Extreme Internet Exchange adds 7 new points of presence in Mumbai, to invest ₹15 crore in network expansion

Extreme IX, an Internet Exchange that connects Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with content providers, added 7 new points of presence (PoPs) in the Greater Mumbai and Navi Mumbai region, the company said in an announcement. It said that it has added the capacity to "meet the increased demand in internet usage and bandwidth capacity posed by COVID-19 pandemic". Extreme IX is now present in 20 locations in India, the company said. The company told the Press Trust of India that it plans to invest ₹15 crore in expanding its network. Extreme IX currently traffics a weekly peak of over 800Gbps, and briefly appears to have crossed the 1.3Tbps mark. Mumbai remains Extreme's densest point, with the city being the country's financial capital and hosting most of the country's undersea internet cable landing stations. Extreme said it now had presence in GPX…