Norwegian Internet Exchange


The Norwegian Internet Exchange[1] or NIX is an Internet exchange with presence in Tromsø, Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger and Oslo, Norway. NIX is owned and operated by the Centre for Information Technology Services (USIT), University of Oslo. Companies connected to the NIX are most ISPs operating in Norway, in addition to Amazon and the two largest Norwegian broadcasting companies, NRK and TV2.[2] NIX provides a neutral pricing model.[3]

Norwegian Internet Exchange
Full nameNorwegian Internet Exchange
AbbreviationNIX
Founded1993
LocationNorway
Websitenix.no

NIX1 is the primary site for the Norwegian Internet Exchange. NIX1 is colocated at three sites in Oslo.[4]

NIX2 is the primary site for redundancy located at St. Olavs plass in downtown Oslo.

The remaining four sites are regional sites intended for local use.

  • BIX in Bergen
  • TRDIX in Trondheim
  • TIX in Tromsø
  • SIX in Stavanger

The term NIX refers to all of the six IXPs.

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