The closing of the year represents, for Namex, a moment of reflection and synthesis. It is an opportunity to take stock of the activities carried out and, at the same time, to look with greater clarity at the directions that are taking shape.
2025 was a year of intense work, marked by the consolidation of infrastructure and services, as well as by concrete growth of the community. During the year, around 30 new ISPs connected, a new traffic record was registered (1.4 Tbps), and we reached the highest number of services delivered in Namex’s history.
These are important results, confirming the solidity of the model and the trust of the community. They rest on daily work that is often barely visible, yet essential.
Alongside the historic Rome node, 2025 also confirmed the growth path of the territorial hubs. Namex Bari and Namex Napoli recorded a significant increase in interest and participation, strengthening the footprint in Southern Italy and contributing to an ecosystem that is increasingly distributed, resilient, and close to operators.
Beyond the numbers, the year reiterated how much the community dimension is an integral part of the infrastructure itself. Meeting and discussion activities saw growing participation, starting with the RMNOG beers and the BariNOG appointments, which have consolidated themselves as spaces for technical and human dialogue.
The great success of the event dedicated to space fits within this path, broadening the perspective on the future of networks while keeping the role of Internet Exchange Points at the center.
It is precisely from this experience of growth, relationships, and trust that ARGO was born.
The agreement recently signed with TOP-IX, which builds on the collaboration path already started with ANIX, represents a strategic step in how we imagine the evolution of IXPs. ARGO is not simply a technical or commercial agreement: it is a collaboration pact between independent IXPs, based on the sharing of principles, skills, and vision.
It stems from the idea that IXPs can collaborate without giving up their identity, avoiding models of excessive concentration and preserving the neutrality that lies at the basis of our role. It is a lightweight, open, and incremental model, aimed at creating bridges rather than hierarchies, and at valuing local specificities within a common framework.
Looking to the future, ARGO also takes on a clear Mediterranean dimension. An area that has historically been a space of exchange and connection, and that today can once again play this role at the digital level, thanks to a network of IXPs capable of cooperating, growing together, and strengthening their respective national ecosystems.
The hope is that other IXPs in the area will recognize themselves in this approach and decide to join, contributing to the construction of an increasingly interconnected, resilient, and cooperative network.
2025 closes with this spirit: with tangible results, a lively and growing community, and, above all, with the awareness that the future of the Internet is built better together, when growth becomes cooperation.
— By Maurizio Goretti, Namex CEO
