NIXI is a not for profit Organization under section 8 of the Companies Act 2013, and was registered on 19th June, 2003. NIXI was set up for peering of ISP's among themselves for the purpose of routing the domestic traffic within the country, instead of taking it all the way to US/Abroad, thereby resulting in better quality of service (reduced latency) and reduced bandwidth charges for ISP's by saving on International Bandwidth. NIXI is managed and operated on a Neutral basis, in line with the best practices for such initiatives globally.

Our Services

.IN is India's top-level domain on the Internet. Like .COM, .IN can be used for e-mail, Web sites, and other applications. But unlike other domains, .IN is a unique symbol of India and its role in the world.

The procedures for registering .IN names have been simplified. This allows anyone to register and use .IN domain names. Now .IN names are available for signup through a number of registrars. .IN domains are easy to buy, easy to use, fast and reliable

IN Registry is the official .IN registry. It was appointed by the government of India, and is operated under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet exchange of India. 

The new era for .IN began with a Sunrise Period. Owners of registered Indian trademarks or service marks who wished to protect their marks were given the opportunity to apply for .IN domain names before the general public. Sunrise applications were taken from January 1 to January 21, 2005. The date for the opening of real-time, open registration for the general public was February 16, 2005.

Our Objective

The Main Objects to be pursued by the Company on its incorporation are:

• To Promote Internet.
• To set up, when needed, in select location(s)/parts/regions of India Internet Exchanges/Peering Points.
• To enable effective and efficient routing, peering, transit and exchange of the Internet traffic within India.
• To continuously work for enhancing and improving the quality of Internet and Broadband services.
• Set up. Internet Domain Name Operations and related activities.

NIXI perform three operations:

1) National Internet Exchange of India:

NIXI is a not for profit Organization registered on 19th June, 2003.NIXI was set up for peering of ISPs among themselves for the purpose of routing the domestic traffic within the country, instead of taking it all the way to US/Abroad, thereby resulting in better quality of service (reduced latency) and reduced bandwidth charges for ISPs by saving on International Bandwidth. For more details, please visit www.nixi.in

2) .IN Registry:

Government of India has authorized NIXI as .IN Registry, since January 2005. Now .IN domain names are available to anyone on first-come-first-served basis. For more details, please visit www.registry.in

3) IRINN:

Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers is a division functioning under NIXI and provides allocation and registration services of Internet Protocol addresses (IPv4 & IPv6) and Autonomous System numbers to its Affiliates .It is a not-for-profit, Affiliates based entity, with the primary goal of allocation of Internet resources to its Affiliates. For more details, please visit www.irinn.in

Aim of NIXI:

To promote internet penetration in the country as well as across the globe.  Its Primary purpose is to facilitate exchange of domestic Internet traffic between the peering ISP, Content players and any other organizations with their own AS number. This enables more efficient use of international bandwidth, saving foreign exchange and also improves the Quality of Services (QoS) for Internet users by avoiding multiple international hops and thus reducing latency. To book your digital identity click here