DE-CIX and IGC to build Southeast Asian IX in Bangkok

Details: John Tanner; Category: Data Centres & Networks; 29 October 2026; 411 views

DE-CIX and Thai telecoms service provider International Gateway Co (IGC) announced on Wednesday they have established a joint venture to create a new internet exchange (IX) in Bangkok to serve as a regional gateway to Southeast Asia.

The new JV, DE-CIX Thailand, will build and operate DE-CIX Bangkok, which will be available in data centres across the metro market in mid-2027, serving as a gateway to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, which DE-CIX said represent approximately 50% of the end users in the entire ASEAN region.

DE-CIX Bangkok will be directly interconnected with DE-CIX’s other IXs in ASEAN, enabling networks connected in Bangkok to peer directly with networks in Singapore, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Jakarta over one integrated regional platform.

The IX will also be incorporated into DE-CIX’s global backbone, giving connected networks access to the entire DE-CIX ecosystem.

DE-CIX Bangkok will leverage IGC’s domestic and cross-border terrestrial network to provide connectivity to the IX for operators from Thailand and neighbouring countries. IGC will also serve as a reseller for DE-CIX Bangkok customers.

The Thai IX will expand DE-CIX’s Southeast Asian platform to its seventh metro market, and represents the next chapter of DE-CIX’s Southeast Asian expansion, said DE-CIX CEO Ivo Ivanov.

“Together with IGC, we are creating an environment where networks in Thailand can interconnect locally while gaining seamless access to one of Southeast Asia’s richest digital ecosystems,” Ivanov said in a statement. “Customers will benefit from lower latency, greater resilience, and direct access to cloud, AI, content, and network providers across the DE-CIX platform.”

IGC CEO Supat Eamwiwat added that the establishment of DE-CIX Bangkok “will create new opportunities for customers to exchange traffic not only locally but regionally, while reducing latency, improving network performance, and providing access to one of the most interconnected ecosystems in Southeast Asia.”