DE-CIX Madrid Internet Exchange expands to Interoute’s Data Centre

Extending to Interoute’s data centre strengthens the development of a national and international traffic hub

 Madrid, July 1st 2016 – Interoute, owner and operator of one the greatest networks in Europe and the biggest global cloud service digital platform, announces today that DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet exchange operator, chooses Interoute’s data centre in Madrid as additional site for its Madrid Internet Exchange Point.

DE-CIX Madrid is a carrier- and data-center-neutral Internet Exchange, or IXP, which provides IP interconnection (“peering”) for the entire Internet ecosystem, which includes hosting companies, content delivery networks and providers of broadband Internet access. DE-CIX Madrid is geographically the best place of choice for ISPs from Spain and Portugal and for West African traffic coming to Madrid via Lisbon including global content network operators who need neutral and reliable interconnection services.

Interoute’s data centre is the second enabled site of DE-CIX Madrid. Herewith DE-CIX Madrid increases the attractiveness of the exchange by bringing more networks to the exchange.

The increasing traffic volume and bandwidth consumption combined with the relentless emergence of new applications requires the deployment of Internet exchange points at locations that are as close to the end-users as possible. This shortens the distance between networks and therefore improves networks performance and quality of service. Peering at IXPs is essential for the end-users Internet experience and networking security.

Diego Matas, General Manager of Interoute Iberia, explains: “We are proud to be working very closely with a company as innovative as DE-CIX, and their choice confirms the quality and neutrality, already certified by leading international bodies, of our Madrid data centre. Their choice enables us to extend to every interested company the possibility of exchanging traffic, thus allowing their end users to enjoy a higher-quality Internet”.

”Adding Interoute’s data centre to our Madrid exchange will greatly improve the Internet user experience as more networks are able to join our platform and exchange traffic locally,” adds Harald A. Summa, DE-CIX’s CEO. “We are also looking forward to having Interoute’s extensive network connected to DE-CIX Madrid.”

About Interoute

Interoute owns and operates the network with the greatest footprint in Europe, as well as a global cloud services platform with 12 data centres built into its infrastructure, 16 virtual data centres (VDC), and 31 co-location sites, with connections to 195 third-party data centres throughout Europe. Interoute’s comprehensive Unified ICT services platform supports international firms as well as the world’s greatest carriers, governments and universities. Interoute’s Unified ICT strategy has proved to be a compelling proposal for organisations seeking an scalable platform capable to provide secure connectivity with no restrictions to host their voice, video, IT and data services, and for service providers requiring high international capacity levels for their infrastructure and data transit services. With operations throughout Europe and the United States, Interoute also owns and operates 24 metropolitan networks in Europe’s main business hubs. For more information, please visit http://www.interoute.es.

About DE-CIX

DE-CIX provides premium Internet exchange (IX) services and operates several carrier and data center-neutral Internet exchanges internationally. Founded in 1995, DE-CIX has established an environment for the bilateral settlement-free exchange of Internet traffic, called peering. The company serves 850+ carriers, ISPs and content networks from 60+ countries, including all leading international players in various metro markets in Europe, the Middle East and North America. With 5.1+ Terabits per second of peak traffic, DE-CIX Frankfurt is the world’s leading Internet exchange.

For more information, please visit www.de-cix.net.