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Metro Connnect extends customer reach and carrier availability.
Metro Connect provides network connectivity across multiple IBX centers in a metropolitan area, giving you direct access to 690+ networks and 3,350 enterprises, cloud, digital content and financial companies.
Similar to the interconnection services provided within an IBX, you get a highly reliable connection between customer demarcation points. In most cases Metro Connect services are offered over dedicated leased-fiber facilities and industry-leading network technology.
Metro Connect includes a full suite of interfaces and speed options.
Equinix offers both dedicated Layer 1 and switch-based Layer 2 services. The interface and speed options range from 100M FastE up to 10GigE—both active and passive solutions.
All Metro Connect service types include an end-to-end connection inclusive of a cross connect at the customer demarcation in our IBX facility (typically the customer cage fiber distribution panel). It also includes media converters where necessary.
Interface and speed options:
- 100M – FastE electrical hand off
- 1000M – GigE optical single mode fiber
- 10000M – 10GigE optical multi-mode or single-mode fiber
- 10000M – 10GigE optical multi-mode or single-mode fiber channelized ITU Grid C.Band
Connectivity and hardware sections may vary by IBX location. Contact us to learn more.
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Cross Connects
An Equinix cross connect is your link to a dynamic ecosystem of business partners, content providers, networks, carriers and Internet service providers.
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Metro Connect
Stay connected with partners and your own operations across town through Metro Connect.
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Equinix Internet Exchange
Foster peering relationships across the globe to exchange traffic and lower connectivity costs.
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Equinix Ethernet Exchange
Where Ethernet buyers and sellers discover, transact and interconnect to each other.
Brochures & Datasheets
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Interconnection Services Brochure (PDF)
Increasing flexibility or minimizing management overhead. Improving performance or reducing cost. When it comes to your network goals, you shouldn’t have to choose.
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Equinix Internet Exchange Datasheet (PDF)
Foster peering relationships across the globe to exchange traffic and lower connectivity costs.
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Equinix Ethernet Exchange Datasheet (PDF)
Learn how your business can take advantage of the platform effect and realize growth.
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Cross Connect Datasheet (PDF)
Directly connect to a dynamic ecoystem of business partners.
Whitepapers
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Optimizing Internet Application Performance
In today's digital economy, performance can be a strategic differentiator for your company—no matter what product or service you offer. Learn more about how performance can impact revenue in this whitepaper.
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Reduce NNI Costs with Many-to-Many Interconnections
See how Ethernet buyers and sellers discover, transact and interconnect to each other through our Equinix Ethernet Exchange.
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See what Platform Equinix can do for you (video)
Find out why Gartner is placing so much emphasis on the "platform effect" and how you can leverage it to speed growth.
Research & Reports
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Get the Gartner Report
In a special report, Gartner explores how hyperdigitization is changing the IT landscape in the information-driven digital age.
In Their Words“Scaling efficiently is critical to our future success. With Equinix, we get high-grade connectivity at attractive prices. Just as important, we can access bandwidth and install services quickly to launch services for new customers.”
— David Ratner, COO, SEVEN Networks