DE-CIX has become one of the first internet exchange (IX) operators to achieve Google Gold Verified Peering Provider (VPP) status. The Google VPP Program identifies and endorses ISPs and IXs that provide “diverse and highly available” connectivity to Google’s global network. Choosing a VPP helps ensure Google customers that their connection to Google is “as available as possible,” the company said.
To enable other networks to continue peering with Google, DE-CIX—as a VPP—is making Google prefixes consumable at its IXs through its peering service. The service is live at DE-CIX locations in the United States, India, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey and the Nordic region, and the operator will continue to roll out the service globally to its other IX locations, officials said.
DE-CIX customers maintain thousands of peering sessions with Google globally, many across multiple DE-CIX locations. Peering with Google via DE-CIX helps ensure seamless, high-capacity access to all Google’s services, reducing latency and bypassing congestion in the public Internet, the company said.
“Smaller ISPs and network operators that are unable to fulfill Google’s more stringent peering requirements can depend on DE-CIX’s expertise and resources to ensure ongoing connectivity to Google services, resources and workloads in Google Cloud,” officials said.
For example, networks can use DE-CIX’s simplified Layer-3 connectivity to ensure uninterrupted access to Google services. The operator’s enterprise-grade connectivity to Google means wholesale networks can use DE-CIX’s VPP status to provide continued access to Google’s services for their customers, the company said. Enterprises that access Google Workspace or consume SASE or other internet-facing applications hosted on Google Cloud can gain direct access to reliable and dedicated connectivity via DE-CIX.
“We are delighted to have been able to work with Google on the implementation of the VPP solution for IXs and to be one of the first IX providers globally to achieve Gold status as a Google VPP,” said Thomas King, CTO of DE-CIX. “At DE-CIX, we are always seeking ways to simplify interconnection services for our customers and push the evolution of peering for the benefit of all network operators. As network technologies evolve and network operators adapt their policies, it is essential for companies like DE-CIX to find solutions to keep the world fully interconnected.”
