Our April newsletter is all about knowledge sharing, and brings you the round-up of the most interesting articles, studies, and webinars available on our website.
Wolfgang Tremmel from DE-CIX Academy is busy hosting webinars about networking basics and BGP. You can find the dates for live webinars on our event listings and watch the recordings on our website. Looking back, March marked the one-year anniversary of the majority of the DE-CIX team working remotely from home. For us, working apart works well but a lot of us in Germany have also experienced those annoying “can’t hear you ... you’re frozen ... looks like we've lost you” video calls, issues accessing the server, messages not being sent, emails not going through… Now, according to our survey, we are not alone, as one third of Germans struggle with Internet problems almost daily at home. The survey also talks about the cause of delays, and how to guarantee more connectivity and robust roll-out of the digital last mile to households. On other news, find out about our new partnerships, capacity upgrades in Frankfurt, and celebrate DE-CIX Chicago gaining an OPEN-IX certification. Scroll down for all the topics, and enjoy the newsletter!
DE-CIX Chicago is OPEN-IX certified
To receive the OIX-1 certification, DE-CIX Chicago met the strictest criteria defined by global industry veterans, and our infrastructure has proven to be of the highest standard for interconnection, resilience, and reliability. Read more.
New transatlantic data highway
We have established a strategic partnership with EllaLink to promote a new low-latency route directly connecting Brazil and South Europe. The new data highway will provide benefits to users on both sides of the Atlantic. Read more.
Quad9 upgrades capacity
Quad9, with the support of their partner Packet Clearing House (PCH), is driving the development of DNS. Due to increased customer demand, they are increasing their capacity in Frankfurt tenfold. Read more.
Sparkle offers access to DE-CIX locations in the US
We have extended our partnership with Sparkle, a leading global telecommunication service provider. They now offer access to the DE-CIX sites in New York and Dallas, and access to almost 350 networks. Find out more.
One year of Corona: A third of Germans struggle with Internet problems
Our survey found that those who are dependent on the home Internet connection for work experience delays several times a week. There are also problems with video streaming and online gaming. Read more in our survey.
Enterprises at Internet Exchanges
An increasing number of enterprises from different sectors have been discovering the benefits of connecting with their digital value chain via an Internet Exchange. Find out why.
BGP webinar series
The popular DE-CIX Academy BGP webinar series is aimed at network engineers familiar with routing and who want to learn about BGP. The approximately 30min videos include hands-on experiments and are available in English and some also in German. Watch them now.
Data infrastructure opportunities in the Rhineland
A new study explores the opportunities for digital infrastructures in the Rhineland and examines the infrastructural requirements for low latency, focusing on data storage, data distribution, and the use of data. Download it on our website.
