Madrid, 2 August 2017 - DE-CIX Madrid – as the fastest growing Internet Exchange worldwide by network count – today announces that it is expanding its presence in Spain through an agreement with Itconic, one of the main providers of IT infrastructure in the country. This cooperation will allow its users to access DE-CIX services through the Itconic data center platform, made up of five centers located in Madrid (x2), Barcelona, Seville and Lisbon and which are interconnected through its Iberconnect network.
“When expanding the DE-CIX Internet Exchanges we follow our prospects and customers. It is our customers’ choice to decide what data center operator is right for them. Itconic in Madrid is a good choice for many of our potential customers. Reaching an agreement with Itconic is a milestone for our expansion in Madrid and will help to connect more networks to our platform,” says Ivo Ivanov, DE-CIX Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer. “DE-CIX Madrid is committed to doing whatever it takes to help build a better Internet not just for Spain, but for the entire Iberian Peninsula. Madrid is becoming one of the most important points for Internet traffic exchange in the south of Europe due to its geographical location – building a digital gateway from Africa and the Americas to Europe. In fact, Madrid will become the new London in terms of Internet Exchange traffic,” Ivanov concludes.
"At Itconic we believe in the potential of the Iberian Peninsula as an excellent alternative in the current map of global connectivity. To achieve this goal, the presence of DE-CIX in our neutral data center platform allows us to improve the way our users connect to all possible networks. Now, companies and organizations can access, through the same IT infrastructure, all the advantages offered by DE-CIX and our complete ecosystem of connectivity, made up of five data centers interconnected with our Iberconnect service and with the presence of the main telecommunication operators and content and cloud providers,” adds Faustino Jiménez, CEO of Itconic.
What is an Internet Exchange and what are the benefits of peering?
The primary purpose of an Internet Exchange is to allow networks to interconnect directly, e.g. at DE-CIX Madrid, rather than through one or more third-party networks. The advantages of the direct interconnection are numerous, but the primary reasons are cost, latency, and bandwidth.
DE-CIX Madrid is built on the award-winning DE-CIX Apollon platform, which is an advanced 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) capable switching system that supports resilient connectivity for peering and additional Ethernet based services.
DE-CIX’s mission is to operate Internet Exchanges (IXs) at locations that are as close to endusers
as possible. This shortens the distance between networks, improving network
performance and quality of service at the same time. Peering at IXs is therefore essential for
the end-users’ Internet experience and networking security.
DE-CIX Madrid is a carrier and data-center-neutral Internet Exchange which provides IP
interconnection (or peering) for the entire Internet ecosystem, including hosting companies,
content delivery networks and providers of broadband Internet access. DE-CIX Madrid is
geographically the location of choice for ISPs from Spain, Portugal and for West African traffic
coming to Madrid via Lisbon, as well as for global content network operators who need neutral
and reliable interconnection services.
On top, colocation costs are drastically lower compared to London, which will in due course
move Madrid to the top spot for Interconnection services. Today, DE-CIX Madrid has more
than 80 ASNs connected and has reached a peak traffic of 51.2 Gbps.
Source: DE-CIX Press Release