On January 20, 2026, GR-IX – the Greek Internet Exchange – reached 1 Tbps of traffic for the first time, setting a new all-time record. 🚀📈 👏 A big thank you to all our GR-IX #members for making this achievement possible! #GRIX #GRNET #InternetExchange #PoweredbyGRNET
GR-IX::The Greek Internet Exchange
Technology, Information and Internet
Athens, Attiki 1,374 followers
Goal: improve the connectivity, quality & speed of the Internet in Greece whilst minimizing the costs of accessing it.
About us
GR-IX is the Greek Internet Exchange. It is a neutral and non-profit Internet Exchange. It constitutes an important national infrastructure as it interconnects all significant Internet players in Greece, such as Internet service providers, content providers etc. The major goal of GR-IX is the acceleration of the growth of the Internet in Greece. GR-IX was founded in 2009 as a successor of AIX (Athens Internet Exchange), which was in operation since 2000. It is owned and managed by the National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET), which acts as a “third trusted entity” and ensures its neutrality.
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https://www.gr-ix.gr/
External link for GR-IX::The Greek Internet Exchange
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Athens, Attiki
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
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Primary
Get directions
7 Leoforos Kifisias
2nd Floor
Athens, Attiki 115 23, GR
Updates
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GR-IX, The Greek Internet Exchange, sends warm wishes to its members, partners, and the Greek internet community for a healthy, successful, and well-connected year ahead. 🌟 #GRIX #poweredbyGRNET #Euroix #InternetExchange #IXP #peering #HolidayWishes
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GR-IX was present at the 43rd Euro-IX Forum in Madrid, held from November 30 to December 2. GRNET was represented by Vicky Konstantinopoulou with a presentation in the session “What is a significant incident under NIS2?”. Her contribution offered key insights into European cybersecurity obligations and the evolving regulatory environment shaping digital infrastructure. The Forum agenda covered a wide spectrum of topics through workshops, plenary talks, panel discussions, and lightning sessions, exploring: ✅ IXP commercial and marketing approaches ✅ Day-to-day IXP operations ✅ The strategic evolution of the IXP landscape ✅ Regulatory and compliance challenges ✅ Technical operations and infrastructure ✅ Tools and automation innovations ✅ Real-world experiences from network operators on IXPs and peering Learn more about the event here: https://bit.ly/49SyHCw European Internet Exchange Association #EuroIX #GRIX #GRNET #NIS2 #Cybersecurity #InternetExchange #Madrid2025
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GR-IX welcomes Smart Support Group! We’re excited to announce that Smart Support Group has joined the GR-IX community as our newest member! Welcome aboard! GRNET - Greek Research & Technology Network #GRIX #poweredbyGRNET #GRNET #InternetExchange #NewMember #SmartSupportGroup #euroix
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GR-IX, the Greek Internet Exchange, sets yet another record 📈 reaching an all-time high of 998 Gbps total traffic on October 9th! 🚀 We’re getting closer to the 1 Tbps milestone — and it’s all thanks to our amazing #members whose trust and collaboration keep driving us forward! 🙌 Learn more ➡️ gr-ix.gr #poweredbyGRNET #GRIX #InternetExchange
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GR-IX:: — the Greek Internet Exchange — has set a new milestone 📈 reaching a total traffic peak of 985 Gbps on October 5th, our highest ever! 🏅 A huge thank you to all our #members whose continued trust and collaboration help us achieve new records 🙌 Find out more ➡️ gr-ix.gr #poweredbyGRNET
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Vicky K. of GR-IX :: The Greek Internet Exchange #poweredbyGRNET, and Ian Travers (INEX) at Euro-IX, provided great insights on how IXPs can respond to security incidents under NIS2 and GDPR. Regulation is becoming increasingly critical, and Euro-IX plays a vital role in enabling knowledge sharing across the community. #CyberSecurity #IncidentResponse #GDPR #NIS2 #GRIX #EUROIX
Delivering a theoretical response to a security incident scenario at Euro-IX Vicky K. of GR-IX::The Greek Internet Exchange and Ian Travers representing INEX - Internet Neutral Exchange on what a regulator would expect from an IXP under NIS2 and GDPR regulations. Regulation is an increasingly impactful area for IXPs and European Internet Exchange Association provides an excellent forum for sharing knowledge and experience in this area for all our members. #CyberSecurity #IncidentResponse #GDPR #NIS2
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