DE-CIX Launches Helsinki Internet Exchange

DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, has announced the availability of its latest Internet Exchange in Helsinki, Finland. DE-CIX says the new DE-CIX IX, named HE-CIX, is now fully operational within Equinix’s data centres in Helsinki, with plans to expand to additional sites in the future.

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This development comes as DE-CIX and Nokia celebrate the 10th anniversary of their successful partnership, known for delivering reliable and low-latency peering and interconnection services worldwide.

Launching the Helsinki Internet Exchange

According to the statement, the HE-CIX launch is a significant step in DE-CIX’s mission to provide a comprehensive interconnection ecosystem in the Nordics.

The company’s DE-CIX Apollon interconnection and cloud platform includes cutting-edge cloud routing services, enabling businesses of all sizes to efficiently manage hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios and gain control over their data beyond the public Internet.

DE-CIX is bringing the InterconnectionFLEX service, which offers a unified approach to access multiple clouds and networks, to Finland as part of its expansion.

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DE-CIX and Nokia Celebrate 10-Year Partnership

The collaboration between DE-CIX and Nokia has been instrumental in delivering highly reliable and low-latency peering and interconnection services for over a decade. Nokia’s hardware, including the newly developed FP5 network processor designed to support 800 Gigabit Ethernet, has played a crucial role.

DE-CIX says it utilizes this technology which can be in the latest Nokia 7750 SR-14s models, at Europe’s largest IX, DE-CIX Frankfurt.