Italy
Dedicated servers in Milano
Milano is the gravitational center of the Italian internet. MIX (Milan Internet eXchange) is by far the largest peering point in Italy, and virtually every major Italian ISP, content network, and CDN has presence there. Dedicated servers are offered in Italy; for VPS, the nearest locations are Frankfurt and Vienna.
Milano is the right answer for Italian-targeted workloads: domestic e-commerce, Italian SaaS platforms, regional gaming communities, and any workload where low latency to Italian ISPs (TIM, Fastweb, WindTre, Vodafone Italia) is meaningful. It's also a strong choice for Swiss, Maltese, and Adriatic-coast traffic.
01Latency
Latency from Milano
Approximate round-trip times to major destinations.
| Destination | Round-trip time |
|---|---|
| Rome (NaMeX) | 10-12 ms |
| Zurich (SwissIX) | 8-10 ms |
| Marseille (FranceIX-South) | 12-15 ms |
| Frankfurt (DE-CIX) | 18-22 ms |
| Vienna (VIX) | 20-23 ms |
| Madrid (ESpanix) | 30-35 ms |
Ranges 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 Milano deployment.
Italian e-commerce and B2C platforms where in-country hosting shortens page loads for Italian users compared with Frankfurt-hosted competitors.
Adriatic-coast businesses (Slovenia, Croatia coastline, Albania) where Milano often beats Frankfurt by 10-15 ms.
Swiss-market workloads that need EU-jurisdiction hosting — Milano is the closest major EU peering hub to Zurich and Geneva.
03Solutions
Available in this location
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04Questions
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Milano deployments.
What datacenter is used in Milano?
We don't publish facility details for dedicated servers in Italy. If you need the exact site for a compliance review or latency planning, ask us by live chat or ticket before you order.
Should I choose Milano or Frankfurt for Italian users?
Milano. The latency difference for Italian end-users is 15-20 ms — and that's a noticeable hit on every TCP round-trip, every database query, every API call. For Italian-majority audiences, Milano is meaningfully better.
What does MIX peer with?
MIX peers with all major Italian ISPs (TIM, Fastweb, WindTre, Vodafone Italia), Swiss carriers, San Marino's domestic provider, and major content networks. For domestic Italian traffic, MIX-hosted servers reach end-user ISPs in 2-5 ms.
05Configurations
Popular configurations in Milano
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06Locations
Other X-ZoneServers locations near Milano
The approximate round-trip time from Milano to each. Products and prices vary by location. Deploy in two cities for redundancy, or to shorten the path to a second audience.
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Deploy in Milano
Xeon dedicated servers are typically delivered within an hour; EPYC builds can take up to 14 days (the estimate is shown at checkout).