Dresden Internet ExchangeHere are some impressions from our 5th Open Tech Meetup on Thursday – our first sponsored OTM. After some initial acoustic issues (lessons were learned ;D), our program featured @chrisd who gave us an impressive introduction to the network of WOBCOM and the challenges faced when deploying whiteboxes with rtbrick. @9er discussed the planned network for BelWü and their current difficulties with procurement. Lastly, @FestplattenSchnitzel and Jonas shared practical advice on how TU Dresden handles traffic monitoring and the insights Matthias’s Research Group extracts from it.
The evening went late into the night, and it was an absolute blast to welcome so many network engineers, enthusiasts, and supporters of a healthy local Internet in Dresden.
We are already looking forward to the next Internet event in Dresden, which we organize together with DENOG and SachsenGigaBit. More info here: https://www.denog.de/de/events/meetup-2026-04.html
