One patch,
the whole metro.
CoreBeam's interconnection fabric combines a network-neutral Meet-Me Room, a CoreBeam-operated metro fiber network, and a public-peering platform that hosts third-party IXPs today and a CoreBeam-operated exchange on the roadmap.
Four layers.
One fabric.
Interconnection at CoreBeam is designed as a stack: physical cross-connects at the bottom, metro transport in the middle, public peering and IXP fabric on top. Networks can plug in at any layer.
Every interconnection you need.
The foundational interconnection.
Physical patches between any two participants inside the CoreBeam facility — tenant to tenant, tenant to MMR, or terminating at a carrier handoff. One-time install, recurring port fee.
- Single-mode fiber (SMF) · long-reach optics
- Multi-mode fiber (MMF) · short-reach intra-cage
- Copper (Cat6) for handoffs that don't need fiber
- Provisioning within defined SLA windows
The city as a cross-connect.
A CoreBeam-operated metro fiber network extends the interconnection footprint beyond the facility walls. Terminate one side of a circuit inside CoreBeam and the other side inside a partner data center on the other side of the metro.
- Dark fiber between participating DCs
- Wavelengths · 10G / 100G
- Point-to-point Ethernet · 1G / 10G / 100G
- Diverse paths available · physical ring topology
One port. Dozens of networks.
A single peering port gives you access to every network present on the CoreBeam peering fabric. We host third-party Internet Exchange Points and will operate a CoreBeam-operated exchange as the ecosystem matures.
- IXP hosting · switch fabric colocation
- BGP sessions · IPv4 + IPv6
- Route servers · multilateral peering
- Remote peering extensions (roadmap)
Direct, private, high-bandwidth.
For networks with significant bilateral traffic, a private network interconnect (PNI) — dedicated fiber, no shared fabric, no contention. Ideal for content-to-eyeball, cloud on-ramps, and carrier handoffs at scale.
- PNI · dedicated SMF cross-connect
- Bandwidth up to 100G per port
- Commercial flexibility · bilateral terms
- Private VLANs over shared ports where preferred
Phase 1 · IXP Hosting. CoreBeam is architected from day one to host third-party Internet Exchange Points inside the facility. Mexican and international IXPs looking to extend their footprint into Querétaro find in CoreBeam a genuinely neutral platform to place switching infrastructure and attract participants.
Phase 2 · CoreBeam-operated Exchange. As the carrier and network density inside our fabric matures, CoreBeam will operate its own Internet Exchange — giving participants an additional peering option on shorter physical paths, with commercial terms built around growing the ecosystem.
Why this order matters. The worst thing a new carrier hotel can do is launch an empty IXP with no peers. We start by hosting the exchanges that already have ecosystems, building fiber density and peer count first. The CoreBeam-operated exchange launches when the ecosystem is ready to sustain it — not before.
* Exchange-partnership discussions active. Contact sales to explore hosting arrangements.
Network-neutral
in every meaningful sense.
Neutrality in a carrier hotel is not a marketing claim — it's a commercial structure. Here's how CoreBeam is built to be, and stay, neutral.
Carrier-Blind Pricing
Cross-connect and port pricing is identical regardless of which carriers or networks you interconnect with. No carrier gets preferential treatment on our rate card.
Open MMR Access
Any tenant can request a cross-connect to any other participating network. No gating, no "preferred partner" restrictions, no cross-connect tax designed to push you toward a house network.
No Transit Competition
CoreBeam does not sell IP transit or wholesale capacity in competition with our carrier participants. Our revenue model is built around interconnection density — not reselling what our tenants already provide.
Transparent Interconnection Policy
Published, documented terms for cross-connects, peering, PNIs, and IXP hosting. Participants know the rules of engagement before they commit.
Actively Neutral Engagement
Beyond passive neutrality, CoreBeam actively works to grow the ecosystem — onboarding peers, coordinating bilateral introductions, and hosting peering-community events.
Independent Governance
A privately-held operator with a direct, accountable decision path. Not a subsidiary of a carrier. Not optimizing for any network's upstream P&L.
The stack underneath.
Ready to plug in?
Cross-connects, metro circuits, peering ports, PNIs, IXP hosting — tell us what you need, we'll respond with a technical and commercial proposal within one business day.