AMS-IX operates the Amsterdam Internet Exchange, a platform where networks exchange internet traffic directly. Its services include internet and mobile peering, private interconnects, closed user groups, data centre interconnection, remote peering, IX-as-a-Service, public and private NTP services and anti-DDoS protection. Networks join as members, or through a reseller where a direct membership is not possible. The exchange is based in Amsterdam. The website also lists AMS-IX locations in the Caribbean, Asia and Africa.
The operator is the AMS-IX Association, a member association open to anyone who accepts its articles of association. The Association is the sole shareholder of AMS-IX Limited Company. Members vote on board elections. The website does not state a registered seat, and it does not say where the platform is run or where member data is stored. For organisations that would otherwise peer at exchanges run by non-European operators, this is a European alternative governed by its members. The contractual terms of membership deserve close reading.