Technology-related realtor Digital Realty Trust (digitalrealtytrust.com) has announced that its Dallas Internet Gateway will host the first no-cost, neutral Internet peering exchange in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

The Dallas/Forth Worth Internet Exchange will be operated by broadband service provider Speakeasy (speakeasy.net), and will be located in the meet-me room of the Digital Realty Internet Gateway at 2323 Bryan Street in Dallas, Texas.

Internet Peering Exchanges enable network providers to connect directly between their networks in order to achieve the most efficient method of data exchange, and avoid the heavy costs and delays incurred from the multiple hops involved in exchanging data through third-party providers.

"Digital Realty is proud that our Meet Me Room has been selected to house Dallas’ first no-cost peering exchange, which will be a tremendous new amenity for tenants in our Dallas Internet Gateway," said Michael F. Foust, chief executive officer of Digital Realty Trust