, which will streamline web traffic in Yorkshire by allowing data to be sent directly without having to go via London IXP’s. This will result in more efficient internet access and an improved end user experience.

Official IXLeeds site.

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