Contributions

IX Liverpool

Contributions to the Liverpool Internet Exchange

IX Liverpool was built on contributions of space, equipment, money and time from our community, not including of course the countless hours of voluntary time from our team. We are currently interested in the following items (please check back regularly as we update this page frequently):

SFP optics
Switches, Routers, firewalls etc
Cat 5/6 cabling
Cable trunking, conduit and accessorises
Communications cabinets and server racks
Servers, any type
Raspberry Pi’s
Tables, chairs and general office furniture
Petty Cash (If you can donate cash to us, please send this to paypal@ixliverpool.net, thank you)

Past Contributions

2015

Legal costs for Incorporation donated by Telecoms Cloud Limited
RIPE IP & ASN allocation fees donated by Telecoms Cloud Limited
Domain name fees donated by Telecoms Cloud Limited
Web and internet services (WordPress theme) donated by Crosby Systems Limited
Domain name (ixliverpool.net) donated by Aimes

2016 -2017

DC01 Project Contributions

Land to build data centre with free electricity for 5 years donated by Baltic Creative
Custom shipping container to IXL specification donated by Gap Containers
Timber, Insulation and other building materials donated by Firwood Timber
Toshiba Super Digital Inverter Air Conditioning System equipment donated by Cool Designs Ltd
Toshiba Super Digital Inverter Air Conditioning System materials and installation donated by Enviro Cool North West Ltd
Toshiba Super Digital Inverter Air Conditioning System 5 years ongoing servicing and maintenance donated by Enviro Cool North West Ltd
2500 x 1250 x 3mm Metal floor plate supplied at cost price by Higson Edwards, Liverpool donated by Crosby Systems Limited
Electricity supply cable and installation, 50% of the cost donated by Eastwood Guitars, Liverpool
2x Extreme Summit X450e-24p Switches donated by the London Internet Exchange (LINX)
87 x PC Servers (for our liverpoolcommunitygrid.org project) donated by MICT, Liverpool
42U Communications Rack Cabinet donated by Phoenix Safe Co Ltd, Liverpool
APC SUA2200RM12U UPS donated by MGISS
Dell PowerEdge 2950 server donated by MGISS
2017 Internet Exchange Map – donated by Shop Direct, Liverpool
24U HP Server Rack donated by Telecoms Cloud Limited
5 x HP DL380 Rack Mount Servers brand new still in boxes donated by Anonymous
Various Electrical products, wiring and power systems donated by Squeaky Energy Limited
Brand new boxed Cisco 2950 Router donated by Cisco Systems
6 x Cisco PIX 515E Routers donated by Telecoms Cloud Limited
Bel Audio BCR Series A1 Rack Mounted Monitor donated by Radio City, Liverpool
HP Procurve 10/100 Hub 24M donated by Anonymous
HP Procurve 1800-24G donated by Anonymous
Dell Powerconnect 5224 donated by Anonymous
HP ProCurve Switch 2510-24 donated by Anonymous
4 x APC Masterswitch AP9212 donated by Anonymous
Vortex Communications TimeLord GPS Time System donated by Telecoms Cloud Limited
Burnside T910 Fixed Celluar Unit donated by Telecoms Cloud Limited
Spare netblock provided by Baltic Broadband Limited
Telehouse North rackspace, power, and cross-connects donated by Baltic Broadband Limited
Ethernet cards, cabling, and misc parts donated by Baltic Broadband Limited
HP Proliant Microserver donated by Liverpool Pride
Brother HL-4570CDW Color Printer and various cartridges donated by Milky Tea, Liverpool

Other items

Bookkeeping and Accountancy Services donated by Jonathan Ford and Co
Domain name fees donated by Matt Wilson Associates Limited
Meeting room facilities (for board meetings) donated by Baltic Creative
Meetup subscription fee’s donated by David Parr
Bag of Ethernet cables donated by Anonymous

2018- 2019

Donation of accountancy services and various compliance work, SB&B Accountants
Donation of over 100 used switches, Unilever PLC

DC02 Project Contributions

Space and free electricity for data centre room, Jason Abbott, The Tapestry
Large donation of various network items, PC’s, switches and UPS’s, by RefineGroup

Other items

Fibre optic cable donated by BT
Bookkeeping and Accountancy Services by Jonathan Ford and Co