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DE-CIX upgrades Mexico-Dallas connectivity as demand escalates
DE-CIX has upgraded connectivity between its Internet exchange( IX) locations in Mexico and Dallas as demand for cross-border data traffic accelerates. the company, the platform enables direct access to content providers, gaming platforms, cloud services and networks that may not yet be available locally.
The Internet exchange operator said the enhancement was driven by strong demand from Mexican networks seeking simplified access to international data pathways and improved connectivity to US-based digital ecosystems.
Now live, the upgraded infrastructure links networks in Mexico and the United States, supporting seamless data exchange for live sports streaming, online gaming, content delivery and enterprise applications.
DE-CIX Mexico, launched in 2025, currently connects close to 30 networks and has recorded traffic growth of more than 400 % since the start of 2026. Peak traffic levels have reached almost 300 Gbit / s, highlighting growing demand for local and international interconnection services.
“ The establishment of DE-CIX Mexico in 2025 was a game changer for Mexican connectivity and this latest upgrade enables direct, secure and high-bandwidth data exchange with networks across the North American continent,” said Omar Vega, Country Sales Director, DE-CIX Mexico.
The company added that its distributed architecture across Mexico City and Querétaro improves resilience, redundancy and routing efficiency while helping service providers extend their international reach through DE-CIX’ s global interconnection platform.
The enhanced link to Dallas also provides Mexican networks with access to remote peering and cloud connectivity opportunities beyond Texas, including connections to wider ecosystems such as DE-CIX New York and DE-CIX Frankfurt. According to
Vertical Data and Ascenty partner to expand AI infrastructure across Latin America
Vertical Data has partnered with
Ascenty to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence infrastructure across Latin America, combining AI hardware, financing and managed services with one of the region’ s largest data centre and connectivity platforms.
The agreement covers Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Colombia, where enterprises are increasing investments in AI, highperformance computing and data-intensive applications. Under the partnership, Vertical Data will manage hardware procurement, financing, operating models and managed services, while Ascenty will provide data centre infrastructure, connectivity and operational support.
The combined offering aims to give organisations access to AI computing environments that meet the technical, operational and governance standards commonly associated with North American and European deployments.
Deven Soni, chief executive officer of Vertical Data, said Latin America already possessed the connectivity and data centre capacity needed to support AI at scale. He added that enterprises had often lacked access to the hardware, financing and operational expertise required to transform available capacity into deployed AI computing resources.
Ascenty sales director Vinícius Minetto said demand for AI and high-performance computing environments was growing rapidly across the region. He said the partnership would provide customers with a more comprehensive solution by combining infrastructure with procurement, financing and managed services.
The partnership gives Vertical Data access to Ascenty’ s footprint of 40 data centres across Latin America, including 27 operational facilities and 13 under development. The companies will support opportunities involving GPU infrastructure, AI workloads and related services through joint go-to-market, referral and reseller models. www. intelligentcio. com
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