CRO INTERNET PROVIDERS TO ESTABLISH CENTRE FOR EXCHANGE OF INTERNET SERVICES

ZAGREB, Sept 8 (Hina) - Authorised Internet providers in Croatia on Friday signed a memorandum on the establishment of a national centre for the exchange of Internet services, which will improve the use of communication channels between users and Internet providers. The Croatian academic and research network CARNet, which initiated this project, today presented the bases of functioning of the national centre for the exchange of Internet services - Croatian Internet Exchange (CIX), which will facilitate the linking and exchange of information between commercial and non-commercial Internet providers and private networks which meet certain minimum technical requirements. CIX will be located at the University Computing Centre SRCE and the cost of communication channels and equipment will be covered by CIX members, which are to define details and models of work by the end of this month. Apart from CARNet, AT&T Global Network Services Hrvatska d.o.o., Croatian Telecom d.d., ISKON Internet d.o.o., and VIP-NET GSM d.o.o. have also signed the memorandum and become CIX members. Croatian Television has announced that it intends to join CIX. After the presentation of the project, representatives of the Science and Technology Ministry and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications expressed their support for the project. (hina) jn rml