FD-IX Internet Exchange in St. Louis: The 2026 Guide
By: Justin Wilson
Read time: 2 Minutes
St. Louis anchors the western point of FD-IX's Chicago–Indianapolis–St. Louis "IX triangle," and it's already one of our most active markets. If your network has infrastructure in or near St. Louis, here's what's actually available today.
Why St. Louis matters for interconnection
St. Louis sits at a major central-U.S. crossroads for fiber routes running north-south and east-west, making it a natural peering point for networks that want to reach both Midwest and broader central-U.S. destinations without routing traffic out to a coastal hub. Combined with Chicago and Indianapolis, it completes a triangle of low-latency, direct paths that lets member networks reach each metro without leaving the region.
FD-IX's St. Louis presence today
FD-IX currently connects 11 member networks in St. Louis with 146G of total capacity, operating out of four data center facilities:
- Netrality St. Louis — 900 Walnut
- Netrality St. Louis — 210 N Tucker
- H5 Data Centers St. Louis (MO01)
- TierPoint St. Louis — Walnut
Notable connected networks include Hurricane Electric (100G), Cloudflare, Charter Communications, and Atlantic Metro, with peering policies ranging from open to selective.
What connecting looks like
Port pricing in St. Louis follows our standard published tiers, starting at $125/month for a 100 Mbps port, with no setup fees. Networks pay the port fee plus a data center cross-connect (typically $200–$400/month depending on facility). Most connections are operational within 7–14 business days of signing.
Who should be looking at St. Louis peering
- Regional ISPs and WISPs serving eastern Missouri and southern Illinois looking to cut transit costs on traffic destined for Midwest networks
- CDNs and content platforms wanting a low-latency on-ramp to the IX triangle without building out in all three metros at once
- Enterprises with St. Louis data center presence who want direct routes to cloud and CDN networks already connected at FD-IX
Connecting in one of these buildings already? You may already be one hop away
Because FD-IX already operates in Netrality's two St. Louis buildings, H5, and TierPoint, networks colocated in any of those facilities can typically connect with a single cross-connect rather than new circuit builds — one of the more overlooked ways to shorten the time-to-value on a new peering relationship.
Already colocated in one of these St. Louis facilities? Get connected — most St. Louis members are live within two weeks.
