2024 highlights from DE-CIX
This year has been marked by expansions, traffic peaks, and new features for services. Here are some highlights from the past year.
Traffic peaks across the globe
The growing number of networks connected to our exchanges and the increasing data traffic underscores the growing demand for high-capacity interconnection services and the critical role DE-CIX plays in facilitating global data exchange. 2024 did not disappoint in delivering new traffic peaks.
DE-CIX New York saw an impressive new peak of 1.77 Tbps. The exchange celebrated its 10th anniversary in June and continues to be a critical player in handling the region’s data traffic. Over in Texas, DE-CIX Dallas reached the terabit mark in January and achieved a new high of 1.35 Tbps in December. The fastest growing Internet Exchange in Chicago, DE-CIX Chicago reached 223.41 Gigabit per second (Gbps).
In Istanbul we reached 376.96 Gbps, Munich crossed the 300 Gbps mark, and over in Marseille, where over 120 networks are connected, traffic jumped to 436.64 Gbps. The UAE-IX in Dubai is now within reach of joining the Terabit club with current peak traffic of 847 Gbps.
The distributed interconnection ecosystem of DE-CIX Asia interconnects multiple Internet Exchanges in Southeast Asia. With over 100 networks, we hit a traffic peak of 234.69 Gbps this year.
In November 2024, DE-CIX Frankfurt set a new record, reaching a peak data throughput of 18.11 terabits per second (Tbps).
Making interconnection easy
On the DE-CIX customer portal we improved access orders and made significant upgrades to our Insights Observability tool. The Cloud ROUTER got new features, including the capability to dig deeper into configurations. These enhancements promise not just better usability but also give you a deeper understanding and more control over your network data.
Expansion to new continent
In October, we announced our expansion to South America – our fifth continent – with the launch of two new locations in Brazil, in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
We also expanded our footprint in the US with the launch of our seventh US location, in Houston, enhancing connectivity options for businesses in the southern US.
Together with partners
At the beginning of the year we relaunched our partner program, which now includes not just our core wholesale partners and resellers but also welcomes Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Systems Integrators, and IT consultancies into the fold. Throughout the year, we welcomed new partners and celebrated anniversaries with others.
Looking ahead to celebrating 30 years of DE-CIX
This year we celebrated DE-CIX Lisbon turning five and New York turning ten. Next year DE-CIX Frankfurt – and therefore DE-CIX as a company – will celebrate its 30th anniversary.
Stay tuned for exciting developments during the anniversary year!