Namex

Name

Namex

Legal name

Namex

Website

https://namex.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Exchange Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Internet exchange services
• Network peering infrastructure
• Carrier-neutral colocation
• IP traffic exchange
• BGP route servers

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: As a member-based consortium, Namex generates revenue through annual membership fees from its member organizations including ISPs, content providers, and network operators. The consortium is described as 'not for profit' and reinvests surpluses into initiatives supporting growth.
2. Peering and Interconnection Services: Fees for public peering VLANs, private network interconnects, and remote IXP access. Traffic peak reached 1400 Gbps with over 200 connected networks as of 2022.
3. Neutral Colocation: Carrier-neutral colocation services at Namex facilities including power, cooling, and physical security for member equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Namex operates a not-for-profit, member-based Internet Exchange consortium providing neutral peering, colocation, and private interconnection infrastructure across Rome, Naples, Bari, and Albania. Network operators join as members to exchange IP traffic directly through public peering VLANs and private network interconnects, replace bilateral BGP sessions with route-server-based peering, and host equipment in carrier-neutral colocation facilities.

Product overview

Namex is a member-based, not-for-profit Internet Exchange consortium providing neutral interconnection infrastructure for Italian and international network operators. The core offering centers on the IXP peering platform at three locations (Roma, Napoli, Bari), delivering Public Peering VLANs, Neutral Colocation, and Private Network Interconnects. Value-added services include Remote Peering access, Smart Hands support, Route Server infrastructure, and the Namex Marketplace B2B platform. The ecosystem is supported by educational initiatives (School of Advanced Networking, Namex Academy), monitoring tools (IXPQoS, Looking Glass, Statistics), and open-source software (IRRHound). The consortium operates a next-generation IP fabric platform using VXLAN/BGP EVPN and serves over 200 connected networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Peering VLANs Layer-2 connectivity service that lets network operators exchange IP traffic through Namex's switching infrastructure, replacing many bilateral BGP peering sessions with a single connection to the route server.
• Neutral Colocation Carrier-neutral colocation services in Namex facilities providing power, cooling, and physical security so network operators can install equipment and interconnect with multiple ISPs and content providers through physical cross-connects.
• Private Network Interconnects (PNI) Dedicated private interconnection services enabling direct network-to-network connections outside the public peering LAN, supporting enterprise and carrier connectivity requirements. Total active PNIs exceeded 1000 in 2022.
• Remote Peering (Remote IXP) Service that allows network operators to participate in Namex peering without being physically present at the exchange data centers, extending IXP access to operators outside the Rome, Naples, and Bari metros.
• Smart Hands On-site technical assistance providing hands-on support for equipment installation, maintenance, cabling, and troubleshooting inside Namex's colocation facilities.
• Route Server BGP route server infrastructure enabling members to exchange routes with multiple peers through a single BGP session, with initial filtering and IRR-based and RPKI-based validation to protect against hijacks, Bogons/Martians, and default routes.
• Namex Marketplace (Service DB) B2B platform available to all Namex members for discovering, listing, and offering telecommunications services on top of the L2 interconnection facility.

Quantifiable outcome

• 737 Gbps traffic peak during major streaming event, representing 26% growth in 12 months
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• NVIDIA (Mellanox, Cumulus Networks)coreTechnology or IntegrationMajor technological partner for Namex's next-generation peering platform. NVIDIA Mellanox provided SN2700 and SN2100 switch hardware; NVIDIA Cumulus Networks provided Cumulus Linux network operating system. Platform deployed in early 2021 with IP fabric architecture using VXLAN overlay and BGP EVPN control plane.
• Internet Society (ISOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISOC is a partner organization shown in Namex's partner logos. Andrew Sullivan, President & CEO of ISOC, participated as keynote speaker at NAM 2024 discussing 'The Future of Internet Governance'.
• Euro-IXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Internet Exchange Association. Namex hosted the Euro-IX Route Server workshop in Rome in 2024, bringing together IXP representatives from across Europe to share knowledge and best practices.
• RIPE NCCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Internet Registry for Europe. Hans Petter Holen, CEO of RIPE NCC, participated in NAM 2024 panel. Flavio Luciani, Namex CTO, joined the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Selection Committee.
• ArubamajorTechnology or IntegrationHadrianus, the fifth POP of Namex Roma, was installed at Aruba's new IT4 data center in March 2024. Aruba sponsors NAM 2024 and provides data center infrastructure for Namex's edge nodes.
• Università Parthenope (Naples)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNamex Napoli opened in partnership with Università Parthenope, located in Monte di Dio near historic TIM exchange 'Tupputi'. University provides site for the city's first Carrier Neutral Datacenter.
• Open FibermajorTechnology or IntegrationWholesale-only fiber network operator (majority owned by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti). Major presence at Namex for fiber connectivity and xPoP BACKBONE services. Open Fiber enables members to offer FTTH connectivity nationwide.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• NetIX Communications: Emerging European global Internet Exchange platform with Eastern European presence. Comparable in offering (peering, route servers, multi-site architecture) and competes with Namex for Southern European content provider PoPs.

Direct peers

• France-IX: France's main neutral IXP, member-based non-profit structure closely mirroring Namex. Comparable as a regional European non-profit IXP serving a single national market with public peering and interconnection services.
• MIX (Milan Internet Exchange): Italy's largest and historically dominant IXP, based in Milan at the Caldera campus. Most comparable direct competitor to Namex, serving the same Italian market with public peering, route servers, and colocation.

Broad incumbents

• AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange): One of the largest neutral IXPs globally, based in Amsterdam with global interconnection services. Same consortium/neutral model as Namex; offers overlapping peering and interconnection services but at vastly larger scale.
• DE-CIX (Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange): World's largest IXP operator by peak traffic, headquartered in Frankfurt with multiple European PoPs including Italy. Directly comparable in offering (public peering, route servers) but operates globally and offers greater scale than Namex.
• LINX (London Internet Exchange): Major UK-based member-owned IXP with global PoPs. Same non-profit member-driven governance model as Namex; operates public peering, route servers, and private VLANs at a much larger European footprint.
• Equinix (IBX/Equinix Fabric): Global colocation and interconnection incumbent operating Equinix Fabric (formerly Equinix Internet Exchange). Competes with Namex for enterprise PNIs and content-provider deployments, though at vastly greater scale and as part of a broader data-center portfolio.

Regional players

• VSIX (Veneto Internet Exchange): Small Italian regional IXP based in Padova/Northeast Italy. Comparable as a small non-profit Italian IXP, though geographically focused on the Veneto region rather than Central/Southern Italy where Namex operates.
• Top-IX (Torino Piemonte Internet Exchange): Italian regional IXP based in Turin serving the Northwest. Comparable as a non-profit, member-based IXP within Italy, though operating in a different geography from Namex's Central/Southern focus.

Others

• TISPARI / Euro-IX affiliate IXPs: Euro-IX is the European IXP association that Namex is affiliated with. Other small Euro-IX members (e.g., Balkan-IX, BIX) operate similar non-profit models in adjacent geographies; relevant as ecosystem peers and potential ANIX-style expansion templates for Namex.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/namex_ixp
• Facebookfacebook.com/namexrome
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/namex
• Instagraminstagram.com/namex_ixp

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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