Web infrastructure in Barcelona
Barcelona is the primary internet hub for southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, hosting 6 colocation data centers and 7 Internet exchange points. Its coastal location makes it a natural landing point for submarine cables connecting Europe to Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas.
Barcelona as an internet hub
Equinix operates two data centers in Barcelona, while MERLIN Edged, CSUC, AtlasEdge, and ADAM each run one facility. The city's exchange landscape is led by CATNIX and BGP.Exchange - Barcelona, each peering 51 networks, followed by DE-CIX Barcelona with 41 connected networks.
Barcelona's dense interconnection ecosystem and multiple carrier-neutral facilities attract content providers, cloud platforms, and regional enterprises. Buyers use the market for low-latency peering, disaster recovery, and serving IP traffic into Spain and across the western Mediterranean.
Key facts
- Equinix operates 2 data centers in Barcelona.
- CATNIX and BGP.Exchange - Barcelona each peer 51 networks.
- DE-CIX Barcelona connects 41 networks in the city.
- Barcelona-IX peers 26 networks at its exchange point.
- 6 data centers and 7 IXPs serve the Barcelona market.