Kuala Lumpur – In its 30th jubilee year, DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, has released its results from the financial year 2024, demonstrating double-figure growth in networks, data traffic and capacity. The company finished the year with more than 4,000 networks connected worldwide, up 10% on the previous year and 170 terabits connected customer capacity, growth of 20%. Global peak traffic from peering – the direct interconnection of networks – finished the year just shy of 25 Tbit/s, up 11% from 2023. Global revenues grew by 8.3% to 68.6 million Euros.
Having added a further five IX locations during 2024 and announcing its market entry to Brazil, DE-CIX is today present in 60 markets on five continents, as it looks forward to the celebrations of its 30th anniversary on 26th June 2025. These global gains bolster DE-CIX’s ambitions in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia, where the company is actively contributing to national aspirations to become a regional digital hub.
DE-CIX expands services in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia
In Southeast Asia, DE-CIX’s rapid expansion is evident through a 61% increase in customer bandwidth (3.1 Tbits) and over 160 network connections. DE-CIX Kuala Lumpur, one of DE-CIX Malaysia’s three IXs along with Penang and Johor Bahru, saw a 41% rise in customer capacity. The successful launch of Penang IX (PIX) in early 2024, in collaboration with Digital Penang, marked a major milestone, connecting 11 networks by year’s end.
Additionally, the Singapore–Johor Bahru metro market recorded a 67% growth in total capacity (2.2 Tbits) and tripled demand for 100 GE ports, while DE-CIX’s latest expansion into Indonesia with DE-CIX Jakarta connected 118 networks in its first year, reflecting the accelerating need for reliable and scalable interconnection services across the region.
These IXs offer a range of services, including GlobePEER ASEAN for peering, VirtualPNI for private interconnects and DirectCLOUD for cloud connectivity. Such services enable efficient data exchange, reduce latency and lower transit costs for network operators, cloud providers and enterprises. In 2024, DE-CIX’s global network witnessed a record-breaking data throughput of 68 exabytes, reflecting a 15% increase from the previous year. This surge underscores the growing demand for robust interconnection services worldwide. DE-CIX Malaysia’s expansion aligns with the nation’s digital transformation goals, offering scalable and secure interconnection solutions that cater to the evolving needs of the digital economy.
Driving AI-ready infrastructure at Malaysia’s network edge for a future of zero latency
“In our 30th anniversary year, the time has come for a new style of peering to meet the needs of the new Internet. Peering – direct network interconnection over an IX – will be central to creating AI-ready infrastructure for all future use-cases,” says Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX. “In Malaysia and across the region, the growth of digital infrastructure is being complemented by a new style of peering – one that supports AI-driven services, low-latency applications and real-time data processing.”
“Alongside Internet Exchanges creating network density in major aggregation points, AI Exchanges will be needed at the Deep Edge to support the development of multi-AI inference functionality in the next generation of products and services,” adds Ivanov. “Therefore, we will see a layered approach to infrastructure, integrating the hyper-local, the regional, the pan-regional, and the global. At DE-CIX, we are committed to shaping this future with scalable, secure and AI-ready interconnection solutions for Malaysia and beyond.”
On the 26th of June 2025, DE-CIX is proudly celebrating the 30th anniversary of its first Internet Exchange (IX) in Frankfurt, Germany – a milestone not only in the company’s history, but also in the development of the global Internet. Exactly 30 years to the day since its foundation, the celebration will take place in Frankfurt with the DE-CIX Global Interconnection Summit. Amongst many, one of the highlights will be the publication of a new study delving into existing and emerging Digital Capitals, of which Frankfurt is a leading example globally.
The full DE-CIX Annual Report 2024 can be downloaded here: https://www.de-cix.net/en/about-de-cix/annual-report
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