DECEMBER 21, 2007
Equinix selected as DE-CIX enabled site in Frankfurt
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Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral datacentres and Internet exchange services, today announced that it has partnered with DE-CIX, the main exchange point for Internet services between international Internet service providers in Germany, central and eastern Europe.
DE-CIX, the second largest European Internet Exchange according to traffic volume, currently connects over 200 international Internet Service Providers. Equinix and DE-CIX are proud to announce that they reached an agreement where Equinix’ Frankfurt2 facility will become a DE-CIX enabled site during the first quarter of 2008.
The site will provide datacentre services to telecommunications operators, Internet network providers and Internet service providers. The facility covers high available datacentre space with secured and lasting power supplies, air-conditioning, security and fire protection for power-intensive high-density installations.
“Equinix works with Internet providers and carriers around the world and we would like to welcome them to Frankfurt. This is a valuable addition to the telecommunications marketplace in Germany’s Internet capital. A competitive data center market certainly helps to drive our business and we are glad to announce that Equinix’s Frankfurt 2 facility will become a DE-CIX enabled site soon,” says Harald Summa, Managing Director of DE-CIX.
Harro Beusker, Managing Director of Equinix in Germany says: “To be DE-CIX enabled in Frankfurt is great news and confirms our position as the leading company in the Datacentre market in Germany. DE-CIX is for us a very important business partner for central and eastern Europe. We are proud to be providing our best in class services. It is a tribute to our reputation for world-class reliability and diversity.”
Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data center and interconnection services, offering premium colocation, traffic exchange and outsourced IT infrastructure solutions. Global enterprises, content companies, systems integrators and network service providers look to Equinix Internet Business Exchange (IBX®) centers for world-class reliability and network diversity. Equinix IBX centers serve as critical, core hubs for IP networks and Internet operations worldwide. With 37 IBX centers located in 17 strategic markets across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, Equinix enables customers to reliably operate their mission-critical infrastructures on a global basis.
About DE-CIX
DE-CIX is the carrier neutral and independent Internet Exchange in Frankfurt/Germany. Founded in 1995, DE-CIX established an environment for the bilateral settlement-free exchange of Internet traffic. Today DE-CIX has over 200 customers from 25+ nations using peering to lower costs and to increase IP performance. This makes DE-CIX the leading Internet Exchange for Central and Eastern Europe.