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Internet exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX, which provides interconnection services in approximately 60 locations across Europe, Africa, North and South America, the Middle East, and Asia, says that, having successfully launched operations in São Paulo, it is expanding its presence in Brazil with DE-CIX Rio de Janeiro, its newest interconnection hub in the country.

The IX features distributed infrastructure across multiple data centres in the city and is now operational, with the first ten networks connected.

DE-CIX says that its arrival in Rio provides local companies, internet service providers (ISPs), cloud platforms, and corporate networks with access to a neutral, high-performance platform for direct traffic exchange (peering) and multi-cloud interconnection.

DE-CIX says that it has interconnected its IX infrastructure to allow connected networks in Rio to directly access networks peering at DE-CIX Sao Paulo, as well as DE-CIX New York and the North American and global DE-CIX ecosystems. This infrastructure, it explains, ensures faster, more secure and more stable connections, improving data exchange between networks and digital services in Brazil and internationally.

DE-CIX says its Rio exchange strengthens the delivery of content, cloud services, corporate solutions, and faster, more efficient AI capabilities. It adds that, with this new infrastructure, companies in Rio and the surrounding region gain a neutral, flexible, and reliable connection option, ensuring efficiency, security, and quality for network operators of all kinds – from major ISPs, carriers, and content networks to small providers, startups, large enterprises, and public institutions.

Darwin da Costa, Business Development Director Brazil, at DE-CIX, explains: "Rio de Janeiro plays a strategic role in Brazil’s connectivity. Through our infrastructure, we aim to grow the region’s digital ecosystem, connecting the city to the world with efficiency, security, and high performance.”

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