Ooredoo and DE-CIX connect Doha IX to DE-CIX Marseille

Details: James Barton; Category: Optical & Fixed Networks; 16 April 2026; 910 views

Ooredoo and DE-CIX have connected Doha IX - Qatar’s first commercial Internet Exchange (IX) – to DE-CIX Marseille.

This will allow networks connected to Doha IX to exchange data directly with almost 120 networks in the French city, as well as remotely with almost 1,100 networks connected to DE-CIX Frankfurt, Europe’s largest IX. The interconnection between the Middle Eastern and European exchanges enables carriers from the Gulf region to access cloud and connectivity services not yet available locally in Qatar.

Doha IX launched in October 2025, hosted in Ooredoo’s data centre and operating under the DE-CIX as a Service model. With the DE-CIX service DirectCLOUD already available at Doha IX, leading cloud providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, IBM Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud can now be reached in a dedicated and private manner.

Enterprises can use the DE-CIX Cloud Router to optimise communication between different providers in hybrid and multi-cloud environments, enabling the direct exchange of data between cloud services in a cost-efficient way.

Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX, said: “By providing even better performance and user experience for Internet-based content and applications, our collaboration with Ooredoo opens up new opportunities for Qatar’s digital economy.”

Hassan Ismail Al Emadi, Chief Business Officer at Ooredoo Qatar, added: “By linking our national interconnection platform with one of Europe’s leading Internet Exchange ecosystems, we are enabling differentiated digital performance through lower latency, enhanced resilience, and secure, seamless access to global cloud and content networks.”