July 15, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Equinix Inc. (equinix.com) announced today it has passed the 100 customer mark for its Equinix GigE Exchange service. The company also announced that the service is now available through its Internet Business Exchange (IBX) centers located in the greater New York area.
The Equinix GigE Exchange service facilitates ISP and content data traffic exchange or ?peering? amongst Equinix customers.
Over the past 12 months, the service has experienced 200 percent growth and a 30 times increase in traffic volume.
?With more than 100 customers, almost 25 percent of our U.S. customer base is now utilizing the peering services available through Equinix GigE Exchange,? said Peter Van Camp, CEO of Equinix. ?Companies are realizing significant cost reduction and performance enhancement by conveniently and directly connecting with the critical mass of peering partners that have amassed at Equinix. We expect this service to continue to grow significantly as the Equinix GigE Exchange is a unique benefit of locating in an Equinix IBX center.?
In addition to Equinix?s New York IBX centers, Equinix GigE Exchange is currently available in Equinix?s U.S. IBX centers located in the greater Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and Silicon Valley areas, and in Equinix?s Asian IBX centers in Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, Japan.
