REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital
infrastructure company, today announced it has been
selected as a strategic supplier for Nokia's Worldwide IoT Network
Grid (WING) managed service, in a collaboration to bring
next-generation edge architectures and services to market. WING
allows operators without an IoT footprint to gain fast entry to the
IoT market or to help operators expand an existing IoT
business.
Nokia is leveraging Equinix IBX data centers to deploy both core
and edge nodes to support mobile, IoT and cloud connectivity at
global scale. With Platform Equinix®, Nokia WING is able to support
markets across the globe in areas such as IoT data traffic and
device density, as well as local regulatory environments (such as
GDPR). Nokia is leveraging Equinix's global data center footprint
to enable the efficient collection from, and distribution across,
multiple networks and clouds. Additionally, Nokia and Equinix are
exploring edge architectures and deployment models that can improve
the performance of use cases relating to cloud computing,
artificial intelligence, machine learning and IoT.
The globally anticipated proliferation of data will increase
demand for localized data collection and analysis across cities and
countries. Faster, lower latency infrastructures—like that brought
to market by Equinix and Nokia—provide the required gigabit speed
and the ability to connect and collect data from billions of IoT
devices. With this solution, Nokia is helping mobile network
operators extract valuable insights to evolve their business
performance. Nokia is working with Equinix to roll out WING
deployments quickly and efficiently for its customers across
regions.
Key Facts
- Nokia is a world leader in digital technologies with a
portfolio of products and services that enable new ways of
connecting people, things and services instantly and effortlessly.
Nokia WING enables operators to provide one worldwide IoT network
grid across borders and technologies. It provides worldwide
Infrastructure as a Service for low-latency and global reach to
accelerate the deployment of IoT. It is a "one-stop-shop" for IoT
managed services that includes a pre-integrated global IoT core
network and connectivity management, as well as dedicated IoT
operations, billing, security and data analytics, along with an
application ecosystem.
- Equinix is a leading global data center provider that delivers
consistently high-quality service around the globe and access to
all the major clouds, NSPs and ecosystem players across 55+ major
metros worldwide.
- Platform Equinix provides access to nearly 10,000 businesses
around the world in rich vertical ecosystems, including more than
1,800 networks, 2,900 cloud and IT service providers and 3,000
enterprises. This supports Nokia WING's focus on providing
access to nine vertical markets (connected car, healthcare,
logistics and transport, smart cities, utilities, connected
agriculture, connected retail, smart home and building, connected
industry). Today, Equinix operates more than 210 IBX® data
centers in 55+ markets, providing customers with even more ways to
connect with other businesses around the world on Platform
Equinix.
Quotes:
- Ankur Bhan, Head of WING,
Nokia
"Nokia WING offers a superior IoT service
experience for operators through global network presence, unified
orchestration and consistent service level agreements. This deal
will support our efforts to manage IoT-related data analysis on a
global basis."
- Jim Poole, VP,
Equinix
"Nokia needed access to multiple markets and
ecosystems to connect to NSPs and enterprises who want a play in
the IoT space. By directly connecting to Nokia WING, mobile network
operators can capture business value across IoT, AI and security,
with a connectivity strategy to support business
transformation."
Additional Resources
- 4 Things Leaders Need to Know About the IoT [blog]
- Creating New Markets in the Lifecycle of Connected
Things [blog]
- Augmenting Human Potential with IoT + AI [blog]
- Equinix 2019-20 Global Tech Trends Survey [report]
- How the IoT helps you make money, save money and stay out of
jail [blog]
- The Successful Cloud-Enabled Enterprise [infopaper]
- The Global Interconnection Index Volume 3 (GXI
Vol.3) [market report]
About Equinix
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the
world's digital infrastructure company, enabling digital leaders to
harness a trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the
foundational infrastructure that powers their success. Equinix
enables today's businesses to access all the right places, partners
and possibilities they need to accelerate advantage. With Equinix,
they can scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services,
deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value.
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 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
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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