Equinix DX1
OperationalDubai Production City (IMPZ), off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai
Equinix DX1 is a data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, operated by Equinix, currently operational, opened in 2012.
Equinix's first Middle East IBX data center in Dubai, opened in 2012, home of the UAE-IX internet exchange with 50+ networks.
- Operator
- Equinix
- City
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Power, MW
- —
- Cooling
- Air
- Opened
- 2012
- Floor space
- 3,800 m²
- Max density
- 6 kW/rack
Coloprice Score
19 out of 100
Class E · #49 of 60 in United Arab Emirates
- Resilience0/35
- Compliance0/20
- Transparency10/20
- Scale0/15
- Maturity9/10
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</a>Connectivity: 89 networks and 3 internet exchanges are present in this facility. Source: PeeringDB →
Opened in 2012 as Equinix's first IBX data center in the Middle East, DX1 sits in Dubai Production City (the former International Media Production Zone) off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. Its defining asset is the UAE-IX internet exchange, the region's first carrier-neutral IX, established by the UAE telecom regulator with DE-CIX — making DX1 a natural aggregation point for networks and content platforms serving the Gulf. Directory listings credit the site with about 5.6 MW of power and roughly 40,900 sq ft (about 3,800 sqm) of colocation space, supporting cabinet densities in the 3–6 kW range. The building is designed to Tier III standards, cooled by air-cooled chillers with N+20% redundancy, and secured with biometrics and mantrap entry. An offshore/onshore zoning model separates international transit traffic from UAE-domestic hosting. Together with the newer DX3 on the same campus, DX1 anchors Equinix's Dubai interconnection hub for carriers, CDNs, financial services and enterprises.
- ▮Equinix's first Middle East IBX, opened 2012 in Dubai Production City (IMPZ)
- ▮Home of the UAE-IX internet exchange, operated with DE-CIX
- ▮~5.6 MW and ~3,800 sqm (40,906 sq ft) of colocation space per directory data
- ▮Cabinet densities of roughly 3–6 kW; Tier III-standard design with N+20% chiller redundancy
- ▮Offshore/onshore zones separating international and UAE-domestic traffic
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