Why would I connect to AMS-IX ?

For Internet networking businesses and companies with a main business that heavily relies on their Internet presence the benefits of connecting to AMS-IX are major. Where else in the world do you find such a dense and diverse concentration of parties to exchange IP traffic with?

By peering at AMS-IX you meet over 350 other networks and are in an excellent position to buy IP transit or other transport services from the many carriers (70+) present at our locations throughout Amsterdam. Read more about the benefits.

 
 
 
 

How to Connect

The membership and connection process for AMS-IX is quite easy. Just follow the steps in our guide to connecting to AMS-IX and your network can be connected within a number of days if necessary. 

Some requirements and conditions do apply before a network can connect, to comply with the associations and technical rules. 

 

If you want to know more about the organisational set-up before connecting then see the organisation description.

 
 
 
 

Co-locations

AMS-IX is a distributed exchange, currently located at multiple datacenters throughout the city of Amsterdam. All of these datacenters or co-locations offer services to many of our members and have their own unique profile.

Go to our co-location overview page to find out more details.

 
 
 
 

 Relevant links & document overview

Find some general background information links on connecting to Internet Exchanges to support your decision making process.  

For easy access to the documents regarding membership and connection go to our document overview.