(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Equinix (www.equinix.com) and high-bandwidth connectivity solutions provider AboveNet (www.abovenet.com) announced on Monday that AboveNet has deployed operations to the Equinix New York-1 International Business Exchange data center.
The expansion brings the company’s deployment to all 20 of Equinix’s IBX centers in the US.
The announcement follows last week’s expansion of AboveNet’s low-latency, fiber-optic network in TELEHOUSE America’s New York facilities.
The US deployments, along with AboveNet’s operations within nine of Equinix’s 20 IBX centers in Europe, lets AboveNet enhance the exchange of data with other networks and to sell its network and infrastructure services to participating companies in Equinix’s centers.
The presence of AboveNet in Equinix’s US centers provides existing Equinix customers with “direct access to a top global infrastructure services provider,” according to the press release.
AboveNet operates a global Tier 1 optical IP network, as well as a range of digital communications infrastructure services, including a metropolitan area fiber network, Ethernet and managed services.
By operating within the same center as AboveNet, Equinix IBX participants will be able to effectively establish relationships with the provider.
“We have enjoyed a long and successful relationship with Equinix, and this new deployment in New York marks a significant milestone in that collaboration,” says John ‘Joc’ Jacquay, senior vice president of sales and marketing at AboveNet. “Equinix’s centers offer an opportunity to make our services available nationwide to a large audience of enterprises, content companies and networks already operating within Equinix’s centers. As the demand for carrier Ethernet services continues to grow, we look forward to building out our Ethernet platform at Equinix.”
AboveNet uses Equinix’s global services delivery platform in IBX data centers within major metro areas, such as Washington, DC, Silicon Valley and Chicago.
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