REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Aug. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection
and data center company, and NexGen Networks, a leading global
provider of ultra-high-speed fiber-optic services with a
distinctive customer service approach, today announced that NexGen
has deployed new network Points of Presence (PoPs) in its
Tokyo (TY3) and Frankfurt (FR2) data centers.
This expansion adds coverage of the APAC region for NexGen
customers. As a longtime Equinix customer, NexGen Networks has
leveraged Platform Equinix™ to scale its business to now provide an
ultra-low latency route between Europe and Asia to meet the needs of global enterprises.
Highlights / Key Facts
- NexGen Networks has been working with Equinix for nearly a
decade and has utilized Equinix's global footprint of IBX data
centers to establish a presence in many of the top metros for
international markets including Chicago, New York
City, London, Philadelphia, and most recently in
Tokyo and Frankfurt.
- Equinix's centrally located FR2 data center in Frankfurt is among the world's most
carrier-dense, thanks in part to a partnership with DE-CIX
Frankfurt, the largest Internet exchange point in the world.
NexGen's expansion to FR2 represents another substantial step to
ensuring that its customers have access to the most critical
infrastructure in the key financial and commercial centers of the
world. Additionally, this presence provides NexGen and its clients
access to direct and settlement-free IP interconnection
infrastructure in Germany.
- At Equinix's TY3 data center, NexGen will be able to deliver
local or regional 10Gb wavelength or traditional Ethernet services,
as well as offering connections from TY3 over the RJCN/TEA and PC1
routes, which are particularly beneficial for financial
institutions that require low latency options to equities and
futures markets in Europe and U.S.
Additionally, NexGen clients will be able to take advantage of a
full range of premium colocation, interconnection and support
services at the facility, which is a major peering and Internet
exchange point for the Asia-Pacific region with connections to the
Japan's two largest financial
exchanges—the Tokyo Futures Exchange (TFX) and the Tokyo
Commodities Exchange (TOCOM).
- With more than 100 International Business Exchange (IBX®) data
centers in in 33 markets, Equinix's facilities provide a dynamic
environment where rich business ecosystems of major networks,
enterprises, cloud service providers and business partners
interconnect to each other and to more than 1,100+ available
networks. NexGen Networks clients will benefit from these
opportunities for interconnectivity, as well as from direct access
to important banking, commerce, and telecommunications
infrastructure.
- By providing additional capacity on its fiber backbone, NexGen
Networks is able to more effectively meet the growing needs of
global enterprises who are adopting hybrid cloud and require up to
100G of bandwidth or transport between Equinix data centers and
back office. Enterprises looking to build a multi-cloud
architecture can also tap Equinix's cloud ecosystem of more than
500 cloud service and directly connect to top providers including
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft ExpressRoute, and Google Cloud
Platform on the Equinix Cloud Exchange.
- NexGen's continued expansion on Platform Equinix is the latest
in a series of proactive data center deployments globally to ensure
that clients can leverage the most advanced and reliable
infrastructure.
- Earlier this year Equinix announced that it is boosting
interconnection capacity by opening new data centers in five major
markets including New York and
London. By providing this
increased capacity, Equinix expands its role in advancing the
digital economy's interconnected era, in which businesses are
demanding increasing levels of interconnection to accelerate
business performance.
Quotes
- Jeffrey Barth, vice president
of sales, NexGen Networks:
"This expansion will improve
service for our customers around the world, providing
uninterrupted, high speed access to leading financial centers.
Furthermore, it provides interconnection with our recently acquired
capacity on the TEA cable system, which gives us an incredibly
efficient and reliable path from Europe into Asia."
- Jim Poole, vice president,
global service providers, Equinix:
"Equinix's unmatched
data center footprint means businesses can rapidly deploy data
center operations worldwide and have the flexibility to scale up or
down to suit business needs. NexGen Networks is a perfect example
of a customer that aggressively grew its business on Platform
Equinix and we are looking forward to continuing on this exciting
journey."
Additional Resources
- Equinix Accelerates Interconnected Era with Global Launch of
Five New Data Centers [Press release]
- Equinix Expands New York Campus with State-of-the-Art Facility
[Press release]
- Shaping the Interconnected Era [blog]
- NexGen Offers Clients the Fastest Network Route from Europe to
Asia [Press release]
About NexGen Networks
NexGen Networks,
http://www.NexGen-Net.com/, is the premier provider of tailored,
high-capacity communications services to carrier and enterprise
customers. NexGen Networks is committed to delivering
cost-effective, custom solutions coupled with superior industry
expertise, service and support that allows for unparalleled time to
market connectivity. It offers a comprehensive suite of
facilities-based services including: Ethernet, SONET, Wavelength,
Dark Fiber, Internet Access, Colocation and more. Its fiber optic
network leverages unique rights-of-way that deliver connectivity to
the major metropolitan areas in North
America, Europe and the Far
East. While consistently building upon its private and public IP
and Ethernet expertise and evolving its capabilities to continually
meet the needs of its customers, large and small, it has continued
to maintain a superior standard of customer service and
support.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects
the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and
partners inside the most interconnected data centers. In 33 markets
across five continents, Equinix is where companies come together to
realize new opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and
cloud strategies. www.equinix.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from
expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to,
the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX centers
and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services;
unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of
companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure
to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out
or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing
arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from
existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient
cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding
indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key
customers; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular,
see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available
upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation
to update the forward-looking information contained in this press
release.
Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc.
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