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This enhancement elevates UAE-IX’ s position as the largest and most advanced Internet Exchange in the Middle East, enabling connectivity and interconnection capabilities for enterprises, carriers, and content providers across the GCC and beyond.

In the last year alone, connected customer capacity on the UAE-IX grew by two Terabits, representing a 30 % increase. With over six Terabits of aggregate connected capacity and close to 110 participating networks – including Internet service providers, carriers, cloud platforms, content providers, and global enterprises – the exchange has evolved into a critical digital infrastructure hub for the region.

Karim Benkirane, Chief Commercial Officer at du, said:“ We are proud to partner with DE-CIX in leading digital growth in the Middle East with the upgrade of the UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX to 400 GE access. This milestone aligns with our commitment to maintaining the UAE-IX as a pioneer in interconnection and marks a transformative leap for regional digital ecosystems.”

Karim Benkirane, Chief Commercial Officer, du

The UAE-IX stands out not only as a peering exchange but also as a provider of advanced enterprise-grade interconnection services, including cloud exchanges, cloud routing, and application connectivity such as the Microsoft Azure Peering Service, MAPS.

Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX said:“ The UAE- IX today stands as a global Internet hub, bringing together the network operators, content, applications, and cloud services to serve the entire GCC region with resilient and low latency connectivity. This upgrade further reinforces the importance of the UAE-IX, now ready to serve the rising demand for everything digital.”

DE-CIX, renowned for its neutral interconnection ecosystem and extensive global footprint, has been active in the Middle East for over a decade, with IX operations spanning Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Turkey, and UAE. The UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX in Dubai is operated under the DE-CIX as a Service, DaaS model, offering a turnkey solution for partners – including carriers and data centre operators – through comprehensive services

Ivo Ivanov, CEO DE-CIX

such as setup, maintenance, provisioning, marketing, and sales support.

This upgrade is set to empower regional businesses, foster technological advancement, and support the rapidly growing demand for high-performance, low-latency digital connectivity, paving the way for continued innovation and growth in the Middle East. datamena is the UAE’ s fastest growing carrier neutral data centre and leading digital hub serving the Middle East and Africa, MEA region. It is owned and operated by du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, EITC.

Carriers, hyperscalers, cloud and content providers and enterprises choose datamena because it provides a growing ecosystem of partners that enables them to meet, connect and do business to accelerate growth in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. datamena provides customer access to critical digital infrastructure and partners within a simple and seamless ecosystem to allow them to benefit from global cloud and content hubs. •

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