Description
In just over a decade, Marseille has transformed from a regional interconnection point to the 6th-largest global Internet hub, up from 44th place in 2012. This remarkable growth is largely driven by its strategic geographic position, acting as a digital gateway between Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and by the deployment of 18 subsea cables landing in the city.
Benefiting from its central role in the ecosystem, France-IX Marseille is well positioned to observe and analyze interconnection trends. With over 100 connected networks and more than 5 Tbps of connected capacity, France-IX Marseille provides a valuable lens on global Internet traffic patterns :
This presentation will highlight Marseille's emergence as a global hub by comparing the amount of subsea cables landing in different Mediterranean cities and showcase detailed analysis by client typology — including CDN and cloud providers, networks from APAC, the Middle East and Africa, international carriers, and local French players.
These statistics reflect not only Marseille's international reach but also underline its role as a critical node in the global Internet infrastructure.
