Who We Are
Open Pipes is a nonprofit initiative led by a community of Internet infrastructure specialists. We're building next-level interconnection through neutral infrastructure, shared knowledge, and collaborative standards.
Our Mission
To advance interconnection by providing a nonprofit home for self-governed regional Internet exchanges and developing the standards, best practices, and open source tools that power modern peering infrastructure.
What We Do
- Provide nonprofit structure for regional, self-governed IXs.
- Enable communities to launch exchanges without forming individual nonprofits.
- Develop and promote interconnection standards and BCOPs.
- Support open source tools and collaborative Internet infrastructure projects.
Our Team
Meet the team -- We're a group of infrastructure specialists, operators, and community builders who want to keep the bits flowing.
Our Supporters
Open Pipes is proudly supported by:

