NetherlandsDeployed in Equinix Amsterdam
Amsterdam servers in the Equinix Amsterdam datacenter
Amsterdam sits on AMS-IX — historically the world's largest internet exchange and still one of the top three by traffic. The metro is the de-facto transatlantic landing point for the Netherlands, and a primary peering hub for UK, Scandinavian, and Northern European traffic. Our Amsterdam servers run in Equinix Amsterdam (often referred to as AM5/AM7 in the carrier community).
Amsterdam is also the cleanest peering market in Europe — content networks like Netflix, Cloudflare, Google, and Meta all maintain heavy presence at AMS-IX, which means streaming, CDN, and bandwidth-heavy workloads benefit from extremely short paths to popular content. For UK-targeted workloads where a sub-15 ms transatlantic link matters, Amsterdam beats Frankfurt by a few milliseconds.
Facility details
Carrier-neutral colocation, redundant power and cooling, and direct internet exchange peering.
- Facility
- Equinix Amsterdam (AM-series)
- Internet Exchange
- AMS-IX, NL-IX
- Datacenter Tier
- Tier III+
- Power Capacity
- Multi-MW redundant
- Redundancy
- N+1 power and cooling
- Compliance
- ISO 27001, ISO 9001
- Carrier Neutral
- Yes
01Latency
Latency from Amsterdam
Approximate round-trip times to major destinations.
| Destination | Round-trip time |
|---|---|
| London (LINX) | 7-9 ms |
| Frankfurt (DE-CIX) | 8-10 ms |
| Paris (France-IX) | 12-15 ms |
| Stockholm (Netnod) | 22-25 ms |
| Madrid (ESpanix) | 32-35 ms |
| Ashburn (Equinix IX) | 75-85 ms |
Latency values are approximate, based on typical fiber routing between metros. Real-world RTT varies with carrier path, traffic, and TCP retransmission.
02Use cases
Best for
Workloads that benefit most from a Amsterdam deployment.
Streaming platforms and video services where peering to Netflix Open Connect and Akamai inside AMS-IX cuts CDN egress cost.
UK-targeted SaaS where Amsterdam delivers a 7-9 ms RTT to LINX London, often beating in-country UK hosts on tail latency.
Bandwidth-heavy projects (file-sharing, mirrors, package repositories) that benefit from AMS-IX's deep content peering.
03Solutions
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04Questions
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Amsterdam deployments.
What datacenter is used in Amsterdam?
Amsterdam servers are deployed in Equinix Amsterdam campus, with direct cross-connect to AMS-IX and NL-IX. The campus is one of the most carrier-dense facilities in Europe.
Should I choose Amsterdam or Frankfurt?
If your traffic is UK-heavy or transatlantic, Amsterdam is typically a few milliseconds better. If your audience is German, Eastern European, or pan-EU enterprise, Frankfurt's DE-CIX peering wins. For most pan-European e-commerce, the two are interchangeable within 5-10 ms.
Is Amsterdam a good location for streaming?
Yes — AMS-IX is one of the deepest content-peering exchanges in the world. Major streaming networks maintain Open Connect / cache nodes inside Equinix Amsterdam, which means sub-millisecond paths to popular content for end-users via local ISPs.
05Configurations
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06Locations
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