AI Needs Infrastructure, Not Just Compute
AI workloads differ significantly from traditional application traffic. Rather than users clicking links and retrieving content, AI involves sustained east–west data movement between tightly coupled systems.
Justin Wilson
FD-IX and Opiquad Announce Partnership Creating a One-Stop Shop for Connectivity, Cloud, and Cybersecurity
FD-IX and Opiquad Announce Partnership Creating a One-Stop Shop for Connectivity, Cloud, and Cybersecurity
Indianapolis, IN — April 2026 — FD-IX, a next-generation U.S. Internet exchange, and Opiquad, a Digital Ecosystem Provider with proprietary telecom and cloud infrastructures, today announced a strategic partnership that creates the first
FD-IX.ai blog post: Neoclouds
Neoclouds: The Next Layer of Compute GravityThe term “neocloud” is frequently used in contemporary discussions, often to describe architectures that do not align with traditional classifications. Conventional cloud infrastructure was designed for general-purpose workloads, emphasizing elasticity, multi-tenancy, and a diverse range of applications capable of tolerating abstraction. In
Your BEAD Network Needs a Peering Strategy
BEAD funding shifted much of the focus to the edge of the network. That is expected. The scoring rewards coverage, fiber miles, and subscriber reach. Everyone is thinking about how to pass homes and light up customers.
Once traffic enters your network, it has to go somewhere. Most designs default
Hurricane Electric Upgrades to 100G on FD-IX Indianapolis
Hurricane Electric (AS6939) has upgraded its presence on the FD-IX Indianapolis fabric to a full 100G port.
FD-IX and AI Interconnection
AI interconnection means the physical and digital links between the systems that run AI. It connects GPU clusters, storage, research networks, and cloud regions, enabling them to share data quickly and smoothly.
Cloudflare upgrades Indianapolis port to 100Gig
FD-IX welcomes Cloudflare (AS13335) to the 100 Gig port club in Indianapolis. This pushes our 100 gig connections into the double digits.
Cloudflare is a global Internet infrastructure company that operates one of the world’s largest edge networks. It provides services including content delivery, DNS, DDoS protection, web