MegaIX
Powerfully simple internet exchange.
Make data transfer effortless and reduce reliance on upstream providers with direct peering on MegaIX.
Internet Exchanges (IX) allow IP networks to exchange traffic with other IP networks, in many cases with lower latency, more redundancy and with a more direct route to the destination network.
As a neutral provider, Megaport offers its own MegaIX as well as partner Internet Exchanges available on the Megaport platform globally. With MegaIX, you can connect to an IX in the same city as you or to remote IXs to solve targeted routing issues or to improve performance of your network.
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Connected Networks
View the local and international service providers you can peer with.
IX Locations & Stats
View the aggregate IP traffic of every MegaIX-enabled port in its connected location.
Looking Glass
View essential routing information and network activity for companies sharing and sourcing traffic on MegaIX.
Docs Portal
More detailed information on requirements to connect and get started with MegaIX.
Participating Locations
Reach out to our MegaIX team.
Let our experts help you find the right connectivity solution
How MegaIX virtual Internet exchange works
Use our global internet exchange to build a carrier-grade peering network in a few clicks
MegaIX is a virtual internet exchange embedded in Megaport’s global SDN, giving you the freedom to add, move, or resize peering ports in a few clicks—no new cross-connects or hardware required. As an internet exchange provider delivered “as-a-service,” we extend carrier-grade route servers and a shared Layer 2 fabric to every Megaport-enabled metro, so you can keep traffic local, trim transit spend, and push performance closer to end users.
Automate Peering in Minutes
Because our fabric is built for automation, you can turn up new peers in minutes and steer routes with BGP communities to optimize latency, cost, or policy—perfect for CDN nodes, hyperscale cloud on-ramps, or rapidly growing edge sites.
IX-as-a-Service: Agility Without Compromise
The result is IX-as-a-Service agility without sacrificing resilience: geographically diverse route servers, granular traffic engineering, and on-demand scalability wrapped into one of the world’s most pervasive internet exchange services. In short, MegaIX lets you harness the full role of internet exchanges and peering—better performance, lower OPEX, and total routing control—without the operational overhead of building it yourself.
Benefits
Connect, control, and scale your network seamlessly
Global Reach, Instantly
Immediate, scalable connection to all our internet exchanges globally.
Multilateral Route Servers
Improved resilience through additional routes and geographically diverse route servers.
Cost-Effective Connectivity
No cost to add to an existing Megaport within the metro.
Flexible Remote Access
Remotely connect via VXC from an on-net location.
Simplified internet exchange service architecture
Deploy your own virtual internet exchange.
Use our flexible network underlay to connect your private infrastructure to any service provider across our network, without the clutter. Integrate your entire architecture in just a few clicks.
You'll need:
- An autonomous system number (ASN)
- Publicly routable IP space
- IPv4: One or more /24 (or larger) subnet announced by your ASN
- IPv6: One or more /48 (or larger) subnet announced by your ASN
Our Internet Exchange Partnerships
Megaport has partnered with Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX), Japan Internet Exchange(JPIX), and London Internet Exchange (LINX) to enable seamless connectivity to industry-leading Internet Exchanges. Peer from an existing Megaport Port regardless of where you’re located, whether on their network or elsewhere on ours.
A word from our customer:
“Zettagrid has been using Megaport since the beginning. Megaport disrupted the market and helped us identify the need to address our IX and connectivity differently. With Megaport, we are now able to rapidly deliver new customer connections within hours rather than weeks, while saving almost $10K per month on cross connection and bandwidth charges.”