Netnod
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| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | Sweden, 1997 |
| Ownership: | TU-stiftelsen |
| Headquarters: | Franzéngatan 5, 112 51 Stockholm |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Website: | netnod.se |
| Facebook: | Netnod |
| LinkedIn: | Netnod |
| Twitter: |  @netnod
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| Key People | |
| Kurt Erik Lindqvist, CEO Håkan Hellström, Operations Manager Nurani Nimpuno, Outreach and Communications Manager | |
Netnod is a non-profit, independent Internet infrastructure organization based in Sweden. The company operates six Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) located in five major Swedish cities (Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Sundsvall and Luleå). Netnod handles among the highest amount of traffic per peer in Europe. It was the first Internet Exchange (IX) to use DPT/SRP/RPR/802.17 and then switching to Gigabit Ethernet. It is fully IPv6 enabled.
Netnod also has hands-on experience in providing value added services like RIPE Internet Routing Registry (IRR); Bredbandskollen, which is a speed test service; DNS root server i.root-servers.net, which is the thirteenth ranked logical DNS Root Name Server; and distribution of Swedish official time through NTP (Network Time Protocol). It also provides anycast and unicast slave services to variety of TLDs worldwide with the help of its respectable product DNSNODE.[1]
History
Some of the above mentioned services were offered by “Autonomica” which was a full-owned subsidiary of Netnod. In 2010 it was merged with Netnod leaving a single name. [2]
IX services
Netnod is the largest IXP provider in Scandinavia and one of the oldest in Europe.
Netnod's exchange points are categorized under layer 2 service built on Gigabit Ethernet technology. The connections are offered at the speed of 10Gbps or 1Gbps. This mode of service is preferred by most consumers as it offers a robust and reliable Internet exchange infrastructure. It also involves the direct exchange of traffic, bringing down the cost of transit and private interconnections. Additionally, if traffic from own of Netnod's IXPs interacts with another of their IXPs, costs are further brought down, speed is considerably increased, and redundancy is reduced.[3]
Board
Netnod’s board is responsible for strategy planning and adopting measures for the achievement of long term goals, as well as ensuring that ongoing activities will lead to a positive outcome. It also deals with such practical matters as deciding the annual budget. Board members are appointed by the foundation who owns the company, TU-stiftelsen. Board meetings are held six times a year.[4]
Partners and co-operation
Netnod partners with members of the worldwide Internet community as part of its mission, which is to work for the "Good of the Internet." A few of Netnod's many national, international and regional partners are:
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