Madrid, Frankfurt – 24 June 2019. Telxius, the telecommunication infrastructure company of the Telefónica Group, has partnered with DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange operator, to offer access and interconnection services from any Telxius Point of presence in the world to the DE-CIX Internet Exchanges in Marseille, Madrid, New York and Dallas, including the world’s largest IX by peak traffic, DE-CIX Frankfurt.
Telxius operates MAREA and BRUSA, the two highest capacity submarine cables in the world, providing ultrafast connectivity between the Americas (Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza, Puerto Rico and Virginia Beach) and Europe (Bilbao and Marseille), and will act as a “one-stop shop” for DE-CIX Interconnection services.
DE-CIX customers will also benefit from the Telxius services portfolio, including IP Transit and DDoS Shield services. They will have direct connectivity to the Internet through Telxius’ Tier 1 international network, guaranteeing a reliable, high-speed interconnection. DDoS Shield will also be available for those customers who want to be protected from DDoS Attacks. With one of the highest mitigation capacities, based on leading market technology, Telxius will ensure the protection of its customers from increasingly common and complex cyberattacks, providing mitigation in seconds, eliminating malicious traffic, delivering the legitimate traffic, and allowing, thus, the continuity of their services.
“We are excited to extend our range of globally acting resellers with Telxius, as they are a major player in the Americas and Europe. For us, this is building interconnection bridges across the Atlantic, bringing the value of our DE-CIX services to new regions around the globe,” states Theresa Bobis, Director Southern Europe at DE-CIX.
“This agreement with DE-CIX enables us to expand our access points to our customers, offering them more options to reach their potential customers in key communications hubs like Madrid, Frankfurt, Marseille, Dallas and New York”, said Enrique Valdés, Sales VP Northern Region at Telxius.