A majority of networks connected to DE-CIX is made up of small ISPs as such internet exchanges allow them to save costs. The Internet exchange provider DE-CIX said that its Mumbai facility had more peers than any internet exchange point (IXP) in Asia Pacific. "DE-CIX Mumbai currently has more than 359 networks peering at the exchange, placing it on rank one among 153 IXs tracked in 29 countries in the APAC region," the company said in a press release, pointing to a PeeringDB ranking page. Internet exchanges provide Internet Service Providers and Content Providers a facility to exchange traffic without going through telecom operators who provide the backbone of internet networks, resulting in cost savings for many content providers as well as ISPs. Small ISPs benefit much more as they can get access to popular content providers like Facebook, YouTube, Netflix, and so on without having to pay telecom operators for bandwidth. Why is DE-CIX connected to so many networks? This is a question worth asking as India is far from being the best-connected country in the Asia Pacific. Countries like Singapore and Malaysia outdo India significantly when it comes to internet connectivity. However, there are multiple factors that have led to this outcome: first off, internet exchanges are popular among fixed-line internet service providers to save on costs; and saving costs is important as unlike wireless carriers, there are far more players in the fixed-line broadband market. Indeed, 82.1% of the 420 networks currently connected to DE-CIX's network are…
