We’re thrilled to announce that NYIIX (New York International Internet Exchange), operated by Telehouse America, has been selected as an official Verified Peering Provider for Google. This recognition is more than a badge: it affirms NYIIX’s technical maturity, network resilience, and ability to deliver enterprise-grade connectivity to Google’s services without requiring customers to manage the complexities of direct peering.
In this post, we’ll walk through what this means, why it matters, and how it enhances connectivity options for networks and enterprises.
What Is a “Verified Peering Provider”?
Google’s Verified Peering Provider (VPP) program is designed to simplify how networks and enterprises connect to Google’s publicly available services (such as Google Workspace, Google APIs, Cloud APIs, etc.). Rather than each network having to meet Google’s stringent direct peering requirements (which include redundancy, operational maturity, physical diversity, etc.), customers can rely on a VPP to manage that complexity on their behalf.
Some key features of the Verified Peering Provider model:
- Simplified connectivity: The VPP handles provisioning, operations, capacity, and troubleshooting — freeing customers from managing a direct peer with Google.
- Enterprise-grade connectivity: VPPs often bundle internet or IP transit services, giving customers a single provider that bridges them to Google.
- Redundancy & diversity requirements: To qualify, providers must maintain redundant and physically diverse connections to Google’s edge network, and be periodically validated.
By becoming a Verified Peering Provider, NYIIX effectively becomes part of Google’s trusted “last-mile” (or penultimate hop) infrastructure for many of Google’s public services.
Why This Is a Big Win for NYIIX & Its Ecosystem
Being chosen as a Google VPP doesn’t just reflect prestige — it brings concrete benefits not just to NYIIX, but to its members, customers, and providers.
- Enhanced Credibility & Market Positioning
This recognition validates NYIIX’s network maturity, operational rigor, and connectivity strength. It positions NYIIX (and Telehouse America) as a premium interconnection hub in the U.S. peering landscape.
- New Value to NYIIX Members & Peers
Networks connected to NYIIX can now more easily and reliably reach Google’s public services through their existing peering fabric, leveraging the VPP relationship. In many cases, that reduces latency, improves path stability, and potentially lowers transit or routing costs.
- Easier Onboarding for Enterprises & ISPs
For organizations that need connectivity to Google but find direct peering too complex or costly, NYIIX’s VPP status offers a more turnkey path. As a NYIIX member, customers can avoid needing to fulfill Google’s direct peering requirements themselves.
- Better Resilience & Path Diversity
Because VPPs must maintain redundant, physically diverse links to Google, customers benefit from more stable paths and less risk of single points of failure.
- Strategic Leverage in the Peering & Cloud Ecosystem
This status helps NYIIX further integrate with cloud providers, content providers (CDNs), and large-scale internet services. It strengthens its role as a backbone for critical interconnection in the U.S. Northeast and more broadly.
What This Means Technically — For Networks & Customers
Let’s break down some of the technical implications and what to expect now that NYIIX is a Verified Peering Provider.
- Route Exchange & BGP Handling
NYIIX will manage the peering relationships with Google (or the Google edge) and will propagate Google’s prefixes through its route servers The sole requirement to receive Google’s prefixes is peering with the NYIIX route servers. The participating networks can then pick up those prefixes more seamlessly from the NYIIX route servers.
- Optimization of Latency & Path Efficiency
Because a VPP is required to maintain optimized paths and physical diversity, traffic destined to Google services may traverse shorter, more stable paths from many networks connected to NYIIX. This helps reduce latency and path fluctuation.
- No Need for Direct Peering Compliance
One of the biggest consumer-benefits is that networks using the NYIIX VPP path do not have to themselves satisfy Google’s direct peering prerequisites. This opens up access to Google connectivity for many networks that would otherwise not qualify
- Validation & Operational Requirements
NYIIX must continue to meet Google’s program criteria, including periodic validation, maintaining operational contacts, and ensuring its infrastructure remains redundant and robust.
A Broader Trend: Cloud Providers & the Peering Landscape
NYIIX’s selection as a Verified Peering Provider for Google reflects a broader shift in how cloud providers interconnect with the internet as many cloud providers are moving away from requiring every network to manage (and meet) direct peering complexity.
Given the scale and criticality of Google’s services, being punted into their VPP ecosystem is a strategic leap for NYIIX, helping it capture more of the value chain between customer networks and global cloud infrastructure.