In this Article

•    Series Introduction
•    Then
•    Now
•    Seattle's Facilities, Exchanges and Networks

Seattle

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

The data tables below display live data on all IXs in the region outlined in this map image.

Seattle - Internet Exchanges by Location Address

Seattle - Networks by Internet Exchange

Networks (ASN’s) are listed as “accessible” via an IX. Accessibility is on a VLAN basis. This does not imply that the networks are physically present in the Facility. To know if a network accessible on an IX is also physically present in the same Facility as the IX, see the "AS Network Accessibility by Facility" table below this table.

Seattle - AS Network Accessibility by Facility