REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc.(Nasdaq: EQIX), the global
interconnection and data center company, today announced the
expansion of its Dallas Infomart Data Center™ campus with the
opening of a new $142M International
Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center and the launch of
its 5G and Edge Proof of Concept Center (POCC). The moves support
the growing demand for companies to accelerate their evolution
from traditional to digital businesses by rapidly scaling their
infrastructure, easily adopting hybrid multicloud architectures and
interconnecting with strategic business partners within the
Platform Equinix® global ecosystem of nearly 10,000
customers.
The Dallas region is a major
communications hub for the southern United States, with a concentration of
telecommunications companies. Many of these companies are part of
the dense and diverse ecosystem of carriers, clouds and enterprises
at Equinix's Dallas Infomart campus. This ecosystem makes
Equinix Dallas an ideal location for companies seeking to test and
validate new 5G and edge innovations. The Equinix 5G and Edge Proof
of Concept Center (POCC) will provide a 5G and edge "sandbox"
environment, enabling Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), cloud
platforms, technology vendors and enterprises to directly connect
with the largest edge data center platform in order to test,
demonstrate and accelerate complex 5G and edge deployment and
interoperability scenarios. The Equinix 5G and Edge POCC aims
to:
- Develop 5G and edge architectures that leverage ecosystems
already resident at Equinix.
- Explore hybrid multicloud interconnectivty scenarios between
MNOs, public clouds and private infrastructures.
- Develop multiparty business models, partnering strategies and
go-to-market motions for the nascent 5G and edge market.
The DA11 IBX is the ninth data center for Equinix in the
Dallas metro area, and the second
building on the growing Dallas Infomart campus. It is a
four-story, state-of-the-art data center designed to deliver both
small- and large-capacity deployments. The innovative, modular
construction incorporates Equinix's Flexible Data Center (FDC)
principles, which leverage common design elements for space, power
and cooling to reduce capital cost while ensuring long-term
maintenance predictability. For Equinix customers, this approach
supports delivery of the highest standards for uptime and
availability while lowering operating risk and complexity. It will
provide needed capacity for businesses seeking to architect hybrid
multicloud infrastructures within a dense ecosystems of customers
and partners.
Highlights/Key Facts
- The $142 million first phase of
DA11 provides a capacity of 1,975 cabinets and colocation space of
approximately 72,000 square feet. Upon completion of the planned
future phases, the facility is expected to provide a total capacity
of more than 3,850 cabinets and colocation space of more than
144,000 square feet.
- The Dallas metro represents
one of the largest enterprise and colocation markets in the
Americas and includes nine Equinix IBX data centers, that house
more than 135 network service providers—more than any other data
center provider in the Dallas
metro area. Directly connected to Equinix's Infomart Data Center,
the fifth-most-dense interconnection hub in the United States, these colocation facilities
provide proximity to banking, commerce, telecommunications,
computer technology, energy, healthcare and medical research,
transportation and logistics companies in the metro area.
- Dallas is a major
interconnection point for Latin
America traffic with key terrestrial routes serving Central
and South America. In combination
with our operations in Miami,
Los Angeles, Mexico, Bogotá, Sao
Paulo and Rio de Janeiro,
Equinix continues to expand solutions for enterprise, cloud and
content providers looking to address the Latin America Market.
According to the 2019 Global Interconnection Index (GXI) Report
published by Equinix, enterprise consumption of interconnection
bandwidth is expected to grow by 63 percent CAGR in LATAM by 2022
and will contribute up to 11 percent of interconnection bandwidth
globally. In this region, content and digital media is expected to
outpace other regions in interconnection bandwidth adoption.
- The Equinix Dallas IBX data centers offer access to Equinix
Cloud Exchange Fabric™ (ECX Fabric™), an on-demand platform that
enables Equinix customers to discover and dynamically connect to
any other customer across any Equinix location globally. Offered
through an easy-to-use portal and a single connection to the
Equinix platform, ECX Fabric offers access to more than 2,100 of
the world's largest enterprises, cloud service providers (including
Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services,
Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud)
and SaaS providers (including Salesforce, SAP and ServiceNow, among
others). By reaching their entire digital ecosystem through a
single private and secure connection, companies can rapidly scale
their digital business operations globally. Customers can also
locate their data close to the edge of their network, increasing
performance by keeping data near consumption points.
- Equinix is a leader in data center sustainability and in
greening the supply chains of its customers. Equinix's long-term
goal of using 100% clean and renewable energy for its global
platform has resulted in significant increases in renewable energy
coverage globally including 100% renewable throughout the United States. Equinix continues to make
advancements in the way it designs, builds and operates its data
centers with high energy efficiency standards. DA11 customers will
benefit from reductions of their CO2 footprint through
Equinix's renewable energy procurement strategy and the use of
energy-efficient systems throughout the facility.
- In the Americas, Equinix now operates more than 90 IBX data
centers strategically located in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico and the
United States. Globally, Platform Equinix is comprised of
more than 210 IBX data centers across 56 markets and 26 countries,
providing data center and interconnection services for more than
9,700 of the world's leading businesses.
Quotes
- Stefanie Williams, Analyst,
451 Research (part of S&P Global Market Intelligence)
"Connectivity is becoming increasingly critical for the
development of modern hybrid cloud and mobile environments, and
Dallas is a key market in enabling
companies to accelerate their 5G strategies and overall digital
transformation journey. The Dallas
multi-tenant data center market remains among the top five in the
U.S., and providers have benefitted from strong demand over the
years. Dallas will most likely
continue to see notable levels of demand, and with the opening of
DA11, Equinix is positioning itself to meet demand for connectivity
and interconnection to an ecosystem of carriers, network and cloud
providers."
- Jon Lin, President of
Americas, Equinix
"We are seeing significant customer
demand in Dallas as enterprises
look to increase their business offerings through implementing IT
infrastructures that are able to keep pace with the continually
evolving digital landscape. We are thrilled to bring our ninth
facility to the Dallas campus
online in this increasingly important and growing market."
Additional Resources
- DA11 Product Page [website]
- Can data centers have "that new car
smell?" [blog]
- DA11 Timelapse Build [video]
- How the Dallas Infomart is Shaping the Way Businesses Connect
[blog]
- Equinix Sustainbility Report [website]
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects
the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and
partners inside the most-interconnected data centers. On this
global platform for digital business, companies come together
across more than 55 markets on five continents to reach everywhere,
interconnect everyone and integrate everything they need to create
their digital futures. 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 data
centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products
and solutions; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the
integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into
Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers
in recently built out or acquired data centers; a 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; risks related to our taxation as a REIT;
and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent
Equinix 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.
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