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Powering the AI‑Driven Digital World

To do business with and through AI, strong connections are essential. Connections that need to be highly secure, resilient and with ultra-low latency. This is our core business. 

We are the neutral entity that connects the world: we helped build the Internet, and now we are stepping up to be the partner for the next era of intelligent, AI-driven connectivity. 

As AI transforms every industry, the networks powering it must evolve too. Whether for cloud, data or AI workloads, a robust, resilient, and sovereign connection is the backbone of a modern and sustainable digital economy. And we are committed to enabling it at global scale.

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For enterprises to be able to exploit the advantages of AI, the digital lifeline consists of three elements, what I like to call the Digital Triangle of AI Inference Interconnection: millions of AI agents, AI-powered devices & applications and modern transmission technologies. These three elements must be interwoven in a reliable, secure, and extremely high-performance manner using direct interconnection, otherwise known as peering.”
Ivo Ivanov
CEO
DE-CIX

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Standardizing Network-as-a-Service

To enable programmable connectivity and automated infrastructure, the industry must define common NaaS standards. As part of the Mplify alliance, DE-CIX is working with partners on setting standards to build the next generation of connectivity services. This initiative supports our vision of interconnection becoming a programmable service in the near future.

Building sustainable & secure digital infrastructures to power an AI enabled future

Atlantic Convergence 2026

Atlantic Convergence brings together leaders from across Africa, Europe, and the Americas to co‑create sustainable, sovereign, and AI‑ready digital ecosystems for the next decade of global connectivity. This year, our thought leaders will explore:

  • how AI may reshape economies, geopolitics, security, and society
  • what risks arise as AI becomes central to daily life
  • which strategies across digital, energy, and real‑estate sectors will support long‑term AI‑ready infrastructure
  • which innovations will drive next‑generation networks
  • how new subsea, terrestrial, and satellite routes can help close digital divides
  • and which collaboration models will enable trustworthy, interoperable digital ecosystems across the Atlantic.

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On the horizon - Emerging infrastructure for the AI era

  • The world’s first fully-integrated AI Internet Exchange (AI-IX) has been launched in 2025 to support model training and inference. The first dedicated AI-IX will ensure seamless interconnection between intelligent agents, next-gen networks such as 5G advanced and LEO satellites, and real-world applications including robotics and self-driving vehicles. 

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  • Modular, network‑dense AI Pods bring ultra‑low‑latency AI performance directly to carrier‑neutral interconnection points. Operated by IXP.us and through DE‑CIX' DaaS they enable a powerful, nationally distributed platform for next‑generation inference workloads. Read more

  • To innovate with AI across multiple clouds, there’s one component businesses need to consider: Inter-cloud communication. Applications in different clouds may need to talk to one another, and even if all the processing for an AI application occurs in one cloud, the data might be coming from, or going to, another cloud environment.

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  • Neoclouds have grown fast by offering cost-effective GPU services for AI training, but the game is changing. Price pressure, hyperscaler dominance, and rapid hardware depreciation are forcing these players to rethink their strategy. The future isn’t just about raw compute – it’s about sovereignty, agility, and connectivity. 

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  • As AI inference workloads drive traffic to new peaks, power constraints will necessitate dispersing inferencing across multiple data centers within a metro. IXPs can help aggregate and optimize this distribution, alleviating potential bottlenecks.

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