Research

Meet Me in Seattle

January 2023

  • Richard Lukaj
    Experienced Financial Executive, Private Investor, Philanthropist

    Great value to feature the substance behind the strategic value of these critical interconnection facilities.

  • Arnold Nipper
    Chief Technology Evangelist (CTE) at DE-CIX

    Great work!

In this Article

Series Introduction

Welcome to the next evolution of the "Meet Me In..." research series. The goal of the series has always been to educate, create awareness, and highlight key facts about where, how and why the physical networks that make up the world's information infrastructure meet.

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Then

The original series featured The Westin Building, 2001 Sixth Avenue, the King of Carrier Hotels and network interconnection in Seattle and all of the Pacific Northwest. Once again, as per the research data, The Westin Building is still reigning champion in Seattle today. Back then, in 2003, were the days of networks measured by a physical presence alone and not ASN’s on an IX. The Westin had 106 physical networks present and published in the official building Meet Me Room at the time. Today it is 211. Building ownership at the time was very advanced in their understanding and support of the incredibly important purpose of the building and they invested in it accordingly. Of all the investments in infrastructure, arguably their best investment was in their people, most notably Michael Boyle, who is mentioned in the original article and remains to this day a great friend and true legend in the industry. The Seattle internet Exchange (SIX) is also mentioned in the 2003 article thus setting the stage for this 2022 update to the research.

Read the original 2003 article

Read the original 2005 article

Now

Once again, and as the research data will prove continually, networks go to where networks already are and the same holds true for IX’s. The Westin Building is a jewel. It was then in 2003 and it is ever more so now. Digital Realty Trust now owns the building and the official building Meet Me Rooms, with Equinix also having a significant interconnection facility as well as their own IX in the building.


Seattle Internet Exchanges

Currently there are technically 7 IX’s in 10 facilities within 6 addresses in Seattle. The SIX has two IX’s, one is specifically for Jumbo Frames. The SIX is the largest with 354 ASN’s currently and the smallest is Global Peer Exchange with 1 ASN published. The difference between the largest IX and 2nd largest as of this publishing, NetIX with 98 ASN’s, is 256. That is a large delta making the SIX clearly the dominant IX in Seattle. The SIX is the largest IX by ASN’s in all of North America. By their own data shown at https://www.seattleix.net, the SIX has added over 2 new ports per day, every day, since 8/31/2007.

The Top 5 Networks on the SIX, by number of IX’s connected to, are Google, Hurricane Electric, Packet Clearing House (AS42), AARNet and CloudFlare, with special mention going to Microsoft and Riot Games also being connected to 4 IX’s in Seattle.

The tables below display live data on all IXs in the region highlighted in this map image.
Map of the search area

Seattle - Internet Exchanges by Location Address

Address IX`s @ Facilities @ IX Name: SIX Seattle NetIX SIX Seattle (Jumbo) Equinix Seattle MegaIX Seattle Pacific Wave Global Peer Exchange
      #ASNs: 371 116 46 33 13 13 4
2001 Sixth Avenue 6 ,    
140 4th Ave N 3 , ,          
3433 South 120th Place 3 ,          
12101 Tukwila International Blvd. 3 ,          
1000 Denny Way 2            
3355 S 120th Pl Bldg 5 2            
Address IX`s @ Facilities @ IX Name: SIX Seattle NetIX SIX Seattle (Jumbo) Equinix Seattle MegaIX Seattle Pacific Wave Global Peer Exchange
      #ASNs: 371 116 46 33 13 13 4
2001 Sixth Avenue 6 ,    
140 4th Ave N 3 ,          
3433 South 120th Place 3 ,          
12101 Tukwila International Blvd. 3 ,          
1000 Denny Way 2            
3355 S 120th Pl Bldg 5 2            

All data is courtesy of peeringdb.com. Live data is refreshed nightly. If you see innacurate data for your organization, or your organizaion is missing, please update or create your profile at peeringdb.com and allow 24 hours for this table to update.


Seattle - Networks by Internet Exchange

Network Name (ASN) #IX`s IX Name: SIX Seattle NetIX SIX Seattle (Jumbo) Equinix Seattle MegaIX Seattle Pacific Wave Global Peer Exchange
    #ASNs: 371 116 46 33 13 13 4
Hurricane Electric (6939) 5      
Google LLC (15169) 5      
Microsoft (8075) 5      
PCH AS42 (42) 5      
PCH AS3856 (3856) 4        
AARNet (7575) 4        
Cloudflare (13335) 4        
Riot Games (6507) 4        
Yahoo! (10310) 3          
Pacific Northwest Gigapop (101) 3          
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) (293) 3          
Edgio (Edgecast) - AS15133 (15133) 3          
Amazon.com (16509) 3          
DREN (668) 3          
CANARIE Inc (6509) 3          
Blizzard Entertainment (57976) 3          
FogNet - iFog GmbH (34927) 3          
Akamai Technologies (20940) 2            
Edgio - AS22822 (22822) 2            
Colt (8220) 2            
BICS (6774) 2            
Beanfield Technologies (21949) 2            
Atlantic Metro (29838) 2            
NuCDN (23393) 2            
Shaw Cablesystems (6327) 2            
Altopia Corporation (6456) 2            
Frontier Communications of America (FCA) (5650) 2            
Sprint (1239) 2            
XMission (6315) 2            
Unwired (32354) 2            
Meta (32934) 2            
OVHcloud (16276) 2            
Wowrack.com (23033) 2            
Amazon IVS / Twitch (46489) 2            
Charter Communications (20115) 2            
i3D.net (49544) 2            
Digital Fortress - AS3361 (3361) 2            
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Int (TELIN) (7713) 2            
Twitter, Inc. (13414) 2            
Dropbox (19679) 2            
Hunter Communications (36012) 2            
Rainier Connect (20394) 2            
Valve Corporation (32590) 2            
WindWave Communications (36222) 2            
RingCentral (40627) 2            
REANNZ (38022) 2            
G-Core Labs (199524) 2            
KPU Telecom (32204) 2            
CrashPlan Group LLC (62715) 2            
Hoyos Consulting (53597) 2            
SIX Seattle Route Servers (33108) 2            
VMware SASE (53766) 2            
Fastrack Technology (58580) 2            
Imperva (19551) 2            
Astute Hosting (54527) 2            
Montana Opticom AS11924 (11924) 2            
Wolfpaw Services (30500) 2            
Idaho Regional Optical Network (46435) 2            
eBay (62955) 2            
Sky Fiber Internet (32212) 2            
Infortel Comunicacoes (53180) 2            
Netskope (55256) 2            
CDN77 (60068) 2            
Acronis US (53991) 2            
StackPath (Highwinds) (33438) 2            
Subspace (32261) 2            
Global Secure Layer (137409) 2            
Mountain West Technologies (10947) 2            
Archeo Futurus (36584) 2            
SpaceX Starlink (14593) 2            
Nathan Sales (34553) 2            
Pomona Consulting AS398223 (398223) 2            
Nato Internet Service (46997) 2            
ANSIBLE Networks (14570) 2            
NEROCLOUD (48024) 2            
ROUTE64.ORG (212895) 2            
Cryoflesh (398960) 2            
August Internet AS50058 (50058) 2            
DANGA INTERACTIVE (32150) 2            
Misaka.io (917) 2            
Level 86 (212483) 2            
DALnet IRC Network (31800) 1              
Swisscom (3303) 1              
Webpass (19165) 1              
KT Corporation (Korea Telecom) (4766) 1              
Internap (29791) 1              
TELUS Communications (852) 1              
Semaphore Corporation (3742) 1              
RETN (9002) 1              
TDS Telecom (4181) 1              
SK Broadband (9318) 1              
Rogers Cable (812) 1              
China Telecom (4134) 1              
HopOne Internet Corp. (14361) 1              
Netflix (2906) 1              
SupraNet Communications (4150) 1              
Blackfoot Communications Inc (21947) 1              
Zayo (Abovenet Communications Inc.) (6461) 1              
AiNET (6405) 1              
Education Networks of America, Inc. (11686) 1              
NetNation Communications Inc. (14280) 1              
M247 (9009) 1              
Electric Lightwave (7385) 1              
LeaseWeb Network (16265) 1              
Internet Initiative Japan (2497) 1              
NTT DATA Services - HCLS Cloud (10848) 1              
The Constant Company (20473) 1              
Cisco Umbrella (36692) 1              
RGnet (3130) 1              
Verisign (7342) 1              
Aptum Technologies (13768) 1              
CacheFly (30081) 1              
LS Networks (25899) 1              
UCAID (11537) 1              
Link Oregon (3701) 1              
Los Nettos (226) 1              
Internet2 I2PX (11164) 1              
Zillow Group (18888) 1              
IPTP Networks (41095) 1              
Salesforce.com (14340) 1              
Applied Operations (40475) 1              
NoaNet (16713) 1              
Threshold Communications (7752) 1              
Adtaq Internet (36824) 1              
Cutting Edge Communications (10594) 1              
Metapeer (13331) 1              
BendTel (27008) 1              
Zenlayer Inc (21859) 1              
Nuclearfallout Enterprises, Inc. (32751) 1              
Wave Division Holdings (11404) 1              
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. (5645) 1              
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (7782) 1              
PCCW Global (3491) 1              
Northwest Nexus (1982) 1              
RIPE NCC K-Root Operations (25152) 1              
CSS Communications (26792) 1              
GTA/Teleguam Holdings, LLC (9246) 1              
Bell Canada Backbone (577) 1              
Pocketinet Communications (23265) 1              
SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. (an IBM Company) (36351) 1              
TeraGo Networks Inc. (20161) 1              
Ufinet Brasil RJ (28338) 1              
General Communications Incorp (8047) 1              
Marchex, Inc (40495) 1              
King County I-NET (2544) 1              
Digital Fortress - AS2044 (2044) 1              
Hetzner Online (24940) 1              
Dynamic Network Services (33517) 1              
Windstream Communications (7029) 1              
Matrix Cable International Exchange (MCIX) (55818) 1              
Box (33011) 1              
Clearfly Communications (27400) 1              
Globe Telecom (4775) 1              
Neterra Ltd. (34224) 1              
Telebyte NW (13871) 1              
AEBC Internet Corp. (25668) 1              
ISOMEDIA, Inc. (18530) 1              
Eastlink (11260) 1              
Expereo International bv (15695) 1              
Radiant Communications (15247) 1              
Salish Networks (11038) 1              
Hivelocity INC (29802) 1              
Saskatchewan Telecommunications (803) 1              
ViewQwest (18106) 1              
Neotel (34772) 1              
CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o. (25192) 1              
Performive (46562) 1              
Lunavi, Inc. (6295) 1              
Pavlov Media (23473) 1              
Sipartech (8309) 1              
ByteGrid Data Center Partners (19528) 1              
RisingNet.com (33211) 1              
NET1 LTD (43561) 1              
Stargate Connections Inc. (19171) 1              
RASCOM (20764) 1              
Flō Networks (32098) 1              
Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (8866) 1              
SoftBank Corp. (17676) 1              
Philippine Long Distance Company (9299) 1              
Clackamas ESD (36416) 1              
WIN Technology (11796) 1              
Vision Net AS8057 (8057) 1              
Türk Telekom International (6663) 1              
Inland Telephone Company (26088) 1              
Default Route, LLC (13722) 1              
State of Oregon (1798) 1              
Silver Star Telecom (32869) 1              
Visionary Communications, Inc. (10835) 1              
PhoenixNAP (12189) 1              
Xplore Inc. (22995) 1              
Sohonet Ltd (16164) 1              
Netnod (8674) 1              
Saudi Telecom Company (STC IGW) (39386) 1              
Uniserve Communications Corp (19662) 1              
TierPoint LLC (17378) 1              
Real Networks (11922) 1              
LocalTel Communications (13370) 1              
GigaMonster (31939) 1              
Paul Bunyan Communications (14371) 1              
TSSRB - Telekom Srbija (8400) 1              
OneCom Global Communications (51185) 1              
Wholesale Internet, Inc. (32097) 1              
Joe's Datacenter (19969) 1              
MCKAYCOM LTD (50763) 1              
Weyerhaeuser AS 22546 (22546) 1              
Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) (33353) 1              
Serbian Open eXchange (13004) 1              
Serbia BroadBand (31042) 1              
Hawaiian Telcom (36149) 1              
Omonia (44306) 1              
Apple Inc. (714) 1              
T-Mobile USA (21928) 1              
SG.GS (24482) 1              
Delta Telecom (29049) 1              
Equinix Internet Exchange - MLPE (24115) 1              
LES.NET (18451) 1              
PogoZone (23175) 1              
Quantcast (27281) 1              
Galaxy Broadband Communications (14500) 1              
Convergenze S.p.A. (39120) 1              
G8 (28329) 1              
Unidata S.p.A. (5394) 1              
VOXILITY (3223) 1              
CTS Communications Corp. (19653) 1              
GlobeNet (52320) 1              
Seattle Public Library (21525) 1              
US Internet (10242) 1              
Minnesota VoIP (32621) 1              
Zscaler AS22616 (22616) 1              
StarTouch, Inc. (15177) 1              
Westman Communications Group (19016) 1              
Logosoft d.o.o. (16178) 1              
Mouat's Technology Services, Inc. (3601) 1              
Gorge Networks (11233) 1              
Scatter Creek InfoNet (10973) 1              
ServedBy the Net (53837) 1              
City of Seattle - IIT (3401) 1              
TCT West, Inc. (4474) 1              
Unitas Global (1828) 1              
Wikstrom Telephone Company (33362) 1              
China Mobile International (58453) 1              
MCSnet (36817) 1              
Axia Connect Ltd. (54182) 1              
Frontier Networks (7311) 1              
Implex.net (21709) 1              
Syringa Networks (15305) 1              
NetActuate (36236) 1              
Rock Island Technology Solutions (19518) 1              
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The Fusion Network (19754) 1              
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Azertelecom (196925) 1              
DataCenter IP (13739) 1              
CNSERVERS (40065) 1              
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Treasure State Internet (30261) 1              
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Grupo IP - IP Telecom (61573) 1              
RISE.ph (63927) 1              
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QuickStream Internet (27618) 1              
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NCI Data.com (20474) 1              
Grizzly Broadband LLC (21632) 1              
Car Toys, Inc. (394514) 1              
Whidbey Telephone Company (3853) 1              
FORTE TELECOM LTDA. (263009) 1              
ARIN-PFS-SEA (394018) 1              
Aztelekom (34170) 1              
Silver Star Communications (26223) 1              
Xiber LLC (393950) 1              
F5 Inc. (formerly Acorus Networks / Volterra) (35280) 1              
Spartan Host (201106) 1              
Great Plains Communications LLC AS13807 (13807) 1              
SpeedClick (57704) 1              
First Step Internet (23138) 1              
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City West Cable & Telephone (18988) 1              
Melbikomas (56630) 1              
Zoho Corp (397849) 1              
CTS LanguageLink (15190) 1              
Nowyr, inc. (11385) 1              
Limewave Communications Inc. (36369) 1              
Arrow Group (20119) 1              
CABLE ONE (11492) 1              
CONSOLIDATED TELEPHONE AS 64227 (64227) 1              
Docusign (62856) 1              
Equinix Connect - SE, Seattle (32550) 1              
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TVG Network (40752) 1              
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doof.net (395823) 1              
Safelink Internet [AS32444] (32444) 1              
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Zhengzhou Longling Technology Co., Ltd. (133952) 1              
Intermax Networks (46353) 1              
Telekenex Inc (32035) 1              
INFORBARRA TELECOM (263903) 1              
NGL Connection (55193) 1              
Wayfair LLC (27475) 1              
OpenMarket - AS19207 (19207) 1              
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LTD Broadband (394330) 1              
Emerald Onion (396507) 1              
SKAT TV (34577) 1              
Equinix Solution Validation Center (394749) 1              
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