Ooredoo and DE-CIX have expanded the Doha IX Web Alternate by means of a direct connection to DE-CIX Marseille, linking Qatar’s business Web Alternate to extra worldwide networks, together with entry through DE-CIX Frankfurt in Europe.
The connection allows knowledge alternate with almost 120 networks in Marseille and entry to a wider ecosystem of near 1,100 networks related by means of DE-CIX Frankfurt. It additionally helps entry to cloud and connectivity companies that aren’t at present out there regionally in Qatar.
Launched final yr and operated beneath the DE-CIX as a Service mannequin inside Ooredoo’s knowledge centre, Doha IX has expanded its community of individuals. Related networks can interconnect regionally and in addition remotely by means of Marseille, offering entry to hyperscalers, cloud platforms, content material networks, and web service suppliers.
Companies corresponding to DE-CIX DirectCLOUD can be found at Doha IX, enabling non-public connectivity to cloud suppliers together with AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, IBM Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud. The DE-CIX Cloud ROUTER service additionally helps direct knowledge alternate between cloud environments with a deal with decrease latency and value effectivity in hybrid and multi-cloud setups.
The interconnection between Doha IX and DE-CIX Marseille is meant to assist improved regional and worldwide connectivity and contribute to Qatar’s digital infrastructure improvement. It goals to reinforce community efficiency for internet-based functions by linking native infrastructure with the broader DE-CIX ecosystem.
As a part of Ooredoo’s service portfolio, Doha IX additionally gives entry to companies together with Microsoft Azure Peering Service (MAPS), IP Transit, Multi-Cloud Join, Google VPP, internet hosting, colocation, enterprise web, precision timing, and worldwide connectivity.
