Need for open and neutral peering platform for the region drives the move.
DE-CIX North America Inc. has announced that the company will open an Internet exchange in Dallas, TX. DE-CIX Dallas will locate its first access points at Infomart's multi-tenant data center at 1950 N. Stemmons Freeway. The building is home to multiple data center operators, including Cologix, Equinix, and zColo, and it also houses new colocation space operated by Infomart itself. The exchange is expected to be ready for service in January 2016 and will expand to additional locations across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro region over time.
Dallas is a strong hub for connectivity in the southern United States. The city is also a gateway for Mexican and Latin American carriers to the U.S., driving continued growth in communications traffic. Many carriers have extensive fiber infrastructure in and around Dallas with Points of Presence (PoPs) inside the Infomart facility.