France-IX

What France-IX does

France-IX, operated by the private French company France IX Services (SAS), is France's largest domestic Internet Exchange Point and operates as a non-listed, neutral interconnection platform. Founded in June 2010 with support from Akamai, Bouygues Telecom, Google, Interxion, Jaguar Network, and Neo Telecoms, the company is headquartered at 18 rue La Boétie, Paris, and is led by President Franck Simon with Simon Muyal as Technical Director. The platform connects 600+ Autonomous Systems and carries 3+ Tb/s of peak traffic across six metropolitan PoPs — Bordeaux (Equinix BX1, Q1 2025), Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Paris (Telehouse 2/3, Equinix PA6/PA7, Digital Realty PAR2/PAR5), and Toulouse — hosted in tier-1 carrier-neutral datacenters including Digital Realty, Equinix, Telehouse, and FreePro, with Nokia 7750 SR / 7250 IXR / 7210 SAS routing, BGP route servers supporting RPKI/IRR filtering, ADD-PATH, and DDoS blackholing.

The company's product surface has evolved from a single-service peering exchange into a multi-service interconnection platform. Core offerings include Peering Essentiel (local peering), Peering Plus, Remote Peering, and Multipass (simplified remote peering access), with PNI VLAN for private network-to-network interconnection. Value-added services include Cloud Access (Scaleway InterLink and 2 other partners), Microsoft Azure Peering Service (MAPS) with two redundant 100G Paris ports, Google Verified Peering Provider (VPP), IP Transit, Housing, Network Visibility powered by Kentik, IXP-as-a-Service, a 14-provider marketplace, and Microsoft Connected Caches regionally deployed in Lille, Lyon, and Toulouse. Port speeds span 10G, 100G (LR1/LR4), and 400G Ethernet. Service-level targets are explicit: 99.995% availability, <1.5ms RTD, <100μs jitter, <0.05% frame loss, and 5-working-day delivery for standard peering.

France-IX monetizes primarily through recurring port subscriptions and add-on VLAN services, supplemented by IP transit pass-through, colocation, and marketplace commissions, with revenue not publicly disclosed. Customer base is horizontally segmented across ISPs and telecom operators, content providers and CDNs, cloud providers (Scaleway, Microsoft Azure, Google), enterprises, and datacenters, with named case-study customers including EDF, Hub One, Scalair, and REVTELECOM. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales, event-driven community engagement through France-IX Tour events across French cities, partner programs via 30+ authorized resellers (Arelion, BICS, BSO, GTT, Sparkle, Zayo, Telxius, RETN, and others), and a self-service customer portal. The company maintains strategic alliances including HubSIX, ESpanix, FRNIX association, and the Infralliance think tank, and supports research collaboration through the DECODES project with ANR/Afnic/Telecom SudParis/Ecole des Ponts ParisTech.

Name

France-IX

Legal name

France IX Services

Website

https://franceix.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

France-IX is France's premier domestic Internet Exchange Point, operating a multi-service interconnection platform across six cities that connects 600+ Autonomous Systems carrying 3+ Tb/s peak traffic, serving ISPs, content providers, cloud operators, and enterprises with peering, cloud access, and private interconnection services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Exchange and Network Interconnection Services

NAICS

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) & Peering Services (HDABALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Connectivity & Interconnect (Cloud On-Ramps, IX, Cross-Connects) (HDAIAFAF), Interconnection-Focused Colocation (IX / Meet-Me-Room Ecosystems) (HDABACAF), Carrier Interconnection & Peering Exchanges (IXPs, private interconnect, cross-connect) (HDAIAEAG)

Keywords

• Internet exchange services
• Network peering services
• Interconnection platform
• Cloud connectivity
• IP transit

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Peering Services: Port-based peering services including Peering Essentiel, Peering Plus, Remote Peering, and Multipass. Ports available in 10G, 100G, and 400G variants with associated VLAN and cross-connect services.
2. Private Interconnection (PNI VLAN): Private network-to-network interconnection service for connecting networks at strategic points with full coverage in Lille, Lyon/Grenoble, Marseille, Paris, and Toulouse.
3. Cloud Access: Cloud connectivity services providing access to cloud providers including Scaleway InterLink, Microsoft Azure Peering Service, and Google VPP. Revenue generated through VLAN additions on existing ports.
4. IP Transit: IP Transit service providing superior global Internet connectivity through France-IX.
5. Housing/Infrastructure Hosting: Colocation and hosting services in datacenters where France-IX has Points of Presence, including cage space and rack installations.
6. Marketplace: Multi-service marketplace platform offering various connectivity and network services from providers.
7. Network Visibility (Kentik):
8. IXP-as-a-Service: Operational excellence service for organizations wanting to establish their own Internet Exchange Point using France-IX expertise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

France-IX operates a multi-service Internet Exchange Point (IXP) and interconnection platform that enables networks to exchange traffic directly via public and private peering across six French cities. Its commercial offerings include Peering (Peering Essentiel, Peering Plus, Remote Peering, Multipass), Private Interconnection (PNI VLAN), Cloud connectivity (Cloud Access, Scaleway InterLink, Microsoft Azure Peering Service, Google VPP), IP Transit, Network Visibility powered by Kentik, Housing, IXP-as-a-Service, and a multi-provider Marketplace.

Product overview

France-IX operates a multi-service interconnection platform as France's primary internet exchange (IXP), providing peering, private interconnection, cloud connectivity, and infrastructure services. The core offering centers on Peering services (Peering Essentiel, Peering Plus, Remote Peering, Multipass) that enable direct traffic exchange between networks. Value-added services include Microsoft Azure Peering Service (MAPS), Cloud Access with Scaleway InterLink, IP Transit, and Network Visibility powered by Kentik. Infrastructure services comprise Housing, IXP-as-a-Service, a Marketplace of 14 providers, Route Servers, QoS framework, Statistics, Weathermap, and TechHub. The platform spans 6 cities (Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Toulouse) with 600+ connected autonomous systems and 3+ Tb/s peak traffic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Peering Essentiel Local interconnection service providing simplified access to peering for enterprises and internet actors, enabling direct traffic exchange with hundreds of networks at France-IX exchange points.
• Peering Plus Standard peering service offering direct interconnection with other networks at France-IX exchange points across the six French cities.
• Remote Peering Service allowing networks to extend their presence across multiple France-IX regions via redundant infrastructure without requiring physical presence at each location.
• Multipass Simplified remote peering service that collects routes from remote peers and re-announces them locally through Multipass routers using a single addressing plan, available on 10G, 100G (LR1/LR4), and 400G Ethernet ports.
• Microsoft Azure Peering Service (MAPS) Dedicated peering service connecting customers directly to the Microsoft Azure network through redundant 100G ports in Paris, accessible locally and remotely from other France-IX regions.
• PNI VLAN Private Network-to-Network Interface service allowing direct network-to-network connections at one or more strategic points with full coverage in Lille, Lyon/Grenoble, Marseille, Paris, and Toulouse.
• Cloud Access Cloud-on-Ramps service enabling seamless connectivity to leading cloud providers via multiple partner integrations, subscribed as additional VLAN on existing France-IX ports.
• Scaleway InterLink Dedicated interconnection service providing direct connectivity to Scaleway cloud infrastructure through France-IX.
• IP Transit Service providing superior global Internet connectivity through France-IX and partner transit providers.
• Network Visibility (powered by Kentik) Network analytics and monitoring service, powered by Kentik and operated by France-IX, providing weathermaps, traffic statistics, BGP reports, and flow statistics through a dedicated portal.
• Housing Co-location service in top-tier data centers for housing customer equipment within France-IX Points of Presence.
• IXP-as-a-Service Managed IXP service providing operational excellence for organizations wanting to establish and operate their own Internet Exchange Point using France-IX expertise.
• Marketplace Multi-services marketplace connecting France-IX customers with various service providers (14 providers currently) for additional connectivity and network services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Target service availability of 99.995% per year per PoP
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ESpanixcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Cooperation announced November 2025 bridging the peering communities of France and Spain, intensifying European networking cooperation between neighboring IXPs.
• HubSIXcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Strategic partnership announced September 2024, enhancing France-IX's service offerings and regional presence.
• KentikcoreTechnology or IntegrationKentik-powered Network Visibility service operated by France-IX for customers, providing advanced network analytics and monitoring capabilities.
• InfralliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree trusted digital infrastructure operators created the Infralliance Think & Do Tank in June 2023 to address industry challenges and opportunities.
• ScalewaycoreTechnology or IntegrationScaleway InterLink service provides direct cloud connectivity through France-IX infrastructure.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Azure Peering Service (MAPS) with dedicated peering to Microsoft Azure via 2 redundant 100G ports in Paris, accessible from all regions.
• Google VPPcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Verified Peering Provider (VPP) partnership, announced as coming soon in Q1 2025 to complement peering offerings.
• AFR-IXcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized reseller providing remote peering access to France-IX members at Paris location.
• Digital RealtycoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor datacenter partner hosting France-IX PoPs in Paris (PAR2, PAR5) and Marseille (MRS1, MRS2).
• EquinixcoreTechnology or IntegrationDatacenter partner hosting France-IX PoPs at Equinix PA6, PA7 (Paris), and BX1 (Bordeaux).
• TelehousecoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor datacenter partner hosting France-IX PoPs at Telehouse 2 and Telehouse 3 in Paris.
• Free ProcoreTechnology or IntegrationDatacenter partner hosting France-IX PoPs in Marseille (Freepro MRS1) and Lyon (Freepro Limonest).
• DECODES Project (ANR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with ANR, Afnic, Telecom SudParis, and Ecole des Ponts ParisTech on DNS energy consumption research. France-IX contributes operator perspective and concrete observations from its network.
• French Cloud ProviderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with French cloud actors to strengthen digital sovereignty and improve local interconnections, announced Q1 2025.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LINX (London Internet Exchange): One of the world's largest IXPs, peering-dense and neutral. Competes with France-IX for hyperscaler and content relationships across Europe.
• ESpanix: Madrid-based Spanish IXP and France-IX's explicit cooperation partner (Nov 2025). Closest geographic direct peer serving the Iberian peering community.
• SwissIX: Swiss neutral IXP providing multi-city IPv4/IPv6 peering. Comparable neutral-exchange operator serving a national/regional market.
• NetNod: Stockholm-based IXP operating multiple switches across Sweden and Denmark with route servers, IPv6 and 100G+ ports — directly analogous in service portfolio to France-IX.
• MIX (Milan Internet Exchange): Italian neutral IXP, peering-focused with route servers and cloud on-ramps; comparable Mediterranean/southern-Europe peer to France-IX's Marseille ecosystem.
• DE-CIX: Frankfurt-headquartered IXP with multiple European PoPs (Hamburg, Munich, Marseille, Madrid). Operates the same neutral peering model as France-IX and competes head-to-head for the same French and European content/cloud traffic.
• NL-ix: Pure-play pan-European Internet Exchange operator with distributed PoPs and route servers; directly competitive with France-IX on remote peering and European coverage.
• AMS-IX: Amsterdam-based Internet Exchange and Europe's largest IXP. Directly comparable to France-IX as a neutral, multi-city IPv4/IPv6 peering platform serving ISPs, CDNs and cloud providers in Western Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Arelion (Telia Carrier): Large global IP-transit and interconnection provider with IXP-style services and PoPs in Paris/Marseille. Adjacent competitor in wholesale interconnect and a France-IX reseller partner.
• Equinix Internet Exchange: Carrier-neutral IX service embedded across Equinix's global DC footprint; overlaps France-IX peering functionality but is bundled with colocation and crosses more locations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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