REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and
HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc.
(Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company,
today announced it will bring the Equinix Internet Exchange™ to
Helsinki, Finland, launching in Q1
2017.
Equinix's global interconnection platform – Platform Equinix™ –
is comprised of more than 145 data centers and provides the leading
public Internet exchange fabric in the world. Today, the Equinix
Internet Exchange handles 5.6 terabits of peak traffic growing at
over 35% per year, at 22 Internet Exchange Point (IXP) locations in
19 markets across APAC, North
America and Europe where
more than 1,300 networks, cloud and content providers peer
worldwide. This service lowers overall IP transit costs and
delivers enhanced end-to-end network performance, speed and
reliability. By providing this additional connectivity, Equinix
continues to play a central role in advancing the digital economy's
interconnected era, in which businesses are demanding increasing
levels of interconnection to accelerate business performance.
Highlights / Key Facts
- Global Internet traffic is increasing at a compound annual rate
of more than 33% between 2012 and 20161 and IP traffic
will continue to grow at 22% per year over the next three years,
increasing almost three-fold in the period 2015-20202.
According to the 451 Research report, Interconnection 101, "to deal
with the large amount of Internet traffic and keep up with the
significant growth, networks are peering with a greater number of
interconnections at any specific location, and they are
interconnecting in more locations."
- In addition to housing this public peering fabric, Equinix's
carrier-neutral global data centers are the chosen home for the
world's leading network service providers, content and digital
media companies, enterprises, financial firms, and cloud computing
platforms to privately peer in its exchange points around the
world. By bringing the Equinix Internet Exchange with 2.4Tbps of
capacity to Finland, companies
that are located in the Nordics will be able to more easily consume
or sell their services seamlessly to the rest of Europe and abroad.
- Equinix currently operates six data centers in Finland, all in the Helsinki metropolitan area, which offer campus
and metro-wide connectivity, providing customers with the full
range of interconnection options ― buying transit from an ISP,
using Equinix Internet Exchange for public peering, or peering
privately over cross connects ― all without having to move
equipment or changing data center facilities. Customers can take
advantage of cost savings and performance improvements by migrating
large public peering partners to private network interconnection
with the Equinix campus cross-connect system.
- Equinix's Helsinki data centers are also facilitating Internet
connectivity growth locally by anchoring the new Cinia submarine
cable system, C-Lion1, between Finland and Germany, providing a bridge between
Russia, the Baltic countries, and
network nodes in Central Europe.
With a record-breaking capacity of 144 Tbps and round trip rate of
less than 20 milliseconds between Helsinki and Frankfurt, Equinix customers will be able to
take advantage of enhanced international capacity, network latency
and performance, as well as Finland's climatic and competitive power
pricing benefits.
Quotes
- Eric Schwartz, president
EMEA, Equinix:
"The growth and rapid evolution of the
digital economy demands ever-increasing levels of network
performance and capacity. Equinix will help address this challenge
by opening the Equinix Internet Exchange in Helsinki, which will build on the success
we've had developing Internet Exchanges in Zurich and Paris. This, combined with the power of
Platform Equinix, will enable businesses in Finland to meet their global digital
transformation objectives and optimize digital
relationships."
- Taneli Vuorinen, senior vice
president, Cinia Group:
"With the C-Lion1 submarine
cable connecting Finland and
Germany, Cinia has built the
Northern Digital Highway, which sets Finland on the top of the list for global
digital pioneers when choosing a favorable location for data
intensive operations. We are delighted to connect directly to
Equinix IBX data centers in Frankfurt and Helsinki, as well as to the new Equinix
Internet Exchange in Helsinki.
This global footprint of highly reliable data centers, combined
with reliable and low-latency connectivity services, establish
business ecosystems which are ideally suited for digital operations
across enterprise, carrier and financial markets. As the submarine
cable was partly funded by the Finnish government, the connection
is expected to benefit Finland's
national economy through significant indirect effects in several
industries."
Additional Resources
- What Makes Finland a Cool Data Center Destination? [blog]
- Equinix Expands Data Center Leadership Position With Close of
Telecity Acquisition [press release]
- Cinia Connects to Equinix Data Centers in Frankfurt and
Helsinki [press release]
- Resources from Invest in Finland about Finland as data center
location [website]
- Equinix Internet Exchange [data sheet]
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects the world's leading
businesses to their customers, employees and partners inside the
most interconnected data centers. In 40 markets across five
continents, Equinix is where companies come together to realize new
opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and cloud
strategies. www.equinix.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking
statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but
are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and
constructing IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering
Equinix services; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to
the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into
Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in
recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete
any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time;
competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to
generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay
new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business
from our key customers; and other risks described from time to time
in Equinix's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In particular, see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which
are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume
any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained
in this press release.
Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc.
International Business Exchange is a trademark of Equinix, Inc.
1 Telegeography Capacity & Traffic Trends,
Primetrica 2016
2 Cisco's Visual Networking Index report for 2015
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