Web infrastructure in Switzerland
Switzerland hosts 74 data centers, 80 providers, and 15 internet exchange points, making it a central hub for European connectivity. The country combines political stability with dense fiber infrastructure, attracting content delivery and financial services clients. Zurich alone accounts for 7 facilities, while Winterthur adds 5, and smaller cities like Meyrin and Luzern each hold 3.
The Switzerland hosting landscape
Top operators by facility count include CKW Fiber Services AG with 6 data centers, Equinix Inc. with 5, and NorthC Schweiz AG plus Green Datacenter AG each with 4. Other notable names are STACK infrastructure Switzerland S.A. with 3 facilities, and ewl energie wasser luzern, DATAWIRE AG, and senseLAN GmbH each with 2.
The largest IXP is FogIXP in Avers, connecting 426 networks. Zurich hosts three major exchanges: 4b42 Internet Exchange Point (294 networks), SwissIX (236 networks), and BGP.Exchange (85 networks). CHIX-CH in Frauenfeld connects 69 networks, and CIXP in Geneva connects 44. Enterprises and cloud providers buy colocation and peering in these cities.
Key facts
- Switzerland has 74 data centers, 80 providers, and 15 IXPs.
- CKW Fiber Services AG operates 6 facilities, the most of any provider.
- FogIXP in Avers connects 426 networks, the largest exchange.
- Zurich hosts 7 facilities and three IXPs including 4b42 with 294 networks.
- Winterthur has 5 facilities, followed by Meyrin and Luzern with 3 each.
- Equinix Zurich IXP connects 41 networks from its Zurich location.
Top hosting cities in Switzerland
Hosting providers in Switzerland
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Data centers in Switzerland
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Digital Realty
Equinix ZH4 - Zurich
Equinix, Inc.
Equinix ZH2 - Zurich
Equinix, Inc.
Equinix ZH5 - Zurich, South
Equinix, Inc.
Equinix GV1 - Geneva, City
Equinix, Inc.
IWB Datacenter Basel
IWB
CERN Geneva
CERN
Equinix GV2 - Geneva, West
Equinix, Inc.
Brainserve
BrainServe SA
ColoBâle
ColoBâle AG
EXA Edge DC Villars-Sainte-Croix
EXA Infrastructure
Green Datacenter ZHR1 (fka: Green Lupfig)
Green Datacenter AG