DE-CIX vs Equinix

Thu Jul 23 16:35:17 UTC 2015

I would expect DE-CIX to repeat what they've done elsewhere and expand the IX into any reasonable building in the metro area, greatly increasing its available member count and bringing the IX to places where Equinix isn't. 

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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
http://www.ics-il.com 

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From: "Colton Conor" <colton.conor at gmail.com> 
To: "NANOG" <nanog at nanog.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 8:48:46 AM 
Subject: DE-CIX vs Equinix 

What are the main difference between these two peering companies, 
exchanges, and overall operating model? The market in question would be 
Dallas Texas where Equinix already has the only established peering 
exchange with over 100 members, and DE-CIX just announced today that that 
would also be building one in Dallas. It will take time for DE-CIX to 
establish their exchange in Dallas and get members, but they better 
question is why would people switch? 

For a 10G port with a cross connect to the exchange included Equinix 
charges $1000 per month. According to DE-CIX it looks like they charge 
$1250 per month for a 10G port in NYC, so I asusme the same would be true 
in Dallas. https://nyc.de-cix.net/products-services/pricing/ 

Looks like DE-CIX will offer a promo to entice new members to join, and 
their exchange will be in the carrier neatural meet me room operated by the 
infomart that will have little to no cross connect fees. 

Why would people pay more to connect to an exchange with less members? What 
is the european exchange that is a non-profit and basically only covers the 
cost of operating the exchange? 