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DE-CIX expands global presence to Mexico
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E-CIX , a leading Internet Exchange ( IX ) operator , has announced its market entry into Mexico . The companyowned distributed Internet Exchange will be located in Mexico City and Santiago de Querétaro , and will provide a data center and carrier neutral , secure and high-performance interconnection platform for ISPs , content delivery networks , network operators , cloud service providers and enterprises of all sizes .
As an initial step , the IX – the 45th market added to DE-CIX ’ s global presence – will be hosted in the data centers of KIO Data Centers and is planned to be ready for service in early 2024 .
Further data centers from diverse operators will be enabled in due course , extending the company ’ s reach in the country . DE-CIX Mexico will be directly connected to the flourishing interconnection ecosystem of DE-CIX Dallas – the largest carrier and data center neutral IX serving the Southwest region and one of the top 15 IXs in the US – allowing low latency and high-performance access to North American clouds , content and applications .
The new IX will be integrated into the North American and global DE-CIX ecosystem . From day one , the full portfolio of DE-CIX services will be available .
“ The millions of users in Mexico deserve digital services of stateof-the-art quality . This requires the best infrastructure possible , interconnected in low latency and localizing content , cloud and applications as close as possible to the end users , for both private and business purposes . We are delighted to have KIO Data Centers for our entry into this important market ,” said Ivo Ivanov , CEO of DE-CIX .
“ Mexico currently still lacks a strong Internet Exchange and harmonized interconnection ecosystem . DE-CIX is ready to serve the growing demand for interconnection with not only peering but also modern enterprise-grade interconnection services , such as cloud connectivity and direct access to cloud-based applications . This will unleash the potential of the digital economy by providing better performance and user experience of content and applications , and affordable and high-quality Internet access for enterprises and individuals .”
“ We want to welcome DECIX to the Mexican market and we feel honored that the KIO platform was chosen as the best option to host the DECIX platform . Neutrality is one of our core business pillars and we welcome more added-value services to be provided to all members of our ecosystem . It ’ s great to see the Mexican market continuously attracting investment in the digital space ,” said Santiago Suinaga , KIO Data Centers CEO .
As the initial step for DE-CIX ’ s market entry to Mexico , one data center , KIO QRO1 , will be enabled in Santiago de Querétaro , and three sites – KIO MEX2 , MEX4 , and MEX5 – will be taken into operation in Mexico City .
The platform will directly connect to the flourishing interconnection ecosystem of DE-CIX Dallas , allowing low-latency and high-performance access to North American content and applications . The growing local ecosystem of cloud service providers in Mexico – with AWS , Microsoft , Oracle and Google , among others , already on location or planning their market entrance – will be further enriched through access to North American cloud zones , and by enabling enterprise networks to directly connect to clouds over the DE-CIX Cloud Exchange . •
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