GIX is a privately owned carrier-neutral dark fiber infrastructure provider focused on building strategically located connectivity platforms in the most network-dense digital infrastructure markets in North America. The company’s flagship metro network operates in the New York–Northern New Jersey interconnection corridor, one of the most important network ecosystems in the global internet economy.
The GIX platform was designed to address a growing challenge facing network operators: the scarcity of new physical fiber routes in dense metro markets, particularly across critical infrastructure corridors like the Hudson River.
Hudson River Fiber Crossing
At the core of the GIX platform is a strategic Hudson River crossing located within the PATH Transit Tunnel system, providing a direct underground fiber route between Manhattan and New Jersey.
The network connects two of the most important carrier-neutral facilities in the Northeast:
60 Hudson Street — Manhattan
165 Halsey Street — Newark
These facilities serve as major aggregation points for telecommunications carriers, internet exchanges, hyperscale cloud providers, financial networks, and global content platforms.
The current GIX route spans approximately 10.89 route miles between the Points of Entry at 60 Hudson Street and 165 Halsey Street, creating one of the most direct underground fiber paths between Jersey City and Lower Manhattan.
GIX maintains exclusive carrier presence inside PATH Transit Tunnel F, making it the only fiber provider operating infrastructure within this corridor. The company also holds rights to the next southern diverse Hudson River crossing through Tunnel E, located approximately 120 feet north of Tunnel F, enabling future geographically diverse crossing options for customers requiring infrastructure redundancy.
Network Architecture and Interconnection Access
The network was engineered to support high-capacity connectivity requirements for carriers, financial networks, hyperscale platforms, and data center operators operating within the New York metro region.
Key infrastructure features include:
Dual Points of Entry at 60 Hudson Street
- North POE on Worth Street
- Southeast POE on Thomas Street
Direct Jersey City to Manhattan Underground Route
Connectivity to Major Interconnection Floors at 60 Hudson Street
- 1st Floor – DataBank
- 6th Floor – HudsonIX
- 9th Floor – DRT
- 10th Floor – Former Epsilon Suite
- 12th Floor – NYI
- 16th Floor – QTD
The GIX platform is also expanding toward 111 8th Avenue, another major carrier-neutral interconnection facility serving hyperscale cloud providers and global network operators.
Infrastructure Ownership and Resiliency
Unlike many legacy metro fiber routes, the GIX network is built on fully owned conduit infrastructure with manhole-to-manhole control, providing customers with direct access to physical fiber infrastructure rather than shared third-party transport paths.
The network utilizes new Prysmian fiber cables with Corning optical glass, designed to support long-term high-capacity optical transport.
Infrastructure resiliency is also built into the route. The PATH tunnel corridor housing the fiber system is protected by two 16-ton flood gates, designed to mitigate extreme weather events and protect critical infrastructure assets within the tunnel system.
With direct connectivity between two of the region’s most important interconnection hubs, exclusive access to a critical Hudson River transit corridor, and full infrastructure ownership, GIX has developed one of the most strategically scarce fiber infrastructure platforms in the New York metro market.
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