Telenor Global Services (TGS), the international carrier arm of Norway’s Telenor Group, and the UK’s Vodafone Carrier Services have announced an Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) Interconnect and an LTE/4G Peering Agreement, Telegeography.com reports.

In announcing the news, TGS said that the “family-to-family partnership” was strategically important for both parties since it allows both to expand their respective LTE/4G global footprint, while showing the importance of mobile operators within the IPX Eco-system.

In commenting on the deal, Bjorn Iversen, CEO of TGS, noted, “Through the Telenor Global Services and Vodafone partnership, mobile operators can easily expand their global business through IP services, via a single, private, secure IP interconnection. And this direct-interconnect, peering agreement allows for faster connections and the best quality IP.”