DE-CIX
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- Legal Name: DE-CIX Management GmbH
- Website: de-cix.net
- Founded: 1995
- Wikipedia: wikipedia.org/wiki/DE-CIX
What is DE-CIX?
DE-CIX is an Internet Exchange (IX) operator, provides premium interconnection services and runs more than 20 carrier and data center neutral IXs globally. DE-CIX that was founded in 1995, serves over 1800 carriers, ISPs, and content networks from over 100 countries, including all leading international players in various metro markets in Europe, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and North America. With 8.3 Terabits per second of peak traffic, DE-CIX Frankfurt is the world’s leading Internet Exchange.
In 2003, a third site was opened in Frankfurt, another one was opened three years later. In the following years, further Internet Exchanges followed in Hamburg, Munich, and Dusseldorf. DE-CIX has announced its further expansion in South East Asia with a new Internet Exchange in Singapore. DE-CIX Singapore, as the heart of the ASEAN region, was the next step of international expansion of the company. Between 1995 and 2020, the basic systematics of peering remained stable. Internet service providers, network operators, content delivery networks, carriers, and companies exchange their data traffic in this cost-neutral way. The standard connection at DE-CIX has increased ten thousand times to 100 Gbit/s, in addition to this even up to 400 Gbit/s are possible.
In 2012, the Internet exchange UAE-IX in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) has started operation, managed by DE-CIX, became operational. In 2015, DE-CIX Marseille (France) and DE-CIX Palermo (Italy), two new Internet exchanges in the Mediterranean Basin were established, operated by the DE-CIX International AG. The third new Internet exchange is located in Istanbul (Turkey), operated by the DE-CIX Istanbul Network Connections, a new subsidiary of DE-CIX International AG. Following that, a new Internet exchange in Dusseldorf (Germany) and Dallas (US) were announced and DE-CIX Madrid (Spain) became operational in 2016. DE- IX won the Capacity Award for Best Global Service for its DE-CIX Apollon platform, the 2014 Capacity Award for Best North American Project for DE-CIX New York., and the Capacity Award for Best Internet Exchange.
Recent DE-CIX News
DE-CIX Phoenix is now open
Internet Exchange, carrier, and data center neutral interconnection ecosystem operator announced that DE-CIX Phoenix is now live. Its multi-service interconnection ...
DE-CIX opens internet exchange in Leipzig
Internet exchanges operator, DE-CIX is opening a new internet exchange in Leipzig. It will be the first Internet Exchange for ...
DE-CIX and Lightstorm announce a new partnership
India’s first carrier-neutral network infrastructure platform, Lightstorm announced a partnership with DE-CIX, an interconnection platform operator. With the partnership, the ...
DE-CIX and Bulk Data Centers teaming up for Nordic expansion
Global internet exchange operator, DE-CIX announced that the company is teaming up with Bulk Data Centers for Nordic region expansion. ...
DE-CIX Dallas exceeded 100 network connections
DE-CIX Dallas, the data center-neutral Internet Exchange (IX), first carrier and the largest Open-IX certified exchange in Dallas. DE-CIX set ...
DE-CIX Barcelona is now fully operational
Internet Exchange operator DE-CIX announced that the company is boosting its Iberian interconnection ecosystem with the launch of DE-CIX Barcelona. ...
Iron Mountain acquires a data center in Frankfurt
Iron Mountain has announced the acquisition of Frankfurt Data Center from Keppel Corporation-controlled entity, Calcium DC with a 76-million-euro transaction. ...
DE-CIX receives patent for “Blackholing Advanced”
The world’s largest Internet Exchange operator, DE-CIX has been granted a patent for its new “Blackholing Advanced” service. It revolutionizes ...
DE-CIX and PacketFabric expanding to Chicago market
Carrier and data center neutral Internet Exchange operator, DE-CIX and on-demand connectivity provider, PacketFabric are expanding their network interconnection capabilities ...
DE-CIX deploys its platform in QTS data center
Hybrid colocation and mega-scale data center solutions provider, QTS Realty Trust announced that DE-CIX, operator of the world’s largest data ...
DE-CIX Chicago achieves Open-IX OIX-1 certification
Carrier and data center neutral Internet exchange operator, DE-CIX announced that DE-CIX Chicago, launched in 2020, achieved OIX-1 certification from ...
DE-CIX India announces access to Oracle Cloud
India’s leading carrier and data center neutral Internet Exchange and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, DE-CIX announced that it will ...
DE-CIX deploys switch at Iron Mountain’s data center
Storage and information management services company, Iron Mountain Incorporated announced that internet exchange operator, DE-CIX deployed a new switch at ...
DE-CIX Chicago now available at 365 Data Centers
DE-CIX has deployed a switch at 365 Data Centers, a provider of network-centric colocation and other Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions, at ...
DE-CIX doubles its North American footprint
Internet Exchange operator, DE-CIX announced that it has doubled its North American footprint with two new internet exchanges. According to ...
DE-CIX Frankfurt to hit 10 Tbps peak traffic
DE-CIX in Frankfurt has set a new record for data throughput at peak times. It reached 10 Terabits per second, ...
DE-CIX launches a new internet exchange: Ruhr-CIX
Internet exchanges operator DE-CIX and the internet companies DOKOM21, TMR, and GELSEN-NET, based in cities in the German Ruhr region ...
DE-CIX to expand in India with 10 data centers
DE-CIX India expands its Internet Exchange points of presence (PoPs) at Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai to meet the increased demand ...
DE-CIX announces new PoP in Carrier-1 Data Centers
DE-CIX announced that the company adds a new switch and Point of Presence in one of the largest data centers ...
Interview: Bulent Sen, Regional Director for Turkey at DE-CIX
DE-CIX provides premium interconnection services and operates several neutral Internet Exchanges in Europe, India, Asia, the Middle East and North ...
DE-CIX Frankfurt reaches 9.1 Tbps
DE-CIX announced that during the evening of March 10, it reached a new all-time traffic peak of more than 9.1 ...