DE-CIX Internet Exchange launches its service and acquires Terremark Istanbul-based IST-IX

DE-CIX Internet Exchange launches its service and acquires Terremark Istanbul-based IST-IX -

dE-CIX, a provider of Internet Exchange (IX) services of operation of several carrier neutral and independent Internet exchange internationally, including dE-CIX Frankfurt, Germany; DE-CIX New York, USA; and UAE-IX in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has launched its new Internet exchange in Istanbul, Turkey. Furthermore, DE-CIX International acquired the Internet Exchange Istanbul (IST-IX), founded by Terremark.

DE-CIX Istanbul will locate the first presence of its new platform in MedNautilus building a multi-tenant data center and neutral facility. The building houses colocation operators on several floors, including MedNautilus (part of Telecom Italia Sparkle Group), Turkcell / Superonline and Verizon. All other floors of the data center will DE-CIX-enabled.

The building is also served with a capacity of all major Turkish national and a large number of international carriers. This includes being a landing station of the submarine cable MedNautilus skeleton, which serves the Mediterranean. Because of this strong connectivity in the installation center MedNautilus of data , customers immediately an abundant and diverse community of carriers to choose from.

In addition, DE-CIX service will be available in more than fifteen additional data center facilities across the city of Istanbul . Network operators can also enjoy the DE-CIX Istanbul service in three other cities across Turkey, including Ankara, Bursa and Izmir .

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In addition, international dE-CIX Internet Exchange acquired Istanbul (IST-IX), founded by Terremark. IST-IX will be transferred to DE-CIX and upgraded to the platform DE-CIX Apollo -. "Service Level Agreements of best-in-class (SLA)" exchange 100GE-enabled DE-CIX supported by

"dE-CIX Istanbul will become a" center of gravity "in a network of the world that is so important for the Internet," said Harald A. Summa, CEO of dE- CIX . "We combine a strong multi-carrier data center environment with dE-CIX Apollo and experience in building Internet exchanges successfully. We intend to establish a peering ecosystem that consists primarily of both national and regional players that will evolve in an interconnection environment attractive world class for the entire region. "

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