Answered in the Ministry of Digital Development Today it became known that the Russian providers Rostelecom and MegaFon were disconnected from the LINX Internet traffic exchange point, which is located in London. The Ministry of Digital Transformation explained whether this will affect the speed and quality of the connection. Discuss because of the boycott of foreign companies” alt=”The Russians were explained whether the Internet in the country will slow down due to the boycott of foreign companies” The Russians were explained whether the Internet in the country will slow down due to the boycott of foreign companies />
According to the department, disabling the British LINX will not affect the speed and quality of the Internet. The traffic will be redistributed to other Internet traffic exchange nodes. Also, the Ministry of Digital Transformation said that Megafon and Rostelecom were already planning to abandon LINX services due to the insignificant amount of traffic.
“This will not affect the work with Russian Internet resources. "Rostelecom" ensures the stable operation of the digital infrastructure and communication networks for the reliable provision of services to all categories of customers, including Internet access and traffic exchange. The company has reserves and alternative routes for exchanging traffic with foreign sites,” Rostelecom confirmed. MegaFon responded in the same way.
Source: Ministry of Digital Development