Who we are
At AMS-IX, we believe in the power of collaboration and innovation. We have been operating at the core of the Internet successfully for nearly 25 years. Today, we continue to leverage these strengths to stay at the forefront of changes within the Interconnection market.
We are a non-profit, member-based association operating seven interconnection platforms around the world: in Amsterdam, Bay Area, Caribbean, Chicago, Hong Kong, Manama and Mumbai. With our innovative platforms, cutting-edge technology and dedicated engineers, we deliver high quality interconnection services to a wide range of businesses worldwide. These include internet service providers, mobile operators, content providers, hosting and cloud providers, TV broadcasters, gaming companies and financial enterprises. Together, we form a strong ecosystem allowing internet end-users to enjoy fast, stable, and cost-effective online experiences.
Our story
AMS-IX stands for Amsterdam Internet Exchange. Amsterdam is where it all started, over 20 years ago. Since then, we grew to global leadership, expanding our footprint and service offerings to other locations worldwide. Even though we operate internationally today, we'll never forget where we come from: AMS-IX is our birth name and we wear it with pride.
| 1994 | First layer-2 shared infrastructure is formed between academic organisations to exchange traffic in the Amsterdam Science Park | ||
| 1997 | 20 connected Internet Service Providers and carriers found the AMS-IX association | ||
| 1998 | Implementation of Multicast VLAN and first IPv6 tests | ||
| 2004 | First Internet Exchange to deploy photonic switches | ||
| 2009 | Migration of the Amsterdam platform to a MPLS/VPLS topology, to increase stability and scalability. Introduction of our customer portal My-AMS-IX | ||
| 2012 | Opening of AMS-IX Hong Kong, in collaboration with HGC | ||
| 2013 | CAR-IX becomes AMS-IX Caribbean | ||
| 2014 | Opening of AMS-IX Bay Area and AMS-IX Chicago | ||
| 2016 | Peak internet traffic at AMS-IX Amsterdam: 5 Tb/s | ||
| 2017 | Opening of AMS-IX India, in collaboration with Sify |
Membership
Would you like to become a member of the AMS-IX Association? This is possible unless you connect via a reseller. All you have to do is agree with AMS-IX Articles of Association. The membership is free of charges and allows you to:
- Attend AMS-IX General Meeting and vote on a number of items (e.g. Annual Accounts, Long Term Commercial Strategy, Board elections).
- Be nominated for the AMS-IX Board.
What is an Internet Exchange
AMS-IX is a member of the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX). If you'd like to know more about peering and the role of internet exchanges, watch this short video.
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