Dallas · United States
PeeringDB records nine exchanges in Dallas. Equinix Dallas is the best connected with 205 participants, followed by DE-CIX Dallas at 161, and 28 colocation facilities hold 805 network presences. No mobile ASN listed for a United States carrier appears at a Dallas exchange, and a Dallas geolocation reflects an operator's registry record rather than a device.
Internet exchanges in Dallas
An exchange is a shared switch where networks hand traffic to each other directly. Participant counts come from PeeringDB, where each network maintains its own record.
| Exchange | Participants | Registry carriers peering |
|---|---|---|
Equinix Dallas Equinix Internet Exchange Dallas | 205 | |
DE-CIX Dallas | 161 | |
MegaIX Dallas Megaport MegaIX Dallas | 28 | none in the registry |
BGP.Exchange - Dallas | 27 | none in the registry |
Digital Realty Dallas Digital Realty Dallas Internet Exchange | 11 | none in the registry |
DFW-IX Dallas Internet Exange Point | 8 | none in the registry |
Ninja-IX Dallas | 7 | none in the registry |
CyrusOne IX Dallas CyrusOne Internet Exchange | 3 | none in the registry |
BBIX Dallas BroadBand Internet eXchange Dallas | 3 | none in the registry |
Exchange records: PeeringDB.
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there, which shows where capacity in the city sits.
| Facility | Networks present | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Equinix DA1 - Dallas | 168 | 1950 N Stemmons Fwy |
| Equinix DA3 - Dallas | 103 | 1950 N Stemmons Fwy |
| Equinix DA6 - Dallas | 81 | 1950 N Stemmons Fwy |
| Digital Realty DFW (2323 Bryan St) | 65 | 2323 Bryan St. |
| Equinix DA - Dallas (previously Infomart Dallas) | 61 | 1950 N Stemmons Fwy |
| Equinix DA11 - Dallas | 54 | 1990 N Stemmons Fwy |
| Equinix DA2 - Dallas | 47 | 1950 N Stemmons Fwy |
| DataBank Dallas (DFW1) | 43 | 400 South Akard St |
| Evocative DA4 | 41 | 1515 Round Table Dr |
| Equinix DA4 - Dallas | 26 | 2323 Bryan St. |
| Cologix DAL1 | 24 | 1950 N Stemmons Fwy |
| DataBank Dallas (DFW5) | 17 | 1950 N Stemmons Fwy |
Showing the 12 facilities with the most networks, of 28 recorded.
What a Dallas IP address tells you
Dallas splits its peering between two exchanges. Equinix Dallas holds 205 participants and DE-CIX Dallas 161, while the other seven exchanges add 87, out of 453 participant records in the city. Colocation counts run higher, at 805 network presences across 28 facilities. Equinix DA1 lists 168 networks, DA3 103 and DA6 81, and Digital Realty at 2323 Bryan Street 65. The mobile ASNs the carrier registry gives for AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon appear in no Dallas exchange participant list, so mobile interconnection here is not visible in PeeringDB.
An address that geolocates to Dallas need not be a device in Dallas. Operators announce prefixes from registry records that carry a single postal address, often a regional office, and that address is what geolocation databases read. A mobile network can route a handset through a gateway in one metro while the customer is far outside it, and the operator still publishes one city for the whole block. The Dallas label describes paperwork and routing design more than physical position.
The origin ASN and the prefix record answer what the city label cannot. Look up which ASN announces the address, then read the netname and registered holder on that exact prefix. With 805 network presences in Dallas facilities against 453 exchange participant records, many addresses belong to hosting and transit networks sitting in buildings such as Equinix DA1 or DataBank DFW1, where a city label is accurate about the building and says nothing about an end user.
Mobile carriers in the United States
A mobile address in Dallas is routed by one of the country's operators. Each entry lists the operator's ASNs, so you can check which network an address belongs to.
Questions
Which internet exchanges are in Dallas?
PeeringDB lists nine. Equinix Dallas has the most participants at 205, then DE-CIX Dallas at 161, MegaIX Dallas at 28, BGP.Exchange - Dallas at 27, Digital Realty Dallas at 11, DFW-IX at 8, Ninja-IX at 7, and BBIX and CyrusOne IX at 3 each.
Do United States mobile carriers peer in Dallas?
Not in the registry data. No ASN from the mobile lists for AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon appears among participants at the nine Dallas exchanges. Carriers often interconnect privately inside facilities, and PeeringDB does not record those arrangements, so absence here is not proof of absence.
Does an IP that geolocates to Dallas mean the device is there?
No. The city on an address comes from the record its operator registered, and a single record can cover a range used across several states. Check the origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix to see which network holds it.
Sources
- PeeringDB - exchanges, participant counts, facilities and network presence, snapshot 2026-09-07
- PROXIES.SX carrier and ASN registry - operator ASNs used to match peering participants