Web infrastructure in Italy
Italy hosts 95 data centers, 22 internet exchanges, and 71 providers, making it a key hub for Southern European connectivity. Milan and Rome anchor the market with 17 and 10 facilities respectively, while Turin, Padova, and Genoa add further capacity. The country's dense fiber networks and strong peering ecosystem support everything from cloud services to content delivery.
The Italy hosting landscape
Retelit S.p.A. operates 8 facilities, the most of any provider, followed by Equinix with 5 and Aruba S.p.A with 4. Telecom Italia Sparkle and Sirius Technology each run 3 data centers. The largest exchange is MIX-IT in Milan, connecting 394 networks, while Namex Rome peers 198 networks and MINAP Milan connects 109.
Milan is the primary interconnection point, hosting Equinix Milan (35 networks) and the massive MIX-IT. Rome offers Namex Rome and BGP.Exchange Rome. Turin's TOP-IX (102 networks) and Padova's VSIX (74 networks) serve northern Italy. Enterprises, cloud providers, and content networks buy colocation and peering across these cities.
Key facts
- Italy has 95 data centers, 22 IXPs, and 71 providers.
- Retelit S.p.A. runs 8 facilities, the most in the country.
- MIX-IT in Milan is the largest IXP with 394 connected networks.
- Namex Rome peers 198 networks in the capital.
- Milan has 17 facilities, Rome has 10, Turin has 7.
- TOP-IX in Turin connects 102 networks across the region.
Top hosting cities in Italy
Hosting providers in Italy
All 79 providers →Data centers in Italy
All 95 facilities →MIX DC CALDERA
MIX s.r.l.
Retelit Avalon 1
Retelit S.p.A.
Seeweb Milano Caldera
Seeweb Srl
Equinix ML5 - Milan
Equinix, Inc.
C21
CDLAN SpA
DATA4 Milan-Cornaredo - MIL1
DATA4 s.a r.l
EXA Edge DC Milan
EXA Infrastructure
Namex Datacenter Rome
Namex - Rome Internet eXchange Point
Aruba IT3 - Milan PSP
Aruba S.p.A
MIL01 Vaultica Data Centers
Vaultica Data Centers - Italy
Retelit Avalon 2
Retelit S.p.A.
Retelit Avalon 3
Retelit S.p.A.