{"slug": "wichita-internet-exchange-point-set-to-begin-operations-in-coming-weeks", "title": "Wichita Internet Exchange Point Set to Begin Operations in Coming Weeks", "summary": "The first internet exchange point in Wichita, Kansas, is set to begin operations within weeks, according to Brent Legg, Connected Nation's head of government affairs, who spoke at the Mountain Connect conference in Denver on Aug. 13, 2026. The project is funded in part by a partnership with an AI compute tenant, which will also enable the construction of more rural IXPs.", "body_md": "[Infrastructure](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/tag/infrastructure/)\n\n# Wichita Internet Exchange Point Set to Begin Operations in Coming Weeks\n\nA partnership with an AI compute tenant is providing the cash to build more rural IXPs\n\nA partnership with an AI compute tenant is providing the cash to build more rural IXPs\n\nDENVER, Aug. 13, 2026 – The first internet exchange point in Wichita, Kansas, is set to begin operations soon, the project's backers said Tuesday.\n\n“The physical facility is nearing operation, and network operators will begin building into the site in a couple of weeks,” said **Brent Legg**, Connected Nation’s head of government affairs. He spoke at the Mountain Connect conference here.\n\nA broadband mess in Texas\n\nAn audit is underway, but no completion date has been set.\n\nOne engineer suggested outside consultants to support local permitting agencies\n\nNow that the big three carriers are jointly building satellite direct-to-device coverage, BEAD should stop chasing rural mobile and stick to connecting unserved homes.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wichita-internet-exchange-point-set-to-begin-operations-in-coming-weeks", "canonical_source": "https://broadbandbreakfast.com/wichita-internet-exchange-point-set-to-begin-operations-in-coming-weeks/", "published_at": "2026-08-13 20:27:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-13 20:41:22.326728+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Connected Nation", "Brent Legg", "Wichita, Kansas", "Mountain Connect"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wichita-internet-exchange-point-set-to-begin-operations-in-coming-weeks", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wichita-internet-exchange-point-set-to-begin-operations-in-coming-weeks.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wichita-internet-exchange-point-set-to-begin-operations-in-coming-weeks.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wichita-internet-exchange-point-set-to-begin-operations-in-coming-weeks.jsonld"}}