October 29, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet exchange service provider Equinix Inc. (Equinix.com) announced on Tuesday both the completion of an agreement with communications carrier Japan Telecom, and the launch of the company?s new Equinix GigE Exchange service to customers of the company?s Los Angeles Internet Business Exchange (IBX) center.
Equinix GigE Exchange, says the company, facilitates ISP and content data traffic exchange among Equinix customers through a gigabit Ethernet switching fabric, and is currently available in Equinix IBX centers in Washington D.C., Chicago, Dallas and Silicon Valley. Japan Telecom will use the GigE service to connect with companies participating in Equinix?s Los Angeles Internet hub.
According to Equinix, the GigE Exchange service is offered as a bundled service that includes access to a gigabit Ethernet central switching fabric and the necessary infrastructure to connect with the variety of networks participating in the IBX center.
Through the agreement, Japan Telecom will connect its global network directly to a variety of ISPs, carriers and content companies participating in the Los Angeles hub. Other companies that will begin using the GigE service in Los Angeles include Aleron, Cox Communications, ICG Communications, RCN, SBC, ViaNet Communications, WebUseNet and Yahoo!
