CAT Tower Bangrak,
Bangrak District, Bangkok
The Origin of Thai Internet
History
In the beginning, Internet users in Thailand mainly accessed overseas content, especially from The USA, European countries, Hongkong, and Singapore, which required an international connection gateway to access those content. The content exchange from Thailand’s users had to switch abroad before returning to Thailand since there was no domestic Internet exchange. This affected the high cost of the internet service fees, yet the content accessibility was ineffective because of the higher latency when exchanging data abroad.
Consequently, CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT Telecom), the primary internet service provider, established National Internet Exchange (NIX) in 1995 as the Internet exchange point for domestic Internet traffic. Having NIX led to the data being exchanged more effectively with lower latency time and cost reduction for international internet connections.
Our Data Center
Thailand IX (TH-IX) was originally named CAT NIX (CAT National Internet Exchange) to provide Internet exchange service for users in Thailand by offering a Layer 3 network under the supervision of CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT Telecom). Later, the service was changed to a layer 2 network in 2018, renaming the service as Thailand IX (TH-IX).
Presently, CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT Telecom) was merged with TOT Public Company Limited and changed to National Telecom Public Company Limited (NTPLC). However, Thailand IX (TH-IX) is still under the supervision of a former CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT Telecom).
Thailand IX (TH-IX) is a Layer 2 Internet Exchange network to connect peering members, of which the majority are Internet Service Providers in Thailand. We have two primary nodes in the following locations:
Building 3 CAT Nonthaburi,
Amphur Mueng, Nonthaburi Province
Peering Members
Peering with Thailand IX (TH-IX) can connect via either local access of the parent company, CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT Telecom), or other leading local access providers who operate in the Carrier data center. They are certified as global standard service providers.
Thailand IX (TH-IX) peering members consist of ISP, Broadband providers, Mobile operators, Government, Enterprise, and other neighboring operators such as Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and domestic and international content providers for over 50 members.
60+
Members
Internet Exchange
Benefits of peering with Internet Thailand IX (TH-IX)
Due to an internet exchange with a diversity of peering members, it connects and exchanges internet traffic efficiently, with low latency and hop counts. In addition, it saves the cost of connection compared to connecting with an overseas IP transit operator or directly connecting with each local content.