EllaLink partners with Equinix for Data Centers in Lisbon, Madrid and São Paulo
October 19 2020 - 8:20AM
EllaLink announced today that it has entered into an agreement with
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a global interconnection and data
center company. As part of its low latency PoP-to-PoP network
strategy, EllaLink will open three interconnection and managed
colocation PoPs in Equinix data centers in Madrid, Lisbon and São
Paulo. The PoPs will be connected to the EllaLink landing site in
Sines, and onwards, over two diverse terrestrial routes. An
extremely low latency link will be established to connect to the
Equinix data centers, avoiding the traditional subsea route via
North America and significantly reducing round trip delay.
EllaLink is a state-of-the-art optical platform
offering secure high capacity connectivity on a unique and diverse
transatlantic route, linking the major terrestrial and subsea hubs
in Europe and Latin America. This new link between the European and
Brazilian data centers of Equinix will increase connectivity
between the two continents at a time of significant market growth
in Latin America. Use of latency sensitive real-time applications
such as live streaming and gaming is increasing and significant
investments have been made by global tech giants generating major
hubs in Brazil. EllaLink will be ready for service in spring 2021,
creating the first-ever high capacity direct fiber path between the
two continents.
“Offering one hop connections between Latin
America and Europe with a round trip delay of 60ms is a game
changer from a transatlantic latency perspective. By offering
carrier neutral connections from our PoP locations in Equinix’s
data centers we are enabling our customers to directly access the
rich ecosystems of networks, clouds, and financial and IT service
providers that Equinix host,” said Diego
Matas, Chief Operating Officer of
EllaLink.
Jim Poole, Vice
President, Business Development at Equinix added, “Given
the increase in data between developing and developed markets,
digital businesses demand access to high-capacity, low-latency
networks. The availability of the EllaLink cable system in
Equinix’s São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon and Madrid datacenters
provides direct access between these markets to support the growing
interconnection needs of global customers.”
About
EllaLink
EllaLink is an advanced optical platform
offering secure high capacity connectivity on a unique low latency
transatlantic route serving the growing needs of the Latin American
and European markets. The EllaLink network directly connects Brazil
and Europe, linking the major hubs of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and
Fortaleza with Lisbon, Madrid and Marseille.
The EllaLink System is being built with
state-of-the-art coherent technology initially offering 72Tbps of
capacity over four direct fibre pairs between Europe and Brazil.
The landing sites in Fortaleza (Brazil) and Sines (Portugal) have
been secured and EllaLink is scheduled to be Ready for Service in
Q1 2021. EllaLink is a privately funded and independent company
committed to providing products and services on a Carrier Neutral
and Open Access basis. Marguerite II, a pan-European equity fund
active in the renewables, energy, transport and digital
infrastructure sectors, is the main shareholder of EllaLink. For
more information visit ella.link
Press contacts EllaLink:
info@ella.link
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 50 markets on five continents to reach everywhere,
interconnect everyone and integrate everything they need to create
their digital futures. Equinix.com
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