Network Access Point (NAP) of the Americas (called MI1 by Equinix)[2] is a massive, six-story, 750,000 square foot data center[3] and Internet exchange point[4] in Miami, Florida, operated by Equinix.
[5][7] The facility is home to 160 network carriers[8] and is a pathway for data traffic from the Caribbean and South and Central America to more than 150 countries.
[10] The NAP of the Americas is built 32 feet (9.8 m) above sea level and is designed to withstand Category 5 hurricane winds.
[2] It provides access to 15 subsea cable landings and serves as a relay for the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Telecommunications Service.
[6] The center is Equinix Miami International Business Exchange (IBX) data facility (Equinix MI1 IBX), offering direct peering access to more than 600 Equinix business and enterprise customers, including more than 160 enterprises and 135 networks, cloud and IT services.