<s>
UAE-IX	B-Application
is	O
a	O
carrier	O
-	O
and	O
data	O
center-neutral	O
internet	B-Protocol
exchange	I-Protocol
point	I-Protocol
(	O
IXP	B-Protocol
)	O
situated	O
in	O
Dubai	O
(	O
UAE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
UAE-IX	B-Application
is	O
built	O
on	O
a	O
fully	O
redundant	O
switching	O
platform	O
located	O
in	O
two	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
in	O
Dubai	O
,	O
Datamena	O
and	O
Equinix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initiated	O
by	O
the	O
UAE	O
’s	O
Telecommunication	O
Regulatory	O
Authority	O
(	O
TRA	O
)	O
and	O
fully	O
managed	O
by	O
DE-CIX	O
,	O
UAE-IX	B-Application
delivers	O
a	O
local	O
alternative	O
for	O
regional	O
traffic	O
exchange	O
,	O
localizing	O
Internet	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
inception	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
UAE-IX	B-Application
is	O
the	O
biggest	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Exchange	I-Protocol
in	O
Middle	O
East	O
and	O
North	O
Africa	O
region	O
in	O
term	O
of	O
number	O
of	O
participating	O
networks	O
and	O
volume	O
of	O
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
( $	O
)	O
There	O
are	O
over	O
10	O
carriers	O
who	O
could	O
provide	O
connectivity	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Exchange	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
UAE-IX	B-Application
provided	O
two	O
options	O
to	O
get	O
connected	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
(	O
1	O
Gbit/s	O
)	O
or	O
10	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
(	O
10	O
Gbit/s	O
)	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
80	O
regional	O
and	O
global	O
customers	O
connected	O
to	O
UAE-IX	B-Application
,	O
the	O
internet	B-Protocol
exchange	I-Protocol
exceeded	O
100	O
Gbit/s	O
peak	O
traffic	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
port	O
option	O
for	O
100	B-Protocol
Gigabit	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
(	O
100	O
Gbit/s	O
)	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UAE-IX	B-Application
is	O
located	O
at	O
DATAMENA	O
,	O
a	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
Dubai	O
Production	O
City	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
International	O
Media	O
Production	O
Zone	O
(	O
IMPZ	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Equinix	O
data	B-Operating_System
centre	I-Operating_System
in	O
Dubai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UAE-IX	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
redundant	O
network	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
UAE-IX	B-Application
is	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Telecommunications	O
Regulatory	O
Authority	O
(	O
UAE	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
(	O
UAE	O
)	O
and	O
has	O
emerged	O
among	O
the	O
biggest	O
internet	B-Protocol
exchange	I-Protocol
point	I-Protocol
(	O
IXP	B-Protocol
)	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
and	O
North	O
Africa	O
(	O
MENA	O
)	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
