Carrier hotel and internet exchange (IX)
A carrier hotel is a building where many network carriers, cloud on-ramps and content providers interconnect their networks, and an internet exchange is a shared switching platform where networks exchange traffic directly. Proximity to these hubs, measured in fiber route distance and latency, shapes the value of colocation and edge sites. Remote campuses usually reach them through diverse long-haul or metro fiber.
The full guide · Water, gas & fiberFiber Connectivity for Data Center SitesWhat fiber a data center site needs: diverse routes, long-haul and metro access, latency, lateral construction, and how to check connectivity before you buy.Where Carrier hotel and internet exchange comes up
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