NYIIX

What NYIIX does

NYIIX (New York International Internet Exchange) is a carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point established in 1996 by Telehouse America, a KDDI Group subsidiary. The exchange operates distributed Points of Presence across New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, with traffic statistics showing peak throughput exceeding 2.3 Tbps and a membership of 200+ networks as of October 2025. Members include global hyperscalers (Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook), CDNs (Akamai, Netflix), ISPs (Hurricane Electric), research-and-education networks (Internet2, NYSERNet, NJEdge), and specialized segments in financial services, gaming, and K-12 education.

The core technical platform is the Astron infrastructure, built on Nokia 7750/7250 routers with SmartOptics M40 DWDM, delivering 12T switch capacity and 400G Ethernet port support alongside SR-MPLS and EVPN. Supporting services include Thunderbird route servers for multilateral peering, RTBH DDoS mitigation, RPKI route validation, an ISC F-root DNS mirror, and Google Verified Peering Provider integration. Product breadth is deliberate: members can consume peering, routing, security, marketplace transit, and remote SDN access (Megaport, Packet Fabric, Epsilon) from a single neutral platform.

NYIIX monetizes through recurring fees on 10G/100G/400G ports, Marketplace VLAN services priced at $100 per VLAN per month, and remote-peering revenue shared with certified resellers and SDN partners. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales, a partner/reseller program, and digital top-of-funnel via the nyiix.net portal, all anchored within Telehouse America's broader data center and connectivity ecosystem spanning 47 global facilities.

Name

NYIIX

Legal name

Telehouse International Corporation of America

Website

https://nyiix.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Short description

NYIIX is a carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point operated by Telehouse America since 1996, serving 200+ member networks across NY, NJ, LA, and Philadelphia with 400G-capable peering infrastructure and 2.3 Tbps peak traffic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Exchange Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Carrier Interconnection & Peering Exchanges (IXPs, private interconnect, cross-connect) (HDAIAEAG), Carrier-Neutral Interconnect & Meet-Me Room (MMR) Services (HDABALAD), Data Center Interconnection (DCI) & Cross-Connects (HDABALAB)

Keywords

• Internet exchange peering
• Carrier-neutral IXP
• BGP route servers
• IP transit alternative
• Remote peering network

Headquarters

HQ city

Staten Island

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Peering Port Fees: Members pay fees to connect ports at NYIIX exchanges in NY, NJ, LA, and Philadelphia. Ports are available at 10G, 100G, and 400G capacities. Revenue is recurring as long as members maintain their peering connection.
2. Marketplace VLAN Services: NYIIX Marketplace enables members to buy and sell services (IP Transit, cloud services) over their peering ports. Telehouse charges a monthly recurring fee of USD $100 per VLAN for marketplace services.
3. Remote Peering and Reseller Fees: Revenue generated through resellers and partners (365 Data Centers, Atlantic Metro, BICS, Epsilon, IX Reach, etc.) who offer NYIIX peering services remotely to their customers, typically through shared ports or SDN platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NYIIX is a carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP) that enables ISPs, CDNs, cloud providers, content networks, enterprises, and education networks to directly exchange IP traffic via BGP peering at multiple data-center PoPs. The service includes physical and remote ports, route servers, RTBH DDoS mitigation, RPKI validation, and SDN-based marketplace interconnection.

Product overview

NYIIX is a carrier-neutral internet peering exchange platform operated by Telehouse America. The core offering is the NYIIX Peering Exchange, one of the world's largest neutral IXPs, established in 1996 with locations in New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. The platform enables direct traffic exchange between networks, bypassing upstream transit providers. Key supporting products include the Astron™ platform (next-gen 400G infrastructure), Thunderbird Route Servers (multilateral peering), RTBH (DDoS mitigation), RPKI (route validation), and Google Verified Peering Provider integration. A marketplace ecosystem extends the platform to IP transit and cloud services, while a partner program enables certified resellers to offer NYIIX services remotely.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Astron: Next-generation peering platform utilizing state-of-the-art technology to deliver greater capacity, faster delivery, and more connections with support for 400GbE ports, DWDM connectivity, SR-MPLS, and EVPN technologies.

Products and services

• NYIIX Astron Platform Next-generation 400G-capable peering platform that future-proofs NYIIX members by enabling 400G Ethernet ports on Nokia SR/IXR routers with SmartOptics M40 DWDM optics, supporting higher-density 100G/400G interconnects for content, cloud, and large-eyeball networks.
• NYIIX Peering Exchange Carrier-neutral BGP peering service across NY/NJ metro, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles PoPs, giving ISPs, CDNs, cloud providers, enterprises, and education networks a single interconnection point to directly exchange IP traffic using 1G/10G/100G Ethernet ports and route-server-based multilateral peering.
• NYIIX Thunderbird Route Servers BIRD-based BGP route-server service that distributes member routes to all other members, enabling multilateral peering without requiring each member to maintain bilateral BGP sessions with every other member.
• NYIIX RTBH (Remote Triggered Black Hole) Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation service that lets members signal /32 IPv4 and /128 IPv6 prefixes to be black-holed at the exchange, dropping volumetric attack traffic before it reaches member networks.
• NYIIX RPKI Service Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) route origin validation service that lets member networks verify the legitimacy of BGP announcements received through the exchange, reducing BGP hijacks and route leaks.
• Google Verified Peering Provider (VPP) Service Peering pathway operated as an authorized Google VPP provider, enabling Google's edge and Google Cloud customers to establish VPP peering sessions through NYIIX instead of negotiating direct bilateral agreements.
• NYIIX Marketplace SDN-based interconnection marketplace (Telehouse Marketplace) that delivers on-demand remote peering via Ethernet VLANs, enabling members to reach additional networks and service providers without building dedicated fiber or traveling to a Telehouse PoP.
• F.Root-Servers.net DNS Mirror Hosted mirror of the F.Root-Servers.net authoritative DNS root server on the NYIIX fabric, providing anycasted local root DNS resolution to member networks and the surrounding community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced IP Transit circuit capacity and expenditure (for Lancaster-Lebanon IU13) — first reduction in 30-year history
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GooglecoreTechnology or Integration · 23 October 2025NYIIX joined Google's Verified Peering Provider (VPP) program, managing Google's peering relationships and propagating Google prefixes through NYIIX route servers on behalf of member networks. Google validates NYIIX's infrastructure for redundancy and physical diversity.
• NokiacoreTechnology or Integration · 3 June 2024Nokia was selected to upgrade NYIIX's production network across 8 PoPs in the Northeastern US. Deployment includes Nokia SR OS, 7750 Service Routers, 7250 Interconnect Routers, and QSFP-DD 400G coherent optics. This enables the NYIIX Astron platform with 400G capabilities.
• EquinixcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2023NYIIX launched a new PoP at Equinix's NY2 IBX data center in Secaucus, NJ, extending peering services to Equinix customers. The partnership enables Equinix customers to access NYIIX's neutral peering platform with over 200 networks, offering 10G, 100G, and 400G port options.
• Telehouse AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelehouse America is the parent company and founder of NYIIX, established in 1996. Telehouse operates 47 data centers globally and owns/operates NYIIX's peering exchange infrastructure. All NYIIX PoPs are co-located in Telehouse data centers in NY/NJ and LA.
• Epsilon (Infiny Platform)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEpsilon is a SDN platform partner enabling remote access to NYIIX. Their Infiny platform allows customers to connect to NYIIX peering exchange on-demand. Epsilon also operates as a traditional reseller partner.
• MegaportcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMegaport's SDN platform enables customers to discover and connect to NYIIX's peering exchange remotely, providing on-demand access without hardware deployment.
• Packet FabriccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPacket Fabric SDN platform provides remote connectivity to NYIIX for existing Packet customers, enabling seamless peering access through their network-as-a-service platform.
• 365 Data CentersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor365 Data Centers is a reseller partner enabling remote NYIIX access for their customer base in the Eastern US market.
• Atlantic Metro CommunicationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAtlantic Metro is a managed infrastructure provider and reseller partner, offering NYIIX peering services to their 350+ enterprise customers nationwide.
• BICSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBICS is a global carrier and reseller partner enabling remote NYIIX access for their global customer base, leveraging their network spanning 178 countries.
• IX ReachminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIX Reach is the global number one reseller for Internet Exchange Points and a leading wholesale carrier solutions provider, offering NYIIX remote peering to their global customer base.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DE-CIX: DE-CIX is a leading global carrier-neutral IXP headquartered in Frankfurt with significant US presence (notably New York), competing head-to-head with NYIIX for content and cloud provider traffic in the NY metro.
• SIX (Seattle Internet Exchange): SIX is a US West Coast carrier-neutral IXP operating a non-profit multilateral peering model that competes with NYIIX LA for the same Pacific Northwest and trans-Pacific carrier memberships.
• CoreSite (Open-IX / Any2Exchange): CoreSite operates the Any2Exchange carrier-neutral IX across multiple US markets including Los Angeles, directly overlapping NYIIX's LA footprint and competing for the same CDN and content provider memberships.
• Equinix Internet Exchange: Equinix operates one of the world's largest carrier-neutral IXPs across more than 30 metros, directly competing with NYIIX in NY/NJ for the same pool of ISPs, CDNs, and cloud providers.
• AMS-IX: AMS-IX is a leading European carrier-neutral IXP in Amsterdam running a similar multilateral peering model with route servers, competing for the same global carrier, CDN, and cloud membership pool as NYIIX.
• LINX (London Internet Exchange): LINX is one of the largest global IXPs, operating a multilateral peering model with route servers analogous to NYIIX, and competing for the same international carrier and content provider memberships across trans-Atlantic routes.
• Netnod: Netnod operates multiple carrier-neutral IXPs in the Nordics with a multilateral peering model similar to NYIIX, competing for the same international carrier and content provider memberships in trans-Atlantic routing.
• JPIX: JPIX is Japan's leading carrier-neutral IXP. NYIIX has a direct cross-Pacific peering partnership with JPIX at its LA PoP, making JPIX a directly comparable and partially overlapping exchange for trans-Pacific traffic.
• TorIX (Toronto Internet Exchange): TorIX is the largest Canadian IXP and runs a multilateral peering model analogous to NYIIX, competing for the same North American carrier and CDN memberships on cross-border traffic.

Broad incumbents

• Digital Realty (Interconnection / PlatformDIGITAL): Digital Realty is a global colocation and interconnection incumbent that offers peering-adjacent fabric services across a broad data center portfolio, competing with NYIIX indirectly for cross-connect and enterprise interconnection workloads.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NYIIX
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nyiix

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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