VANIX exceeds 300 Gbps of participant traffic.

• First 400 Gbps coherent link installed, and first 400 Gbps link to Cologix VAN3, connecting to Harbour Centre.
• VANIX exceeds 220 Gbps of participant traffic.

VANIX exceeds 200 Gbps of participant traffic.

First 400 Gbps backbone links installed, connecting Cologix VAN and Harbour Centre.

VANIX official launches service in Cologix VAN3.

First 100 Gbps participant connected

• Arista switching platform deployed
• Backbone upgraded to multiple 100 Gbps links

New participant rates for peering

VANIX booth and presentation at iTech Vancouver Conference

VANIX participation in the CIRA Peering Panel

VANIX presentation at the BCBA Conference

VANIX social community networking event at Alibi Room, Vancouver

VANIX Strategic Plan developed and approved

• New VANIX brand released
• Sponsored NANOG 74 Vancouver

• First Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of the first Board of Directors
• Thank you to TorIX for providing $5000 for AGM expenses
• Thank you to CIRA for providing a Juniper EX4550 switch

Online traffic graphs publicly available

First route server in operation

VANIX incorporation completed

• Initial Board of Directors formed and Officers identified
• Steering Committee decommissioned and renamed to Technical and Operations Committee

Governance Committee formed to develop By-Laws, funding model, and complete incorporation

• Over 5Gbps on VANIX
• OpenDNS donates Route Server and Optics

VANIX First User Group and Launch Event

• Peer1 donates a fibre optic switch and LR optics
• – Skyway West donates collocation space and power in Harbour Centre MMR 6B. Existing connections to PIX in 6B is re-purposed to connect to this switch
• – VANIX goes “live” and website www.vanix.ca in operation
• – Cologix donates space and power at 1050 West Pender St., and a dark fibre ring to connect to Harbour Centre.

ARIN allocates IP address space for the Exchange

• First meeting of Steering Committee
• Registration of vanix.ca

Juniper Networks donates a fibre optic switch and LR optics for the Cologix site, VANIX’s initial core network is completed. Plentyoffish Media donates additional high-speed optics for redundant paths.

• Expansion to Cologix VAN2 announced
• https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140603005238/en/Vancouver-Internet-Exchange-Cologixs-1050%C2%A0W.%C2%A0Pender%C2%A0St.-Data-Center#.U49QwPldVyI
• VANIX is announced at NANOG Peering Track
• BCNET donates a fibre optic switch and LR optics, and expands its offering to include bilateral peering, as well as continuing to offer its existing multilateral peering over the new Exchange connection

A volunteer Steering Committee forms to take the necessary steps to create the Exchange Point.

After inquiries about merging their two exchanges, BCNET and Peer1 hold a Town Hall style meeting to discuss a combined Internet Exchange, which results in a great deal of interest