PHOENIX – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Sept. August 2021–
DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator and home to the largest carrier and data center-neutral interconnection ecosystem in the world, is expanding again in North America and adding Phoenix, Arizona (AZ) as the fifth IX in the United States A year of double-digit growth and expansion in 2020, Phoenix will become DE-CIX’s westernmost location with the addition of DE-CIX’s multi-service connectivity platforms in Chicago and Richmond, strengthening connectivity in the United States while enhancing the gateway -Access between North America, South America and Europe.
Phoenix (AZ) is the fifth largest city in the United States, just five hours’ drive from Las Vegas and Los Angeles, and represents the fifth largest market for data centers in the United States. DE-CIX’s expansion into Phoenix solidifies the company’s position as the largest carrier and neutral IX for data centers, serving four of the top five markets in the US – Chicago, Dallas, New York and now Phoenix – with low latency in the Close to fifth largest market, Los Angeles, less than 5 meters from the burgeoning Phoenix Market.
“Phoenix is the new urban technology center in the western US. As a central hub for data centers, connectivity with over 60 long-haul, metro fiber-optic telecommunications, broadband and wireless networks is stable in the market,” commented Ivo A. Ivanov, CEO from DE-CIX International. “DE-CIX’s expansion into Phoenix increases our importance in the North American market and brings data and connection services closer to users as our locations now stretch from east to west. We continue to consolidate our position as the largest network operator and data center-neutral networking ecosystem in North America and the world. “
DE-CIX Phoenix offers the market a high-quality connection structure. The company’s experience in introducing new markets goes hand in hand with its global brand and reputation for developing and delivering industry-leading connectivity solutions. DE-CIX New York, introduced in 2014, is now the leading neutral IX provider in the New York / New Jersey market with over 260 networks. DE-CIX Dallas was launched in 2016 and is the leading neutral IX on the market with over 100 connected networks. DE-CIX Chicago, launched in 2020, is accessible from over 13 data center locations, making it the most widely used IX in this market. The DE-CIX Richmond, announced in 2020 with the support of the RVA-IX, is set to become the largest IX on the market. As a result of the company’s commitment to industry-leading connectivity solutions, including peering, remote peering, cloud connectivity, enhanced services such as the Microsoft Azure Peering Service for enhanced connectivity to the Microsoft Office 365 suite of products and a variety of network, data center and submarine cable partners DE-CIX will become the largest neutral and most advanced IX from Phoenix on the market.
DE-CIX Phoenix will be available in leading data centers across the market. Further information on DE-CIX Phoenix can be found here.
About DE-CIX
DE-CIX (German Commercial Internet Exchange) is the world’s leading operator of Internet exchanges. In total, DE-CIX connects over 2300 network operators (carriers), Internet service providers (ISPs), content providers and corporate networks from more than 100 countries, peering, cloud and Offers connection services. The combined connected customer capacity of all DE-CIX locations worldwide exceeds 80 terabits, making it the largest neutral network ecosystem in the world. DE-CIX in Frankfurt, Germany, is the largest Internet exchange in the world with a data throughput of more than 10 terabits per second (Tbps) and over 1000 connected networks. Further information at www.de-cix.net.
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CONTACT: Media contact DE-CIX North America
Ilissa Miller
VP market development
DE-109 North America
Tel: +1.914.315.6424
Email: ilissa.miller@de-cix.net Media contact DE-CIX Global
Judith Ellis, Carsten Titt
Global public relations
DE-109
Tel: +49 (0) 69-1730902-130
Email: media@de-cix.net
KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA ARIZONA
SECTOR KEY: TELECOMMUNICATION COMMERCIAL & REAL ESTATE & REAL ESTATE NETWORKS INTERNET DATA MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY MOBILE / WIRELESS
SOURCE: DE-CIX
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