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Gateway to Europe

Connect in London. Reach Europe.

Connect in London. Reach Europe.

London is one of the world's leading connectivity hubs. But for many networks, connectivity doesn't stop at the UK—it extends across Europe.

With NL-ix, a single connection in London provides direct access to one of Europe's most distributed interconnection platforms. Our pan-European backbone connects more than 100 datacentres across 16 metropolitan areas in 8 countries, enabling networks to exchange traffic where it makes the most sense.

Gateway to Europe

With four diverse 400G subsea connections to the European mainland, London is one of the most resilient entry points into the NL-ix platform.

This architecture provides high capacity, low latency and physical route diversity, ensuring resilient connectivity even when individual cable systems or routes are unavailable.

From a single connection in London, networks gain access to more than 100 datacentres across 16 metropolitan areas, over 2,400 connected networks, and a pan-European backbone designed for low latency and high availability.

Gateway to Europe from London
Distributed Peering Platform from London

Benefit of the distributed NL-ix platform

Unlike traditional Internet Exchanges that operate within a single metropolitan area, NL-ix connects multiple Internet hubs across Europe through one distributed platform.

This means traffic can be exchanged closer to its destination, without first having to traverse a central exchange. The result is more direct routing, lower latency and greater flexibility when interconnecting with networks across Europe.

Reach thousands of networks

Connecting in London gives immediate access to all connected networks to the NL-ix platform.

From ISPs and content providers to cloud platforms, enterprises and hosting providers, members benefit from a broad and diverse ecosystem while maintaining a single, straightforward connection.

Our distributed architecture also allows traffic to be exchanged closer to its destination, helping reduce unnecessary network hops and keeping latency predictable.

One platform. Multiple services.

Your London port provides access to the complete NL-ix service portfolio.

Available services include:

As your connectivity requirements evolve, additional services can be activated without deploying new physical infrastructure.