Press Releases
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Moonshot and QumulusAI Announce Strategic Agreement with Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points to Deploy a Nationally Distributed AI Compute and Internet Exchange Platform
The AI IXP platform will accelerate low-latency AI deployments to the network edge across the U.S. LEWISVILLE, Texas--Moonshot Energy, a Texas-based manufacturer of critical electrical and modular infrastructure for AI, together with QumulusAI, Inc., a provider of inference-optimized GPU-as-a-Service, today announced that they and Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points (dba IXP.US) have entered into a Strategic Commercial Agreement. Through this joint venture, Moonshot and QumulusAI (QAI...
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‘How can we harness AI?’ Experts convene to discuss and promote solutions for America's broadband network infrastructure
Wichita, Kan. (September 22, 2025) – Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points (CNIXP), in partnership with Wichita State University (WSU), hosted a first-of-its-kind technology summit earlier this month. “An AI Interconnection Summit: Network Infrastructure for AI Leadership in Kansas and Beyond” highlighted the interconnection infrastructure needed to reduce broadband network latency, lower costs, and enable smarter connectivity across all sectors impacting the use and development of AI....
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Connected Nation on America’s AI Action Plan: “This is a moment of national urgency and opportunity”
Washington, DC (July 24, 2025) – Connected Nation (CN) , a national nonprofit working to close the Digital Divide, applauds the development of a national action plan for Al, which was released yesterday by the White House Office of Science and Technology. “This marks a transformational moment for American innovation,” said Tom Ferree, Chairman & CEO, CN. “The release of the National AI Action Plan signals to the world that the United States intends not only to compete—but to lead—in the...
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Connected Nation breaks ground on Kansas’s first internet exchange point facility at Wichita State University
Internet ‘hub’ will improve regional network performance, lower costs, and improve access to cloud services across south-central Kansas Wichita, Kan. (May 15, 2025) – Connected Nation (CN) and Wichita State University (WSU) officials, joined by state and local dignitaries, today celebrated the groundbreaking of Kansas’s first carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP). The project marks a major milestone in the state’s effort to strengthen digital infrastructure and expand high-speed...
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State of Kansas awards $5 million grant to Connected Nation to build the state’s first Internet Exchange Point at Wichita State University
Internet ‘hub’ will improve network performance, lower costs, and improve access to cloud services across south-central Kansas Wichita, Kan. (November 29, 2023) – Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced today that her administration has awarded a $5 million grant to construct the state’s first carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP)[1] adjacent to Wichita State University’s Innovation Campus. Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points (CNIXP), LLC — a joint venture between Kentucky-based...
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Worlds leading Internet Exchange operator DE-CIX to support Connected Nation & Newby Ventures in closing the Digital Divide in the US
Strategic partnership will enable DE-CIX edge IXs in smaller cities and rural areas to significantly improve regional Internet performance Frankfurt (Germany) and Washington, DC, (U.S.), 15 May 2023. DE-CIX, the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), and Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points (CNIXP), a joint venture between nonprofit Connected Nation and Newby Ventures, today announce a strategic partnership for the establishment and operation of edge IXs in unserved and...
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Connected Nation, network interconnection pioneer Hunter Newby form joint venture to build, operate Internet Exchange Points in 125+ regional hub communities across America
JV aims to ‘democratize’ network interconnection, establish carrier-neutral IXP facilities in unserved markets—including the 14 states that lack them Fort Lauderdale, Florida (January 30, 2023) – At the Metro Connect 2023 event in South Florida today, national nonprofit Connected Nation (CN) announced that it has formed a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with network interconnection pioneer Hunter Newby to pursue the construction and operations of at least 125 new carrier-neutral Internet Exchange...
