Equinix Internet Access Release Notes
Equinix Internet Access provides internet access in our Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers.
Release Date:
Equinix Internet Access 2026.03
Equinix Internet Access 2026.03 is available July 2026.
Equinix Connect Visibility in EIA Inventory
View your existing Equinix Connect (EC) services directly in the EIA Inventory. This enhancement provides a single, consolidated view of Internet services across both Equinix Connect and Equinix Internet Access. Customers can access validated EC service details alongside their EIA services, making it easier to understand the current service landscape and plan future migration activities.
Simplified EC-to-EIA Migration — Beta
Selected Beta customers can now start their migration from Equinix Connect to EIA through a guided digital experience. The system generates a recommended EIA configuration based on the customer’s current EC setup, allowing Beta customers to review, adjust, and submit their migration request digitally.
IP Blocks Management
IP Blocks Management is now generally available. Customers can purchase Internet IP addresses from /30 to /24, register their own Provider Independent (PI) IP addresses, and configure virtual EIA services using those IPs through the Equinix Portal and API. This capability provides self-service control over the IP address lifecycle, from purchase and registration to assignment and service configuration, without needing to contact support for standard IP management tasks.
Equinix Internet Access 2026.02
Equinix Internet Access 2026.02 is available June 2026.
Equinix Connect to EIA Migration — Beta
This beta release provides customers with a structured migration path to EIA by improving visibility into existing Equinix Connect services, highlighting available migration options, and simplifying the EIA ordering process. Customers can review relevant Equinix Connect service details, better understand which services may require migration, and move through the next steps with clearer guidance.
As part of the experience, selected migration details may be automatically populated into the EIA order form to reduce manual entry, improve consistency, and help customers complete the migration order flow more efficiently.
Equinix Internet Access 2026.01
Equinix Internet Access 2026.01 is available May 2026.
IP Blocks
With this release, Equinix introduces IP Blocks as a standalone, service-independent resource for managing public IP addressing. With this update, you can purchase Equinix-assigned IP blocks or bring your own address space and manage them independently of Internet Access services. IP Blocks can now be attached, detached, or reassigned across supported services without requiring service deletion or IP renumbering, giving you greater flexibility when scaling, migrating, or redesigning your network.
This enhancement also introduces a centralized IP Blocks inventory for tracking and lifecycle management, while enabling continuity of IP addressing across deployments and metros. Importantly, IP Blocks are no longer automatically deleted when an Internet Access service is terminated. They remain available for reuse and must be managed separately. This change reduces operational risk, simplifies migrations, and provides a more consistent, reusable IP management experience across Equinix interconnection services.
Equinix Internet Access 2025.01
Equinix Internet Access 2025.01 is available August 2025.
Mixed PI/PA IP Support Added to Internet Access
With this release customers can now order Internet Access services with a mix of Provider Independent (PI) and Provider Assigned (PA) IP addresses. Using a mix of Equinix-owned (PA) addresses and BYOIP (PI) addresses is supported for Static or BGP routing for Internet Access service over Fabric Ports or Network Edge devices.
For more information, see IP Address Allocation.
Equinix Internet Access 2024.09
Equinix Internet Access 2024.09 is available October 2024.
Equinix Internet Access Available Through Solution Builder
With this release, customers can now include Equinix Internet Access in their customized configuration designs using Solution Builder.
Internet Access is now offered as a resource in Solution Builder, which helps users to easily design their configuration diagrams, then download them with cost estimates based on bandwidth commit and metro location. Drag-and-drop functionality enables users to add Internet Access as a component in their designs, then create connections to ports, service profiles, virtual devices, and IP-WAN networks. Full summaries and topology views are also available for review. For more information about getting started, see Solution Builder.
Equinix Internet Access 2024.07
Equinix Internet Access 2024.07 is available July 2024.
Reseller Management, Redundant Connections, and Expanded Metro Availability
Equinix Internet Access now provides the capability for resellers to create, view, and delete Network Edge virtual connections for their sub-customers as well as themselves. Also, this release includes support for dual, redundant connections with Network Edge. In addition, Internet Access with Fabric has increased its U.S. and APAC metro availability.
Equinix Fabric, Equinix Customer Portal, and Equinix Marketplace are accessible through a new URL. We recommend updating your bookmarks to portal.equinix.com/fabric, portal.equinix.com/ecp, and portal.equinix.com/mkp/.
Dual Virtual Connections for Internet Access with Network Edge
For increased reliability, Internet Access with Network Edge now supports dual connections. For more information, see Internet Connection with Network Edge Virtual Devices.
Equinix Internet Access with Network Edge for Resellers and Their Sub-customers
With this release, registered Equinix resellers can order Internet Access with Network Edge virtual connections for themselves or their sub-customers. Resellers can also view or delete these connections, and can enable their sub-customers for self-service.
In turn, sub-account users can view, order, and delete their own Internet Access services in the Equinix Customer portal. See Solutions Providers (Resellers) for more details and helpful links.
Equinix Internet Access with Fabric Supports More U.S. and APAC Locations
More metros now provide Internet Access with Fabric services. Additions in the U.S.:
- Culpepper, in Washington, D.C.
- Dallas, Texas
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Now available in APAC:
- Johor and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia
- Seoul, South Korea
- Tokyo, Japan
Videos
Equinix Internet Access 2024.05
Equinix Internet Access 2024.05 is available May 2024.
With this release, Equinix Internet Access supports the convenient use of Purchase Orders to simplify the ordering process with Network Edge virtual connections.
Purchase Orders Now Supported for Internet Access with Network Edge
Purchase Orders (POs) can now be used to order Internet Access over Network Edge virtual devices. Customers with billing accounts can choose to use an active PO during the online ordering process. As with ordering a dedicated Internet Access port, using a PO is optional, unless the order is placed with a PO bearing billing account (which requires the use of a PO). For more details about using a PO to order Internet Access with Network Edge, see Internet Connection with Network Edge Virtual Devices.
Equinix Internet Access 2024.04
Equinix Internet Access 2024.04 is available April 2024.
Internet Connection Orders with Global Billing Accounts
Equinix Internet Access can be ordered using global billing for convenient connections to virtual devices through Network Edge, and for Internet Access with Fabric.
Users with an Equinix global billing account can purchase Internet Access connections across multiple countries with a single currency. This simplifies the billing process for international deployments.
The global billing option is available when ordering Internet Access with Network Edge virtual devices, and with Fabric connections. For more information about setting up and using Equinix global billing, see Billing Account Management, Internet Connection with Network Edge Virtual Devices, and Internet Connection with Fabric.
Videos
| Title | Duration |
|---|---|
| Order Internet Access with Network Edge Virtual Devices | 6:09 min |
| Order Internet Access with Fabric Using Provider-Independent IP Addresses | 1:35 min |
Equinix Internet Access 2024.03
Equinix Internet Access 2024.03 is available March 2024.
With this release, Equinix Internet Access now includes support for single connections to virtual devices through Network Edge.
Internet Connection Through Network Edge Devices
Network Edge users can now order Internet Access connections to their virtual devices using Equinix-assigned or customer-provided IP subnet addresses. Within a few minutes, users can set up and configure a new single-connection Internet Access service. Single, redundant, and cluster configurations are currently supported.