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Peering LAN 2.0 – EVPN rollout successfully completed

GlobePEER route service upgrade

UAE-IX celebrates 10th birthday

8 December 2022
Peering LAN 2.0 – EVPN rollout successfully completed
We have successfully completed EVPN rollout at our locations where we run the DE-CIX Apollon platform (all locations except India). DE-CIX is the first Internet Exchange operator using EVPN and its associated Proxy ARP/NDP function. This solution removes unnecessary network “noise” which can cause ...
30 November 2022
GlobePEER route service upgrade
The GlobePEER route service facilitates the exchange of BGP announcements between peers at DE-CIX and simplifies joining our Internet Exchanges, as customers only need to set up a session to our route servers to exchange traffic with many other peers. The route servers are an essential part of our ...
29 November 2022
UAE-IX celebrates 10th birthday
UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX celebrated its 10th birthday last week during our annual Peering workshop event. Starting from an empty data center, the Internet Exchange today is a global Internet hub bringing together the network operators, content, applications, and cloud services to serve the entire ...
22 November 2022
Enterprise grade interconnection for connectivity-driven businesses
IDC interview with Dr Thomas King, CTO, DE-CIX Increasingly, effective and reliable networking is becoming a vital enabler for modern business models. For the study “Enterprise networks 2022: Connectivity-driven business in Germany”, IDC surveyed organizations about enterprise networking. The ...
15 November 2022
How to set-up a closed user group
Many day-to-day operations of all kinds of organizations depend on data, and often these resources are outside the organization’s core network. For example, they could be in a public cloud or shared with partners, and accessed via the Internet. In this case, the organization has no control over the...
8 November 2022
DE-CIX Barcelona celebrates its first birthday with a new partnership
A year ago, DE-CIX Barcelona opened for business. Today, the Internet Exchange connects a mix of 40 networks including network operators (carriers), Internet service providers (ISPs), content providers, and enterprises from Catalonia and Andorra, as well as global players such as Microsoft and ...
2 November 2022
New partnership in the Philippines – welcome DE-CIX Manila
DE-CIX and GetaFIX, the Philippines’ largest neutral Internet Exchange, have announced a strategic partnership that will connect the Philippines to DE-CIX’s Southeast Asian distributed interconnection ecosystem. Region wide interconnection Beyond Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, the Philippines is ...
27 October 2022
10 years of UAE-IX – making the Middle East shine
Q&A with Marco Brandstaetter, Regional Director Middle East & South Asia UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. It was DE-CIX’s very first Internet Exchange outside of Germany and the start to our international expansion. Located in Dubai, UAE-IX is the l...
20 October 2022
The best Internet Exchange provider – DE-CIX wins at Global Carrier Awards 2022
We are happy to announce that we have been honored for the seventh time at the Capacity Awards as the Best Internet Exchange provider! The award was presented last night at the Global Carrier Awards ceremony during Capacity Europe 2022, Europe’s largest annual meeting for the global carrier ...
18 October 2022
Big just got bigger: DE-CIX implements 800 GE technology
Back in 2019, we were the first Internet Exchange to offer 400 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) access technology. Since then, the demand for bandwidth has grown exponentially, so we are excited to announce that with our new Nokia line cards, we are introducing 800 GE access technology. The turbo boost is ...
14 October 2022
DE-CIX Leipzig officially open for business
DE-CIX Leipzig was opened for business last night with an official opening ceremony. It is the first Internet Exchange for the the German states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia and is located in the data centers of envia TEL and HL Komm. The new exchange will help to develop ...
13 October 2022
IDC study: Five recommendations for successful network and connectivity improvements
Connectivity-driven business is increasingly becoming a prerequisite for modern business. Many day-to-day operations depend on fail-safe transportation of data – be that customer data, maintenance of systems, or analytics. IDC assumes that by 2024 around 80% of enterprises worldwide will have to ...
29 September 2022
Peering LANs 2.0 – EVPN rollout on the DE-CIX Apollon platform
Q&A With Dr Thomas King, CTO at DE-CIX We are currently working on implementing EVPN at all our locations where we run the DE-CIX Apollon platform (all locations except India). This upgrade will make our peering LANs even more robust and safer for our customers. EVPN stands for “...
27 September 2022
DE-CIX wins at the Adigital Awards for Madrid
Last week, Adigital, the Spanish Digital Economy Association, presented the Adigital Awards recognizing the work and efforts of entities and initiatives that strive to improve the Spanish economy and society through technology. The awards are part of an OutThink 2030 program which aims to ...
22 September 2022
The top 5 trends in enterprise networking and why they matter: A Gartner® trend insight report
Enterprise network demands are growing, and Gartner estimates that this year the global annual network spending will increase over six percent to $79.04 billion. Enterprise networking innovations can help organizations improve operations – but with budget limitations, the challenge for ...
13 September 2022
New partnerships to extend DE-CIX’s reach throughout Central Europe
DE-CIX is excited to announce new partnerships with European Internet Exchange operators: BIX.BG in Sofia, Bulgaria, NIX.CZ in Prague, Czech Republic, Atman in Warsaw, Poland, and InterLAN-IX in Bucharest, Romania. One-stop-shop availability in further four key markets The agreements enable each ...
8 September 2022
DE-CIX Madrid reaches 1Tbps
On Tuesday night, DE-CIX Madrid recorded a new traffic peak of 1 Terabit per second (Tbps). This milestone coincided with the first day of the Champions League, with the matches Real Madrid vs. Celtic and Sevilla vs. Manchester City. 140% increase in data throughput There has been a clear upward ...