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AboveNet,
Exponential-e, Hibernia Atlantic, Level 3, PCCW Global, Reliance
Globalcom and Tinet
Are Early Participants in First Carrier-Neutral Ethernet Exchange
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services,
today announced AboveNet, Exponential-e, Hibernia Atlantic, Level
3, PCCW Global, Reliance Globalcom and Tinet, among others, as initial
participants in the recently announced Equinix Carrier Ethernet
Exchange platform, a development program to define enhanced solutions
for the exchange of data traffic between carriers providing Ethernet
services.
The
Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange development program consists of
a platform for multi-provider carrier Ethernet interconnection that
meets Metro Ethernet Forum standards. The program is reviewing a
variety of solutions including Ethernet Network to Network Interconnection
(NNI) and additional services that leverage the density and breadth
of networks operating within Equinix¡¦s centers. The platform is
available at Equinix International Business Exchange? (IBXR) data
centers globally using Alcatel-Lucent¡¦s service routing portfolio.
AboveNet
¡§Demand for AboveNet¡¦s Ethernet services continues to grow,¡¨ said
Philip Olivero, vice president of Engineering for AboveNet. ¡§The
current process for extending our Ethernet service offering outside
of our service area requires the establishment of multiple, complex
interconnection relationships with other carriers. A multi-carrier
Ethernet exchange platform would simplify interconnection, reduce
costs and speed delivery of Ethernet services to off-net customer
locations.¡¨
Level
3
¡§As a leading international provider of fiber-based communications
services, Level 3 is helping our customers keep pace with the demands
of an increasingly networked world. Our customers are turning to
Ethernet to support applications like server virtualization, cloud
computing, and data center consolidation,¡¨ said Russell Shriver,
Level3¡¦s vice president of Internet and Data Services. ¡§Today, business
is dispersed all over the world, and it¡¦s technically challenging,
time-consuming and costly for enterprises to pull together end-to-end
Ethernet services. By working with Equinix, Level 3 will expand
its ability to provide a seamless, high-performance Ethernet offering.
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Reliance
Globalcom
¡§Ethernet is gaining greater acceptance as a transport and transit
technology as more and more global enterprise customers and content
service providers rely on its speed, cost and performance advantages,¡¨
said Dr. Kamran Sistanizadeh, chief technology officer, Reliance
Globalcom. ¡§Equinix is in a unique position to provide an exchange
platform that will enable Reliance Globalcom to easily execute interconnection
relationships with other Ethernet carriers outside of our current
service area in order to capitalize on the new customer demands
for regional, national and global Ethernet services.¡¨
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