June 10, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — AboveNet (abovenet.com) announced on Wednesday that content delivery service provider Speedera Networks (speedera.com) plans to expand its presence in several AboveNet data center facilities in the US.
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“It is extremely important to a company like ours to be able to set the level of control we have in the data center, but also to match that with the best performing, most secure facilities,” says Ajit Gupta, president and CEO of Speedera Networks. “The ever-expanding footprint of our existing infrastructure gives customers improved global performance, greater scalability to handle peak loads, and increased availability.”
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Speedera is colocating its points of presence in AboveNet data centers in San Jose, New York City, Seattle, and Virginia, and is using AboveNet’s IP network to provide application hosting, content delivery and streaming media services.
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“Having experienced rapid growth and great success for its on-demand services, Speedera needed to feel confident in its choice of a data center partner,” says Bill LaPerch, president and CEO of AboveNet. “We believe the investments we’ve made in our network and data center facilities positions us as the world class provider capable of delivering the speed and flexibility Speedera needs to stay on pace.”
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AboveNet, formerly Metromedia Fiber Network, emerged from bankruptcy last fall.
