Panel: Enhancing the interconnection landscape and reducing latency

16 Sep 2025
Metro Connect Fall stage - Level 3
Metro Connect Fall

The direct exchange of traffic is vital to reducing latency and increasing network resilience. The interconnection landscape in the US is undergoing a transformation as the need for additional exchange points becomes evermore pressing as data centers move beyond core markets with established exchanges.

  • What is the current status of the US interconnection landscape?
  • How peering is enhancing network resilience and reducing latency across the US
  • The efforts to build new neutral interconnection points across the US
Chairperson
Randy  Kinsey
Randy Kinsey, Project Director - BSP
Speakers
Hunter Newby
Hunter Newby, Founder - Newby Ventures
John  Bonczek
John Bonczek, Chief Revenue Officer - 1547 CRITICAL SYSTEMS REALTY
Felix  Seda
Felix Seda, CRO - NJFX
John  Hanahan
John Hanahan, Sr Director, Interconnection Product Management - EQUINIX