The announcement was made at an inaugural event in São Paulo’s Villaggio JK, attended by industry leaders, enterprises, and organisations from Brazil and beyond.
Operated by DE-CIX Brazil, a wholly owned subsidiary of the DE-CIX Group, both IXs are fully data centre and carrier-neutral.
In a first for the country, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will be interconnected from day one, allowing both local and domestic peering while integrating into DE-CIX’s extensive global IX ecosystem.
Customers will gain access to DE-CIX’s exchanges in New York, Lisbon, Madrid, and Frankfurt – Europe’s largest IX – leveraging both north-south and south-south Atlantic connectivity corridors.
With a presence in multiple data centres, DE-CIX São Paulo is hosted in Elea Data Centers SPO1, Ascenty SP4, and Equinix SP4, while DE-CIX Rio de Janeiro operates from Elea Data Centers RJO1 and Equinix RJ2.
These new IXs introduce SLA-backed, enterprise-grade interconnection services, improving redundancy and resilience for Brazilian network operators.
‘With DE-CIX São Paulo and DE-CIX Rio de Janeiro open for business, customers can now benefit from a more resilient and globally integrated digital interconnection ecosystem in Brazil,” said Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX.
“By enhancing local interconnection, attracting international players to join the community, and committing to strengthening the digital infrastructure in the country, we provide high-performance, secure, and scalable interconnection services.
“The growing digital economy in Brazil requires state-of-the-art connectivity, ensuring that data exchange happens locally and efficiently. The two new IXs open up a complementary offering that further enriches Brazil as the second-largest market in the world by network count.’
DE-CIX currently operates in 60 locations across Europe, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia, with interconnection services available in over 600 cities.
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