Thomas King
@tking.bsky.social
DE-CIX CTO, Internet Infrastructure and Architecture, Interconnection, Peering, Cool Stuff - All views are mine 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Spot the difference? 😜 A 400G & 800G transceiver look identical, but one has 2x the power.
We just hit a GLOBAL FIRST at @DECIX Frankfurt: connecting Deutsche Glasfaser via a single 800G port!
Powered by @Nokia's 800G ZR+ optics, we get: 📈 Doubled bandwidth 💡 Higher efficiency 🌍 Lower energy
We just hit a GLOBAL FIRST at @DECIX Frankfurt: connecting Deutsche Glasfaser via a single 800G port!
Powered by @Nokia's 800G ZR+ optics, we get: 📈 Doubled bandwidth 💡 Higher efficiency 🌍 Lower energy
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Spot the difference? 😜 A 400G & 800G transceiver look identical, but one has 2x the power.
We just hit a GLOBAL FIRST at @DECIX Frankfurt: connecting Deutsche Glasfaser via a single 800G port!
Powered by @Nokia's 800G ZR+ optics, we get: 📈 Doubled bandwidth 💡 Higher efficiency 🌍 Lower energy
We just hit a GLOBAL FIRST at @DECIX Frankfurt: connecting Deutsche Glasfaser via a single 800G port!
Powered by @Nokia's 800G ZR+ optics, we get: 📈 Doubled bandwidth 💡 Higher efficiency 🌍 Lower energy
🔥 Let's talk about Chicago! 🔥
Just reviewed growth across our 7 US locations, and @DECIX Chicago is on another level.
Last 12 Months: 📈 Traffic: +100% (Now 369 Gbps peak!) 🤝 Networks: +20% (Now 66 connected!)
With all the #NANOG95 meetings this week, we're betting these numbers grow even more.
Just reviewed growth across our 7 US locations, and @DECIX Chicago is on another level.
Last 12 Months: 📈 Traffic: +100% (Now 369 Gbps peak!) 🤝 Networks: +20% (Now 66 connected!)
With all the #NANOG95 meetings this week, we're betting these numbers grow even more.
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🔥 Let's talk about Chicago! 🔥
Just reviewed growth across our 7 US locations, and @DECIX Chicago is on another level.
Last 12 Months: 📈 Traffic: +100% (Now 369 Gbps peak!) 🤝 Networks: +20% (Now 66 connected!)
With all the #NANOG95 meetings this week, we're betting these numbers grow even more.
Just reviewed growth across our 7 US locations, and @DECIX Chicago is on another level.
Last 12 Months: 📈 Traffic: +100% (Now 369 Gbps peak!) 🤝 Networks: +20% (Now 66 connected!)
With all the #NANOG95 meetings this week, we're betting these numbers grow even more.
🔥 MASSIVE shout-out to the @DECIX Istanbul team! 🔥
They just nailed one of the hardest tasks in networking: a "big bang" PoP migration.
➡️ What: Moved our main PoP (40+ customers) to a new datacenter. ➡️ How Fast: 10 hours, start to finish. ➡️ How Efficient: 8 racks ➡️ 2 racks. ➡️ Super smooth
They just nailed one of the hardest tasks in networking: a "big bang" PoP migration.
➡️ What: Moved our main PoP (40+ customers) to a new datacenter. ➡️ How Fast: 10 hours, start to finish. ➡️ How Efficient: 8 racks ➡️ 2 racks. ➡️ Super smooth
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🔥 MASSIVE shout-out to the @DECIX Istanbul team! 🔥
They just nailed one of the hardest tasks in networking: a "big bang" PoP migration.
➡️ What: Moved our main PoP (40+ customers) to a new datacenter. ➡️ How Fast: 10 hours, start to finish. ➡️ How Efficient: 8 racks ➡️ 2 racks. ➡️ Super smooth
They just nailed one of the hardest tasks in networking: a "big bang" PoP migration.
➡️ What: Moved our main PoP (40+ customers) to a new datacenter. ➡️ How Fast: 10 hours, start to finish. ➡️ How Efficient: 8 racks ➡️ 2 racks. ➡️ Super smooth
🚨 RECORD WATCH!
@DECIX New York is on the verge of 2Tbps! We just hit a new 1.93Tbps peak, just 7Gbps away from the milestone. 📈
And it's happening right as #NANOG95 kicks off today! 🤯
To all the network engineers gathering to share hints & tricks: Think we'll see that new record fall this week?
@DECIX New York is on the verge of 2Tbps! We just hit a new 1.93Tbps peak, just 7Gbps away from the milestone. 📈
And it's happening right as #NANOG95 kicks off today! 🤯
To all the network engineers gathering to share hints & tricks: Think we'll see that new record fall this week?
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
🚨 RECORD WATCH!
@DECIX New York is on the verge of 2Tbps! We just hit a new 1.93Tbps peak, just 7Gbps away from the milestone. 📈
And it's happening right as #NANOG95 kicks off today! 🤯
To all the network engineers gathering to share hints & tricks: Think we'll see that new record fall this week?
@DECIX New York is on the verge of 2Tbps! We just hit a new 1.93Tbps peak, just 7Gbps away from the milestone. 📈
And it's happening right as #NANOG95 kicks off today! 🤯
To all the network engineers gathering to share hints & tricks: Think we'll see that new record fall this week?
The passion for the Basketball European Championship is undeniable.
When Turkey faced off against Germany, the excitement wasn't just in the arena—it was all over the internet! This showdown blasted traffic at @DECIX Istanbul to a new all-time high of 533 Gbps! 🚀
www.de-cix.net/en/locations...
When Turkey faced off against Germany, the excitement wasn't just in the arena—it was all over the internet! This showdown blasted traffic at @DECIX Istanbul to a new all-time high of 533 Gbps! 🚀
www.de-cix.net/en/locations...
September 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The passion for the Basketball European Championship is undeniable.
When Turkey faced off against Germany, the excitement wasn't just in the arena—it was all over the internet! This showdown blasted traffic at @DECIX Istanbul to a new all-time high of 533 Gbps! 🚀
www.de-cix.net/en/locations...
When Turkey faced off against Germany, the excitement wasn't just in the arena—it was all over the internet! This showdown blasted traffic at @DECIX Istanbul to a new all-time high of 533 Gbps! 🚀
www.de-cix.net/en/locations...
WOW! @UAE-IX just crossed 1 Tbps of peak traffic! 🚀
From 0 to 1 Tbps in 13 years – what an incredible ride.
So proud of the @UAE-IX team, the customers, and the @DE-CIX ops & sales & marketing teams for making this happen. HUGE congrats to everyone involved. Well done! 🙌
From 0 to 1 Tbps in 13 years – what an incredible ride.
So proud of the @UAE-IX team, the customers, and the @DE-CIX ops & sales & marketing teams for making this happen. HUGE congrats to everyone involved. Well done! 🙌
September 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
WOW! @UAE-IX just crossed 1 Tbps of peak traffic! 🚀
From 0 to 1 Tbps in 13 years – what an incredible ride.
So proud of the @UAE-IX team, the customers, and the @DE-CIX ops & sales & marketing teams for making this happen. HUGE congrats to everyone involved. Well done! 🙌
From 0 to 1 Tbps in 13 years – what an incredible ride.
So proud of the @UAE-IX team, the customers, and the @DE-CIX ops & sales & marketing teams for making this happen. HUGE congrats to everyone involved. Well done! 🙌
Why run physical hardware? With the @DECIX Cloud ROUTER, you can:
✅ Deploy a virtual router in seconds
✅ Eliminate colo & power costs
✅ Automate interconnection via API
We're leading the change to Network as a Service.
#NaaS #NetworkAutomation #DECIX #Cloud
✅ Deploy a virtual router in seconds
✅ Eliminate colo & power costs
✅ Automate interconnection via API
We're leading the change to Network as a Service.
#NaaS #NetworkAutomation #DECIX #Cloud
August 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Why run physical hardware? With the @DECIX Cloud ROUTER, you can:
✅ Deploy a virtual router in seconds
✅ Eliminate colo & power costs
✅ Automate interconnection via API
We're leading the change to Network as a Service.
#NaaS #NetworkAutomation #DECIX #Cloud
✅ Deploy a virtual router in seconds
✅ Eliminate colo & power costs
✅ Automate interconnection via API
We're leading the change to Network as a Service.
#NaaS #NetworkAutomation #DECIX #Cloud
Love my job for the constant new challenges & delivering results with an amazing team! 🚀 Just wrapped a video shoot with @HannahFry (Bloomberg) for @Nokia & @DECIX. Finally met my video buddies IRL after many virtual wins! #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #NewChallenges #HannahFry #DECIX #Nokia #Bloomberg
July 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Love my job for the constant new challenges & delivering results with an amazing team! 🚀 Just wrapped a video shoot with @HannahFry (Bloomberg) for @Nokia & @DECIX. Finally met my video buddies IRL after many virtual wins! #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #NewChallenges #HannahFry #DECIX #Nokia #Bloomberg
Networks will connect differently in the future, using something called "IPv6-only Peering LANs" (this is a technical standard, RFC8950). We set up a LAN party to see how ready different tech companies are for this. The results show that some companies need to improve their support. #peeringfamily
June 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Networks will connect differently in the future, using something called "IPv6-only Peering LANs" (this is a technical standard, RFC8950). We set up a LAN party to see how ready different tech companies are for this. The results show that some companies need to improve their support. #peeringfamily
🚀 BIRD 3.1 is live! Easily handles 2000+ peers – crucial for @DECIX's large, fast-growing IXPs like Frankfurt (1000+ members, 20% growth!). This capacity is key! Great work, Maria (@cz_nic)! #euroix
June 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚀 BIRD 3.1 is live! Easily handles 2000+ peers – crucial for @DECIX's large, fast-growing IXPs like Frankfurt (1000+ members, 20% growth!). This capacity is key! Great work, Maria (@cz_nic)! #euroix
Clear network service abstraction is key! It feeds customer info & templates to orchestration for device selection & automation for config changes. Observability then monitors the new service. Great insights from #autocon3!
May 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Clear network service abstraction is key! It feeds customer info & templates to orchestration for device selection & automation for config changes. Observability then monitors the new service. Great insights from #autocon3!
Our interconnection platforms are booming! 🚀 @DECIX Dallas just hit a new peak of over 1.5 Tbps, up from 1 Tbps in Oct 2024! Thanks to our amazing customers for your trust & traffic. More value, more peers! #peeringfamily www.de-cix.net/en/locations...
May 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Our interconnection platforms are booming! 🚀 @DECIX Dallas just hit a new peak of over 1.5 Tbps, up from 1 Tbps in Oct 2024! Thanks to our amazing customers for your trust & traffic. More value, more peers! #peeringfamily www.de-cix.net/en/locations...
Big news from @DECIX Frankfurt! We've successfully upgraded our core routers to new @Nokia SR2SE tech for enhanced performance. Amazingly, this major project (Feb-May) was led by our talented junior employees & had zero customer impact. Proud of the team! #DECIX #Networking #Upgrade
May 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Big news from @DECIX Frankfurt! We've successfully upgraded our core routers to new @Nokia SR2SE tech for enhanced performance. Amazingly, this major project (Feb-May) was led by our talented junior employees & had zero customer impact. Proud of the team! #DECIX #Networking #Upgrade
The optical industry is becoming more capital-intensive as new technology like 800G requires significant R&D. A consolidation wave is expected, with @Nokia leading by acquiring @Infinera. Initial results are visible at the @Nokia Wavelength event in Vienna. #interconnectionfamily
April 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The optical industry is becoming more capital-intensive as new technology like 800G requires significant R&D. A consolidation wave is expected, with @Nokia leading by acquiring @Infinera. Initial results are visible at the @Nokia Wavelength event in Vienna. #interconnectionfamily
We heard you! Based on last year's customer survey, we've revamped our @DECIX product documentation & moved to a new platform. Check it out: https://buff.ly/3Enrg8F Let us know what you think!
February 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We heard you! Based on last year's customer survey, we've revamped our @DECIX product documentation & moved to a new platform. Check it out: https://buff.ly/3Enrg8F Let us know what you think!
The #NANOG93 is about to start. I am ready and looking forward to talking to (potential new) customers and vendors. Do you want to talk to me? Don't be shy! 😎 #peeringFamily
February 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The #NANOG93 is about to start. I am ready and looking forward to talking to (potential new) customers and vendors. Do you want to talk to me? Don't be shy! 😎 #peeringFamily
Gestern Abend beim #Neujahrsempfang der @IHK_FFM in der @boersefrankfurt: Tolle Gespräche, inspirierende Vorträge und eine super Atmosphäre. Bis nächstes Jahr!
January 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Gestern Abend beim #Neujahrsempfang der @IHK_FFM in der @boersefrankfurt: Tolle Gespräche, inspirierende Vorträge und eine super Atmosphäre. Bis nächstes Jahr!
Internet traffic at @DECIX Internet Exchanges grew by over 15% to 68 Exabytes in 2024, driven by increased digital service use. This data equals a single video stream for over 2 million years. German news outlet SAT1 will cover this development today (https://buff.ly/4atJEJ2).
January 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Internet traffic at @DECIX Internet Exchanges grew by over 15% to 68 Exabytes in 2024, driven by increased digital service use. This data equals a single video stream for over 2 million years. German news outlet SAT1 will cover this development today (https://buff.ly/4atJEJ2).