The Ramses Exchange is a telecoms building in central Cairo that is a focal point of the Internet in Egypt. It is situated at 26 Ramses Street. [1]
Reports related to the 2011 Internet shutdown in Egypt refer to the Ramses Exchange as the location where the shut down was effected by powering down parts of the exchange. [2] The Ramses Exchange, located near the center of Cairo [3] is the main "wire center" for Telecom Egypt, carrying not only municipal telecommunications traffic, but also serving as the main point of entry for international submarine fiber-optic circuits, back-hauled from landing stations near Alexandria.
The Ramses Exchange is also the location of the Cairo Internet Exchange (CAIX). [4] This IX is provides connections between all the major in-country operators in Egypt [5] Additionally; it once housed the Cairo Regional Internet Exchange (CRIX), [6] which once claimed it was the largest Internet exchange in North Africa or the Middle East. [7]
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The Ramses Exchange is a telecoms building in central Cairo that is a focal point of the Internet in Egypt. It is situated at 26 Ramses Street. [1]
Reports related to the 2011 Internet shutdown in Egypt refer to the Ramses Exchange as the location where the shut down was effected by powering down parts of the exchange. [2] The Ramses Exchange, located near the center of Cairo [3] is the main "wire center" for Telecom Egypt, carrying not only municipal telecommunications traffic, but also serving as the main point of entry for international submarine fiber-optic circuits, back-hauled from landing stations near Alexandria.
The Ramses Exchange is also the location of the Cairo Internet Exchange (CAIX). [4] This IX is provides connections between all the major in-country operators in Egypt [5] Additionally; it once housed the Cairo Regional Internet Exchange (CRIX), [6] which once claimed it was the largest Internet exchange in North Africa or the Middle East. [7]
30°04′01″N 31°15′42″E / 30.066979°N 31.261744°E