Strategy and market development
Market entry, infrastructure strategy, investment alignment, feasibility and institutional engagement.
ABOUT CLOUDINX
Independent by design.
CloudINX exists to make global digital infrastructure easier to buy, connect and operate — without forcing the customer into one carrier, one facility group or one technology path.
CORPORATE PROFILE
Built to connect strategy, infrastructure and execution.
Established in 2014, CloudINX works across the digital-infrastructure value chain—helping enterprises, telecommunications operators, technology platforms, investors and public institutions define, qualify, source and coordinate the connectivity environments required for growth.
Our model combines carrier neutrality, multi-domain infrastructure knowledge, multi-market execution and disciplined service governance. The result is a single accountable framework across decisions that are normally fragmented between carriers, cloud services, facilities, technology service options and enterprise stakeholders.
2014Established
InternationalSix-region commercial and sourcing scope
Carrier-neutralMulti-service infrastructure pathways
ControlledDiscovery through signed handover
COMPANY HERITAGE · 2014—2026
The CloudINX story.
Built for what comes next.
Established in 2014 by Derek Friend, CloudINX was built on a foundation of international telecommunications expertise, entrepreneurial vision and a commitment to advancing digital infrastructure.
Company foundation
Founded to connect infrastructure.
CloudINX was founded by Derek Friend as an independent carrier-neutral digital-infrastructure business.
Read the founder profileHistorical company announcements
Early interconnection relationships in the archive.
CloudINX’s published historical records describe work involving Gateway Communications and Console Connect. These are archive references, not statements of current contract or integration status.
Gateway archive Console archivePublished platform direction
Connectivity becomes a service workflow.
A company archive article set out the Network-as-a-Service direction. Availability, route capacity and activation remain subject to project qualification.
Read historical accountPresent operating proposition
Network, data centres, cloud, edge and AI.
Today’s CloudINX site brings these existing disciplines together through carrier-neutral infrastructure discovery, sourcing and coordinated delivery.
Explore current capabilities
Historical-source note. Links to archived company announcements are retained for context. Archive publication is not independent confirmation of current partner agreements, logo rights, active technical integrations or available services. All such claims require present-day verification before public release.
OUR BUSINESS
An integrated digital-infrastructure company.
CloudINX is structured around four connected business disciplines.
Cloud and network infrastructure
Global connectivity, private networks, cloud access, data-centre interconnection, modular edge deployment and digital corridors.
Programme delivery
Architecture, service coordination, commercial governance, implementation and service acceptance.
Service assurance
Contracted service assurance, escalation, change and capacity lifecycle coordination.
GLOBAL OPERATING MODEL
One qualification and governance framework across six regions.
Infrastructure is never qualified by a map alone. CloudINX combines international provider and platform options with local regulatory, institutional, facility and operating knowledge to establish a defensible delivery path.
Canada and the United States: major cloud regions, data-centre campuses, internet exchanges, carrier interconnect environments and global gateways.
Cloud access, subsea gateways, cross-border enterprise connectivity, regional data centres and distributed markets.
Cloud regions, carrier hotels, internet exchanges, subsea gateways and inter-metro connectivity.
Pan-regional cloud, carrier, data-centre, modular edge, subsea, terrestrial and enterprise infrastructure pathways.
Cloud and data-centre platforms, sovereign and enterprise connectivity, regional gateways and high-capacity routes.
Cloud and data-centre hubs, subsea systems, distributed enterprise networks and continental and island connectivity.
GOVERNANCE
Institutional discipline at every stage.
No public product, route, capacity, price, SLA or operating commitment is treated as approved until the required evidence, serviceability, commercial, authority and delivery controls are satisfied and the commitment is confirmed in writing.
CloudINX applies clear decision rights, commercial controls, risk oversight and quality standards across strategy, procurement, delivery and operations.
Executive oversight
Strategic priorities, client accountability and material commercial decisions.
Technical governance
Architecture standards, dependency analysis, security and acceptance criteria.
Commercial governance
Comparable scope, service obligations, financial exposure and contract controls.
Delivery governance
Programme milestones, dependencies, change, escalation and service readiness.
Responsible infrastructure
Resilience, efficiency, lifecycle accountability and global consistency and local relevance.
Corporate integrity
CloudINX communicates its capabilities and service reach with accuracy and transparency.
Leadership
Derek Friend
Founder & CEO
CloudINX is led as an institutional digital-infrastructure company, with executive accountability across strategy, commercial, technology, delivery and partner ecosystems.