{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-16/neterra-netix-capacity-awards-win","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-16/neterra-netix-capacity-awards-win.md","title":"Neterra Wins Fourth Straight CEE Connectivity Award","headline":"Neterra Takes CEE Connectivity Provider of the Year for a Fourth Time as NetIX Wins Best Internet Exchange","description":"Neterra won Central & Eastern European Connectivity Provider of the Year for a fourth consecutive year.","section":"Business","published_at":"2026-10-16T08:23:12+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-16T08:23:12+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Neterra won Central & Eastern European Connectivity Provider of the Year for the fourth consecutive year.","NetIX won Best Internet Exchange 2026 at the same Capacity Global Connectivity Awards.","Neven Dilkov, Founder and CEO of Neterra and NetIX, said the awards recognize the innovation Neterra continues to introduce to the market."],"companies":[{"name":"Neterra","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0007v98/neterra","website":"http://www.neterra.net"},{"name":"NetIX Communications","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000c3mw/netix-communications","website":"http://www.netix.net"}],"source":{"publisher":"PRLog","title":"Neterra and NetIX Score Another Double Win at the Capacity Global Connectivity Awards","url":"https://www.prlog.org/13177155-neterra-and-netix-score-another-double-win-at-the-capacity-global-connectivity-awards.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Business","Neterra","NetIX Communications"],"body_markdown":"[Neterra](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0007v98/neterra) won Central & Eastern European Connectivity Provider of the Year for the fourth consecutive year, and [NetIX](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000c3mw/netix-communications) took Best Internet Exchange 2026 at the Capacity Global Connectivity Awards, PRLog [reported](https://www.prlog.org/13177155-neterra-and-netix-score-another-double-win-at-the-capacity-global-connectivity-awards.html) on October 16, 2026. The judges praised Neterra's regional leadership and NetIX's growth in membership, traffic, and partnerships.\n\n## Neterra's Fourth Straight CEE Award\n\nThe judges described Neterra's entry as an \"excellent, energetic submission that clearly articulated the company's regional leadership.\" Neterra is a privately held Bulgarian telecom and data center operator founded in 1996 that delivers hybrid fiber, 5G, and Starlink LEO connectivity to global enterprises, telecom carriers, and ISPs across 75+ countries via 220+ PoPs and four carrier-neutral data centers, according to company records.\n\nNetIX won Best Internet Exchange 2026, with judges citing its crisp messaging, strong proof points, compelling case studies, and excellent testimonials. They commended NetIX for a thorough pitch backed by data and evidence showing strong growth in membership, traffic, partnership initiatives, and expansion routes. NetIX expanded its Global Internet Exchange service to provide access to over 60 internet exchange points worldwide, Telecompaper reported on September 11, 2026.\n\n\"These awards recognize the innovation that Neterra continues to introduce to the market,\" said Neven Dilkov, Founder and CEO of Neterra and NetIX. \"As the esteemed Capacity Awards judges would agree, you can't win 4 times in a row by doing the same thing 4 times in a row. Good work from the whole team, and looking forward, there is so much more we are going to do. Keep watching us!\"\n\n## Neterra's Recent Network Investments\n\nNeterra launched two enterprise internet services combining fiber, 5G, and Starlink LEO with automatic failover, a 99.99% uptime SLA, and seven-day deployment as its flagship NEIA offering in March 2026, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). In February 2026, Neterra contracted Nokia-owned Infinera for a €12 million network backbone upgrade using DWDM technology, raising per-channel capacity from 200 Gbps to 800 Gbps along key Bulgarian routes.\n\n## Earlier Neterra Expansion Moves\n\nNeterra began accepting orders for the Starlink V5 terminal, the latest satellite internet device from SpaceX, Telecompaper reported in August 2026. Neterra, an authorized reseller based in Sofia, Bulgaria, began accepting orders for the new Starlink V5 satellite internet terminal from SpaceX, PRLog reported in August 2026. In April 2026, Neterra launched a fourth independent route between Sofia and Frankfurt, making all four routes fully independent in physical paths, operators, and equipment, PRLog reported.\n\n## What Comes Next for Neterra\n\nThe €12 million Infinera DWDM backbone upgrade is expected to be operational within three to four months of its February 2026 contract, according to company records.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}