DE-CIX expands reach at New York's 60 Hudson Street

DE-CIX has partnered with Quantum To Digital to add the QTD1 data centre to its infrastructure at 60 Hudson Street in New York. The move makes DE-CIX the first neutral interconnection provider to serve four independent facility operators in the building.

The expansion extends DE-CIX's reach within one of the best-known carrier hotel sites in the US. The 24-storey, 700,000-square-foot building houses more than 300 cloud and telecommunications providers, including Google, Amazon and AT&T, and serves as a major gateway for traffic between US networks and Europe.

QTD1, formerly Equinix NY8, joins DE-CIX's footprint at the site alongside DRT, Databank and NYI. Adding a fourth operator broadens the points from which networks inside the building can connect to its platform.

The wider presence is intended to reduce the need for new internal builds, riser cross-connects and extra transport infrastructure for customers seeking direct interconnection within the facility. That is particularly relevant at 60 Hudson Street because of the concentration of carriers, cloud providers and network operators already based there.

New york hub

The development also underlines the continuing importance of 60 Hudson Street in the New York market. Local access to internet exchange infrastructure allows networks in the same building to exchange traffic directly rather than route it through less direct paths.

That can improve routing efficiency within the metro area. DE-CIX has been increasing its presence in North America as operators look for more direct ways to exchange traffic amid rising data volumes and low-latency requirements.

In New York, the latest addition follows a recent expansion to Equinix NY9. Together, the moves increase the number of metro-area locations where networks can access the DE-CIX platform.

QTD1 adds another dimension because the site has been positioned as a quantum-enabled data centre. Quantum To Digital acquired the facility in 2022 and has used it to provide colocation, managed services and hybrid IT, with a focus on finance and media customers.

The facility combines commercial colocation with emerging quantum computing and networking technologies, including quantum key distribution and the Qunnect GothamQ quantum network testbed.

Facility role

The former Equinix site adds a specialised facility to a building already known for dense interconnection. For DE-CIX, the agreement is less about adding another address in New York and more about embedding its exchange infrastructure more deeply within one of the city's most connected buildings.

The strategy reflects how internet exchange operators are trying to remove physical and commercial barriers between networks in major urban hubs. Rather than relying on off-site transport or more complex internal cabling, operators increasingly want exchange access to be available where customers already have equipment.

"New York is one of the most dynamic interconnection markets globally, where businesses depend on efficient, low-latency connectivity to exchange traffic at scale - and we're happy to serve the market even better through our expansion to QTD1," said Ed d'Agostino, Vice President, DE-CIX North America.

"By strengthening our presence at 60 Hudson Street - arguably one of the most important connectivity hubs in the world - we are making it easier for networks to connect through a neutral interconnection model, reducing complexity while supporting more efficient traffic exchange across the wider metro," d'Agostino added.

For Quantum To Digital, the partnership ties its facility more closely to a large exchange ecosystem at a time when customers want fast access to carriers, cloud providers and peering partners from within the same building.

"QTD customers require a robust and mission critical global interconnection ecosystem that DE-CIX offers to facilitate their services. Crucially, the new partnership can enable our customers' connections to DE-CIX in a matter of hours with our existing dark fiber network in the building," said Peter Feldman, Chief Executive Officer, QTD Systems. "In the not-too-distant future, we foresee DE-CIX's digital ecosystem customers integrating QTD quantum technology testing in our facilities."