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Interview with DE-CIX: Impact on global internet infrastructure
As the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), DE-CIX plays a pivotal role in enhancing internet connectivity and data exchange globally. To explore the company’s impact and future directions, we spoke with Frank P. Orlowski, Executive Vice President Corporate Development at DE-CIX. Al…
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As the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), DE-CIX plays a pivotal role in enhancing internet connectivity and data exchange globally. To explore the company’s impact and future directions, we spoke with Frank P. Orlowski, Executive Vice President Corporate…
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As the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), DE-CIX plays a pivotal role in enhancing internet connectivity and data exchange globally. To explore the company’s impact and future directions, we spoke with Frank P. Orlowski , Executive Vice President Corporate Development at DE-CIX. Also read: What is internet infrastructure?
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In today’s fast-paced digital world, DE-CIX stands out as a trailblazer in internet infrastructure. As the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), DE-CIX plays a crucial role in advancing global connectivity and data exchange. We had the opportunity to speak with Frank P. Orlowski, Executive Vice President Corporate Development at DE-CIX, to gain insight into the company’s influence and future plans. Picture a bustling metropolis where sluggish internet speeds were stifling business innovation and growth. This was the reality in Dubai back in 2012, with latency hitting a staggering 200 milliseconds. Enter DE-CIX. By 2022, they had slashed this to just 3 milliseconds, transforming Dubai into a dynamic digital hub. This dramatic improvement in connectivity has spurred regional entrepreneurship, with data centres tripling and networks expanding eightfold. To delve deeper into DE-CIX’s strategies and vision for the future, we conducted a detailed interview with Nils Klute. Here is the Q&A from our insightful discussion: Frank P. Orlowski: “Digital and data-driven business models worldwide rely on low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity. DE-CIX, as the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), provides the infrastructure for Internet connectivity and data exchange that enterprises need. This encourages the markets where we are present to grow further. For example, after establishing a DE-CIX-operated Internet Exchange in Dubai, latency was reduced from 200 to 3 milliseconds between 2012 and 2022. This improvement inspired regional entrepreneurship, tripling the number of on-site data centres and increasing the number of networks eightfold.”
Key Points
- DE-CIX reduces latency and boosts data exchange, driving economic growth in regions like Dubai and Madrid.
- This interview with Frank P. Orlowski, Executive Vice President Corporate Development at DE-CIX , introduces about the company’s focus on developing future-ready internet exchange platforms and expanding in the Asia-Pacific region.
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