<s>
Giga	O
Pix	O
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
Portuguese	O
Internet	B-Protocol
exchange	I-Protocol
point	I-Protocol
established	O
in	O
October	O
1995	O
(	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
Pix	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
managed	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
FCT|FCCN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
neutral	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Exchange	I-Protocol
Point	I-Protocol
where	O
traffic	O
is	O
switched	O
at	O
high	O
speeds	O
between	O
connected	O
organizations	O
,	O
improving	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
IP	O
interconnections	O
in	O
Portugal	O
and	O
preventing	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
international	O
transit	O
links	O
for	O
traffic	O
with	O
local	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
