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Community IX has established its Florida Internet Exchange (FL-IX) and Northern Virginia Internet Exchange (CIX-NoVA) within CoreSite's Miami (MI1) and Northern Virginia (VA1) data centers. This expansion enhances interconnection options in key Southeastern U.S. markets, enabling ISPs, content providers, and enterprises to exchange IP traffic more efficiently, cost-effectively, and with lower latency.
CoreSite, an American Tower company, partners with Community IX to bring member-run Internet exchanges into its strategically located Miami and Northern Virginia data centers. This move strengthens regional connectivity ecosystems and supports growing demands for reliable, low-latency IP traffic exchange.
The deployment of FL-IX in CoreSite MI1 enhances peering capabilities across Southern Florida, while CIX-NoVA's launch in VA1 introduces Community IX's services to Northern Virginia for the first time. Launched in August 2025, CIX-NoVA initially serves Ashburn and Reston data centers, tapping into one of the most interconnected markets globally.
These exchanges deliver neutral, transparent, and cost-effective peering with market-leading port pricing. By colocating in CoreSite facilities, Community IX leverages trusted infrastructure and a shared customer base to create robust, high-performance connectivity options.
The presence of FL-IX and CIX-NoVA enables participants to reduce connectivity costs, improve network performance, and achieve low-latency connections via cross-connects. CoreSite's interconnected campuses provide additional reach to ecosystems in Washington, DC, and other Miami locations, supporting seamless scaling for businesses, ISPs, content providers, cloud services, and government agencies.
“Community IX is committed to improving the quality of interconnection between networks and delivering a cost-effective, community-driven service to our members,” said Randy Epstein, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Community IX. “CoreSite’s trusted infrastructure and expansive customer ecosystem create a strong foundation for our exchange services and support our non-profit approach. This collaboration helps us to provide low-cost, highest quality network interconnections that power businesses and optimize performance.”
This expansion deepens the long-standing relationship between CoreSite and Community IX, which has operated CIX-ATL in CoreSite's Atlanta facility since 2020. The combined presence across Miami, Northern Virginia, and Atlanta positions Community IX to serve a growing number of networks with peak traffic exceeding 5Tbps and over 30Tbps of installed port capacity.
“CoreSite values partners like Community IX that provide platforms that connect organizations and help build dynamic ecosystems that empower today’s businesses,” said Chris Malayter, VP of Networking and Interconnection at CoreSite. “Our interconnected, reliable facilities ensure the speed and stability of connections that enable businesses to thrive in a fast-paced, modern business landscape.”
With 25+ sites and 225+ connected networks across these markets, the collaboration advances efficient, high-capacity Internet exchange services in the Southeastern United States.
About CoreSite
CoreSite, an American Tower company (NYSE: AMT), is a leading interconnection data center platform that empowers businesses to future-proof their digital transformation initiatives. For more than 20 years, CoreSite’s purpose-built, highly interconnected data center campuses and team of experts have delivered the cloud-enabled, resilient and flexible digital ecosystems required for customers to quickly scale and interoperate their businesses to support the increasing demands of critical workloads, like AI and high-density applications. For more information, visit CoreSite.com and follow CoreSite on our Connect[ED] blog, LinkedIn and YouTube channels.
About Community IX
Community IX operates the FL-IX and CIX-ATL Internet Exchanges, providing efficient, neutral, and transparent Internet exchange services to network operators throughout the Southeastern United States. With a mission to enhance the Internet ecosystem through collaboration and cost-effective connectivity, Community IX serves hundreds of networks, including ISPs, content providers, cloud services and enterprise. Combined peak traffic levels currently exceed 5Tbps, with over 30Tbps of port capacity installed.
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