Boston MXP
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The Boston MXP is an Internet Exchange Point
in Boston, Massachusetts and Quincy, Massachusetts
. It was originally founded by MAI in 1996. It supports 10 megabit and 100 megabit connections on copper, and gigabit connections on fiber.
Internet Exchange Point
An Internet exchange point is a physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers exchange Internet traffic between their networks . IXPs reduce the portion of an ISP's traffic which must be delivered via their upstream transit providers, thereby reducing the average per-bit...
in Boston, Massachusetts and Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...
. It was originally founded by MAI in 1996. It supports 10 megabit and 100 megabit connections on copper, and gigabit connections on fiber.