Arelion is ramping up its presence in Mexico, underscoring its commitment to supporting the country’s digital transformation with two major developments aimed at enhancing connectivity across the region.
Partnership to Strengthen Connectivity in Mexico
Arelion and Gold Data have partnered to leverage dark fiber infrastructure in connecting Arelion’s Point-of-Presence (PoP) at KIO Networks’ MEX 5 data center in Tultitlán, Mexico, with its POP at KIO Networks’ QRO1 data center in Querétaro, Mexico. This collaboration underscores the companies’ commitment to supporting Latin America’s economic growth through high-capacity, low-latency connectivity. The route is a completely underground fiber construction, allowing Arelion to provide high-availability, resilient connectivity services through Gold Data’s high-performance infrastructure.
Gold Data’s dark fiber route will be integrated into Arelion’s existing network, providing enhanced diversity for wholesale and enterprise customers operating between these key data centers. Arelion’s Querétaro Points-of-Presence (PoPs) also serve as centralized hubs supporting access to content and applications for customers in Guadalajara, San Luis Potosà and Mérida.
Gold Data brings local expertise to this partnership through its extensive fiber-optic network across Latin America. Its collaboration with Arelion bolsters Mexico’s booming cloud, information communications technology (ICT) and manufacturing sectors through reliable, high-speed connectivity services and digital transformation. By strengthening diverse connectivity between KIO MEX 5 and KIO QRO1, Arelion and Gold Data are poised to meet Mexico’s demand for robust, scalable network solutions. This collaboration enhances service resilience in the region and advances the country’s position as a leading digital hub in Latin America.
DWDM Route launch to Expand Network Presence in Mexico
Arelion marked a network expansion connecting its Point-of-Presence (PoP) at KIO QRO1 in Querétaro, Mexico, to KIO MEX 5 in Tultitlán and KIO MEX2 CDMX (Santa Fe) in Mexico City. This expansion delivers high-quality transmission capabilities through completely underground fiber construction, enhancing scalability, availability and resiliency. Arelion’s route from Tultitlán to Querétaro offers the shortest, lowest-latency path between these markets, supporting customers’ connectivity requirements for AI/ML, cloud and content applications.
Arelion’s new route leverages the latest-generation open line systems and 400G coherent pluggable optics to support terabit-scale traffic. Through this expansion, Arelion also provides Mexico’s end-users with more reliable access to major data center hubs and thriving technology markets in the United States. Arelion’s latest route bolsters its extensive presence in Mexico, including its route launched from Monterrey to Querétaro to strengthen local content ecosystems while supporting global cloud, media and gaming providers.
Mexico’s data center sector is expanding rapidly to support its manufacturing and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industries. Querétaro hosts 15 percent of Mexico’s total data center footprint, with experts estimating that 73 data centers will be established in the region by 2029. Mexico City is the country’s most populous urban center, totaling 22.8 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Its data center market is expected to reach 469.5 megawatts by 2030, with financial institutions leading the city’s digital transformation push.
“This investment marks another milestone in our ongoing network expansion in Mexico, empowering local and global customers with robust access to our full ecosystem of content and cloud applications,” said Edison De Leon, Regional Director of Latam & Caribbean at Arelion. “We’re seeing tremendous demand from our customers for terabit-scale capacities in the region. This highly resilient and scalable infrastructure will support these connectivity needs, enabling further economic growth and digital transformation in Mexico’s booming technology markets.”
Further insights on this route expansion include:
- The network expansion connects Arelion’s diverse PoP in Querétaro (KIO Networks – QRO1) to its PoPs in Tultitlán (KIO Networks – MEX 5), Querétaro (Equinix – MX1) and Mexico City (KIO Networks – MEX2).
- This route establishes interconnection with Arelion’s metro network and the rich content ecosystem in Querétaro.
- Arelion currently has nine regional terabit-scale PoPs in Mexico.
- Arelion’s latest expansion complements its fully diverse mesh routes in Texas’ DASH (Dallas-Austin-San Antonio-Houston) region.
- Arelion’s new route will go live in late Q2.
