Aaron Hughes

Aaron Hughes is the CEO, CTO, and Co-Founder of 6connect. Aaron has also previously served as an Advisory Board Member for AMS-IX from February 2014 to February 2020.

AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange) is a neutral and independent Internet Exchange based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was established in the early 1990s as a not-for-profit organisation. AMS-IX interconnects close to 650 IP networks and its business traffic has a peak of over 2.5 Terabit per second, making it the largest Internet Exchange in the world. AMS-IX additionally hosts the first mobile peering points worldwide: the Global GPRS Roaming Exchange (GRX), the Mobile Data Exchange (MDX), and the first interconnection of IPX networks (Inter-IPX). AMS-IX deploys two Internet Exchanges abroad - AMS-IX Hong Kong in the Asia Pacific region and AMS-IX Caribbean on Curacao. Currently, the AMS-IX East Africa Exchange Point is being built in Mombasa, Kenya. AMS-IX’s subsidiary AMS-IX USA Inc. deploys AMS-IX New York in the United States.

Aaron Hughes has been instrumental in the development and success of AMS-IX. Their experience with building successful interconnection platforms will be invaluable to 6connect as they continue to grow and expand their own offerings.

Aaron Hughes attended the Boston English High School and later pursued a degree in Computer Science from Harvard University.

and Pete Sclafani - COO & Co-Founder reports to Aaron Hughes.