EPIX is updating its price lists and investing in the future. Stability for SMEs, growth for the entire market

EPIX is introducing a rate update that will streamline billing rules and adapt them to the cost realities of 2026. At the same time, for current customers with MiŚOT status, the prices from the 2024 price lists will be frozen, with a guarantee of their immutability until at least the end of the year, and maintaining existing discounts. 

This is a decision that combines financial responsibility with concern for the environment of small and medium-sized operators.

Transparency and predictability

The change being introduced involves aligning prices with the levels determined by the price lists in effect in 2026. Its purpose is to standardize settlement rules and ensure greater transparency and consistency in the long term. The new rates will be visible on invoices issued in May for services rendered in April 2026.

The update is a response to the continued increase in the operating costs of the infrastructure, primarily electricity, colocation services, and the purchase and maintenance of network equipment. These factors directly affect the stability and security of the nodes' operation.

Importantly, EPIX has only made price changes since its inception when necessary to maintain quality and continuous operation. The previous update in 2024 only affected new orders, leaving earlier ones – even those dating back to 2009 – unchanged. The current decision is therefore a reaction to real, long-term changes in the market environment, not a short-term measure.

Protection of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises

It is particularly important to maintain the 2024 prices for operators with MiŚOT status. In practice, this means maintaining cost stability for entities that are building the local market and often operate in smaller centers.

– We ensure that EPIX's development goes hand in hand with support for small and medium-sized operators. Maintaining rates for SMEs is a conscious decision. We want them to have predictable operating conditions and be able to plan investments in their networks without the pressure of sudden cost increases. emphasizes Paweł Białas, Sales and Development Director of the MiŚOT Group.

This is a signal that EPIX remains a project built not only around infrastructure, but above all around the community of operators.

New Chapter: Jaworzno

For years, the EPIX backbone has been based on three pillars: Warsaw, Katowice, and Poznań. This arrangement enables efficient traffic exchange, particularly on the Warsaw-Poznań axis, and has supported the development of operators nationwide. However, growing bandwidth needs and the changing traffic structure have necessitated strengthening the existing architecture.

The answer is Jaworzno, a new, fourth node that is starting operations and will become a key element of the network over time. For operators in southern Poland, this means shorter transmission paths, greater stability, and additional redundancy. In practice, this means a higher level of security and infrastructure flexibility.

Increasingly strong outreach to Europe

EPIX is increasingly moving beyond local traffic exchange. The developed and expanded Katowice–Prague and Poznań–Frankfurt routes are becoming one of its pillars. This is a response to the dynamically growing traffic generated by streaming platforms, online games, and global content providers.

International connectivity is ceasing to be an add-on to an offering, becoming a strategic element of infrastructure that allows local operators to compete with the largest market players. A thickening network of connections strengthens the resilience of the entire ecosystem and gives partners real tools for further development.

Stability Fund

EPIX's priority remains to ensure a stable, predictable, and reliable service: the foundation for traffic exchange and partner network development. The price update is part of a long-term strategy aimed at maintaining high-quality infrastructure and further investing in its expansion.

In times of rising costs and dynamic technological changes, decisions based on transparency, predictability, and investment in development are not just a necessity; they are a condition for the continued strengthening of the small and medium-sized operator environment in Poland.

In case of questions, operators can contact us at: [email protected].