KINX

What KINX does

KINX (KOSPI: 035600) is Korea's only neutral Internet Exchange, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Gwacheon, South Korea, with 51–100 employees. The company operates a domestic interconnection backbone of six Internet Data Centers supplemented by Points of Presence in Hong Kong and Japan, and reports additional operational reach into Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia alongside a China Direct Connect service.

Its product set spans four interlocking layers: (1) core IX peering and cross-connect services, (2) CloudHub, a cloud exchange router aggregating private connectivity to AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud (Oracle FastConnect launched 2019-06); (3) IXcloud, an OpenStack-based IaaS platform that in 2026 added Kubernetes v2 and Container Registry v2, plus a BlockChain solution; and (4) midibus video/CDN delivery and K-Clean DDoS protection. The portfolio is supported by ISO 27001, PCI DSS, ISMS-KISA, and PIPC certifications that materially reduce compliance friction for regulated and enterprise workloads.

KINX is a subsidiary of Gabia Inc. and generates revenue primarily through recurring colocation, cross-connect, IX port, CloudHub multi-cloud port, IaaS, and CDN-related fees. Named customers include Twitch, Limelight, True International Gateway, Samsung SDS, Kia Motors, Cointong, and Teuniteuni, indicating a mix of global content providers, carriers, and large Korean enterprises on the platform. The 2024 Gwacheon IDC opening and a 2026 joint venture with Macquarie Asset Management for a hyperscale data center (deal value around $420M) signal a step-up in capacity investment to capture AI, cloud, and content demand in the Korean and Northeast Asian markets.

Name

KINX

Legal name

주식회사 케이아이엔엑스 (KINX Inc.)

Website

https://kinx.net

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KINX is Korea's only neutral Internet Exchange, operating six domestic data centers plus Hong Kong and Japan PoPs. It provides IX peering, colocation, CloudHub multi-cloud connectivity, IXcloud IaaS, CDN, and DDoS protection to ISPs, content providers, and large enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171)

SIC

Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Carrier Interconnection & Peering Exchanges (IXPs, private interconnect, cross-connect) (HDAIAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Internet exchange peering
• Network infrastructure services
• Data center colocation
• Cloud connectivity services
• DDoS protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Seocho

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IX Peering Services: Monthly peering service fees charged to ISP and AS member companies. Service includes backbone port access, rack space (half rack), maintenance service, and power. Based on agreement with minimum 1-year term, auto-renewing.
2. Colocation / IDC Services: Co-location and hosting services providing rack space, power, network connectivity, and physical security within KINX data centers. Charged monthly based on space and power consumed.
3. CloudHub Connectivity: Dedicated private line connections from customer infrastructure to major cloud service providers via KINX's cloud exchange router. Revenue from port/connectivity fees.
4. IXcloud (IaaS) Services: OpenStack-based cloud compute, storage, container, and managed services. Pricing includes instance fees (monthly or hourly billing), initial setup fees, and traffic charges. Multi-zone high availability configurations available.
5. Transit Services: Domestic and international IP transit services providing internet connectivity via multiple carrier relationships.
6. CDN / midibus Services: CDN web/mobile content delivery, video/live streaming, and short-form/live commerce platform services. May include per-usage pricing with free trial offers.
7. K-Clean DDoS Protection: DDoS protection services including SOS (monthly fee), Anti-DDoS, GRE tunnel, and Circuit services. SOS charged monthly; additional domain fees for SOS.
8. Dedicated Line Services: Domestic and international dedicated circuit services connecting customer premises to KINX infrastructure. Japan dedicated international circuit available.
9. Installation and Setup Fees: One-time fees for initial service installation, network setup (cable connections, cross-connect), and equipment relocation.
10. Data Center Operations (Macquarie Partnership): KINX (via parent Gabia) participates in hyperscale data center operations as part of a KRW 600B ($420M) joint platform with Macquarie Asset Management, handling end-to-end service operations including data center design, network buildout, and customer acquisition for 100MW+ capacity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

KINX operates Korea's only neutral L2 switch-based Internet Exchange (IX) for ISP-to-ISP and AS-to-AS traffic peering. The company also provides data center colocation, domestic and international IP transit, multi-cloud connectivity via CloudHub, an OpenStack-based IaaS platform (IXcloud), video streaming and CDN services (midibus, KINXCDN), and DDoS protection (K-Clean).

Product overview

KINX is Korea's only neutral Internet Exchange (IX) operator providing a comprehensive portfolio of network infrastructure and cloud services. The portfolio consists of three core pillars: (1) IX Peering Services for ISP and carrier traffic exchange, (2) Connectivity Solutions including cross-connects, domestic/international transit, and global interconnection via Hong Kong and Japan PoPs, and (3) CloudHub® for cloud interconnection to AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, NCP, and NHN. KINX also operates IXcloud®, an OpenStack-based cloud computing platform offering container services (Kubernetes, Container Registry), compute instances (standard, SSD, GPU with auto-scaling), storage (volume, NAS, snapshot, backup, file cloud), networking (load balancer, CDN, KDX), and managed services (migration, monitoring, reporting, HA). The midibus® platform provides video streaming, live commerce, and CDN services. Security offerings include firewall, WAF, IPS/IDS, antivirus, ransomware protection, and webshell detection across both colocation and cloud services. KINX operates six domestic data centers and maintains global PoPs in Hong Kong and Japan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IXcloud: KINX's cloud computing platform offering virtual machines, containers (Kubernetes), storage, networking, load balancing, CDN, and managed services. Built on OpenStack infrastructure with multi-zone availability.
• CloudHub
• midibus
• KINXCDN
• K-클린 (K-Clean)
• KINX IX

Quantifiable outcome

• Hyperscale data center capacity of 100MW+ being developed under Macquarie-Gabia partnership with KINX operations support
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS Direct Connect via CloudHub. KINX CloudHub provides dedicated private line connectivity from customer infrastructure to AWS, enabling enterprise hybrid cloud architectures with guaranteed bandwidth and security.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Azure ExpressRoute via CloudHub. KINX CloudHub connects customer infrastructure to Azure with dedicated private line connectivity.
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)coreTechnology or IntegrationGCP Cloud Interconnect via CloudHub. KINX CloudHub provides dedicated private line connectivity to Google Cloud.
• Oracle CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle FastConnect via CloudHub. KINX is both a location and connectivity partner for Oracle FastConnect, guaranteeing shortest-distance connection to all global Oracle Cloud regions.
• Naver Cloud Platform (NCP)coreTechnology or IntegrationNCP Cloud Connect via CloudHub. Dedicated connectivity from customer infrastructure to Naver Cloud Platform for Korean enterprise cloud users.
• NHN CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationNHN Cloud Connect via CloudHub. Dedicated private line connectivity to NHN Cloud services.
• Gabia Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGabia Inc. is the parent company of KINX (KINX is a listed subsidiary of Gabia). KINX supports Gabia in end-to-end data centre operations under the Macquarie partnership. Gabia coordinates the dual-listing structure with KINX and other subsidiaries Exgate and SP Soft. KINX leverages Gabia's brand and corporate structure.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HKIX: Hong Kong Internet Exchange operated by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Provides neutral L2 peering for Hong Kong-based ISPs, carriers, and content providers. Directly comparable to KINX in operating model and Asian carrier interconnection role, and a peer via KINX's Hong Kong PoP.
• JPIX: Japan's leading neutral Internet Exchange operator, providing Layer-2 peering services among Japanese ISPs, carriers, and content providers. Directly comparable to KINX as the dominant neutral IX in an adjacent Asian market, with similar business model (membership fees, port charges, cross-connects).

Regional players

• MyIX (Malaysia Internet Exchange): Malaysian neutral Internet Exchange operated by the Malaysia Internet Exchange operator community. Comparable to KINX as a neutral L2-based IX serving a single Southeast Asian market, and identified as a KINX-adjacent regional reach geography.
• SK Broadband: Korea's second-largest fixed-line broadband carrier, with data center operations (SK C&C) and IP transit services. A KINX peering member and competitor in transit/colocation; offers overlap with KINX's connectivity services.
• Indonesia Internet Exchange (IIX): Indonesian Internet Exchange operator providing neutral peering among Indonesian ISPs and content providers. Listed as a peer geography in KINX's market reach and is functionally analogous — a regional neutral IX — though Indonesia is not KINX's primary market.
• Korea Telecom (KT): Korea's dominant fixed-line and mobile carrier, also operating carrier-grade colocation and IP transit. A KINX peering member and competitor in transit and colocation; not a neutral IX but the largest alternative connectivity provider in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• DE-CIX: Global Internet Exchange operator headquartered in Germany, running the world's largest neutral IX (DE-CIX Frankfurt) and 30+ other IXs worldwide. Directly comparable to KINX in the neutral peering/IX business model, with much larger geographic footprint and stronger international traffic exchange presence.
• Equinix: Global colocation and interconnection operator with Equinix Fabric (formerly Equinix Cloud Exchange) providing direct cloud connectivity to all major hyperscalers, plus IBX data centers in 30+ countries. Comparable to KINX in the CloudHub-equivalent functionality (cloud on-ramps) and IX-style cross-connect business, but at vastly larger global scale.
• NTT Communications (NTT Com): Japanese-headquartered global telecommunications and data center operator (part of NTT Data Group), offering IP transit, colocation, and managed cloud connectivity. Comparable to KINX in serving as a carrier interconnect and IX-adjacent platform in Asia.
• Digital Realty: Global data center and interconnection provider (post-Merger with Interxion) offering PlatformDIGITAL and Service Exchange for cloud and network connectivity. Comparable to KINX in colocation + cloud-connect business lines, but with a global footprint across 50+ metros.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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