October 18, 2025October 13, 2025

Published in Issue 19, Connectivity, Data Center, What’s New

DE-CIX Global Interconnection Summit & 30th Anniversary Celebration

On June 26, 2025, DE-CIX celebrated three incredible decades of interconnection excellence in Frankfurt, together with the entire interconnection ecosystem. From network operators, ISPs, and data center partners to cloud providers, enterprises, and the visionaries who helped shape the Internet as we know it, the global community has been at the heart of driving digital transformation for the past 30 years. In this section, we bring you some highlights from the DE-CIX 30-year anniversary celebration.

By InterGlobix Magazine

Harald Summa (far left) and Arnold Nipper (far right) receiving lifetime achievement awards on stage from Ivo Ivanov and Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus (Hessian Minister for Digitalisation and Innovation)

Ivo Ivanov giving the opening address

Vinay Nagpal, CEO IG Group, presenting on the stage on the topic: From Frankfurt to the world

The DE-CIX team at the end of the summit

DE-CIX colleagues taking a selfie together

Networking: DE-CIX team members pictured with summit attendees

Arnold Nipper, Prof.Dr. Kristina Sinemus, Harald Summa, and Ivo Ivanov cutting the cake to celebrate

A full house listening to Prof. Dr. Sinemus

Guests enjoyed the great views from Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten

Mohamad Ibrahim (Interfiber Networks) presenting on stage

Moderator Alexa von Busse on stage with Hunter Newby (Newby Ventures), Dr. Béla Waldhauser (Telehouse Germany), and Jens Peter Feidner (Equinix)

Nishant Rathi and Nikhil Rathi (NeoSOFT Technologies) presenting on stage

Serge Radovcic (Dstream Group) presents the findings of the study that recognizes Frankfurt as a Global Digital Capital

A musical performance providing an ambient backdrop

Internet Legends Fireside Chat with anecdotes from the history of Internet Exchanges; L-R Arnold Nipper (Chief Technology Evangelist Co-Founder, DE-CIX), Sebastian von Bomhard (Founder & CEO of SpaceNet AG), Gerd Simon (Managing Partner SIMABRA GmbH)

Audience captivated during the celebration of the growth of the Internet and DE-IX over three decades

Paul Rendek (Dstream Group) presents a World of Interconnection lightning talk

Leading minds from the digital infrastructure industry on stage for The Evolution of the Internet Exchange lightning talks

Alexa von Busse, moderator of the summit, takes the stage

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