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Upgrade brings 400 GE access to the largest Internet Exchange in the Middle East News
17 June 2025
Upgrade brings 400 GE access to the largest Internet Exchange in the Middle East
A neutral interconnection ecosystem without limits News
29 March 2023
A neutral interconnection ecosystem without limits
Interconnection in the Middle East today News
22 March 2023
Interconnection in the Middle East today

Service Overview UAE-IX
17 June 2025

Upgrade brings 400 GE access to the largest Internet Exchange in the Middle East

DE-CIX and partner datamena are proud to announce the upgrade of the UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX to offer 400 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) access, fortifying its lead as the largest IX in the Middle East. The UAE-IX is the largest Internet Exchange (IX) in the Middle East – based not only on the number of ...

Success
29 March 2023

A neutral interconnection ecosystem without limits

The success of the UAE-IX has shown the benefits of establishing an Internet Exchange (IX) and what it can achieve. In the next couple of years, there are plans to increase the UAE-IX presence in more data centers so that it will become a distributed IX – the first of its kind in the Middle East...

22 March 2023

Interconnection in the Middle East today

In its more than 10 years of operation, the UAE-IX has grown from an empty data center to an important interconnection hub. Awareness of the benefits of peering in the Gulf region has grown, and the following video makes clear that there is no GCC country left without an Internet Exchange (IX). A ...

15 March 2023

The birth of an international Internet hub – establishing the first IX in the Middle East

To remain competitive, constant developments and innovations are necessary – because of the increasing data movement and importance of interconnection, this also means the development of interconnection for companies and entire regions. A new study published by DE-CIX explores what comprises an ...

i3D.net
22 December 2022

Low latency gaming in the Middle East

Just a few years ago, the gaming industry in the Middle East had to deal with high latencies. The generated data had to be forwarded through Internet Exchanges in Europe. What that meant: a poor experience for online gamers. Together with one of the leading hosting platforms for the gaming industry...

Ivo Ivanov and Abou Moustafa
24 November 2022

UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX celebrates 10 years of digital ecosystem building in Dubai – continuous growth trailblazing digitalization in the GCC region

Frankfurt (Germany)/Dubai (UAE), 24 November 2022: DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, and du/datamena celebrate this week the 10th anniversary of the first and foremost data center and carrier neutral IX in the Middle East, UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX in Dubai. Established in...

uae-ix anniversary
26 October 2022

10 years of UAE-IX – making the Middle East shine

Q&A with Marco Brandstaetter, Regional Director Middle East & South AsiaUAE-IX powered by DE-CIX is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. It was DE-CIX’s very first Internet Exchange outside of Germany and the start of our international expansion. Located in Dubai, UAE-IX is the l...

18 May 2021

UAE-IX report 2020: Huge demand for interconnection, bandwidth, and digital services

Dubai (UAE), 18 May 2021. The leading carrier and data center neutral Internet Exchange operator in the GCC region, UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX, today publishes its annual growth report for 2020, which was marked by a global pandemic. In the last year, UAE-IX experienced enormous growth of 63% in ...

UAE-IX to extend its presence to further new locations
7 December 2020

Interconnecting Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Fujairah: UAE-IX to extend its presence to further new locations in the United Arab Emirates

Dubai (UAE), 7 December 2020. The leading carrier and data center neutral Internet Exchange operator in the GCC region, UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX, today announces that its award-winning Apollon platform will be extended to further sites and data centers in the UAE, including Khazna Dubai, Khazna Abu...

Ramadan traffic drop
25 May 2020

Internet traffic drops at sunset

We track Internet traffic in all our locations – see UAE-IX statistics here – and can observe certain trends and peaks in Internet usage which directly mirrors also our lives offline. For example, since the introduction of Covid-19 measures around the world, we have witnessed how these actions ...

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UAE-IX is a neutral Internet traffic exchange platform that interconnects global networks and, above all, network operators and content providers in the GCC region. UAE-IX is built on a fully redundant switching platform located in a world class secure data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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