Category: Market studies

The interplay of diversifying routes and peering markets

The global interconnection environment is in the midst of dynamic growth phase. A new breed of cable builders is spearheading a surge in submarine cable deployments, and peering ecosystems around the world are reaching recordbreaking traffic levels.

The length of new submarine cable deployed in 2017 was unmatched in any year since the end of the previous market boom in 2001, with more than 74,000 kilometers of fiber laid. The pace of subsea cable development
could accelerate even further over the next three years, with as many as 74 systems totaling more than 300,000 kilometers in length and worth an estimated $8.8 billion tentatively slated to launch across all major subsea routes.

What is driving all this development? Are fundamental shifts taking place in how networks are deployed? More specifically, can we see a correlation between the development of new routes and where networks are ultimately going to peer?

DE-CIX has commissioned TeleGeography to assess the correlations between the growing subsea cable market and the global market for network interconnection. We will do so by delving into several topics: determining the core drivers of subsea supply and demand, exploring the route priorities of the new cable builders, determining which nodes are growing as interconnection markets, and evaluating cases of specific markets to see if subsea network and interconnection market development go hand-in-hand. In so doing, we hope to provide a clearer sense of the critical synergy shared by the subsea cable and peering markets, while exploring the complexity inherent in determining exactly how strongly these markets correlate.

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This report examines the opportunities and challenges for Madrid to become a digital hub for Southern Europe, and presents the elements that should shape Madrid’s strategy. It was prepared by Delfos Research and sponsored by our long-standing partner Interxion and by DE-CIX.

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Singapore is undisputedly the network hub of Southeast Asia. That is not likely to change anytime soon. But changes are brewing in the region. International operators are injecting fresh network investment into new locations, setting the stage to distribute new aggregation points across the region.

DE-CIX has commissioned TeleGeography to conduct an in-depth evaluation of the Southeast Asian market, scrutinizing Singapore’s role as the market hub and analyzing frontier markets in the region to see where new, increasingly localized interconnection ecosystems could flourish. Our new white paper “New interconnection markets in Southeast Asia” will specifically look at the potential for new connectivity ecosystems in five of the region’s metropolitan areas: Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Manila, and Hanoi.

Demand for high quality low-latency services

Download our white paper to learn about:

• What makes an interconnection hub a hub
• Singapore’s dominant position in the market
• Southeast Asian network dynamics
• The network, Internet Exchange, cloud, and data center markets throughout the region

There is already a strong demand for high quality low-latency gaming and streaming service throughout Southeast Asia and network advancements like 5G will only push more computing power to the edge. Download the white paper now to find out how widely distributed interconnection infrastructure can supplement strong existing hubs.

Is Southern Europe ready to meet the challenges of the digital age? Can the region provide the robust and diverse network, cloud, and data center infrastructure needed to support network demand from across the world?

Together with EllaLink and Interxion, DE-CIX commissioned TeleGeography to conduct an in-depth evaluation of the dynamic growth taking place in this critical gateway between Europe and the rest of the world.

Demand for localized interconnection infrastructure

Download the white paper to learn more about

• the growth in demand for connectivity to Southern Europe
• where the demand is coming from
• the growth of Internet infrastructure throughout the region

Find out how the growing Southern European hubs, including Madrid and Marseille, are addressing the demand for increasingly localized interconnection infrastructure.

A playbook for developing a digital society

What region does not want to become a point of reference for globally operating capital, a stronghold for innovations, and a location for the headquarters of internationally operating companies?

By taking steps to become an international Internet hub, a city or region can have a profound influence over not only its own economic development, but also that of the wider geographical region it inhabits.

The study “The birth of an international Internet hub: a playbook for developing a digital society” explores what comprises an international Internet hub. It recognizes the following five pillars as the key ingredients of an international Internet hub:

• Internet infrastructure
• business & organizations
• people & community
• regulatory environment
• capital

Case study: UAE-IX

To illustrate these pillars in a real-life scenario, the study takes a closer look at the process of creating an Internet hub, using the successful establishment of an Internet Exchange in Dubai, the UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX as an example.

Download the study to learn about the strategic steps, the achievements, and the results in the UAE over the past decade and see how other regions can follow in the development of a digital economy.