PIPE International Chooses Equinix Sydney Data Center as Global Interconnect Provider for New Undersea Cable
December 08 2009 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global data center
services, today announced that PIPE International (Australia), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of PIPE Networks (ASX:PWK) has selected
Equinix as a key interconnect provider for its new PIPE Pacific
Cable (PPC-1) undersea cable. Through Equinix Sydney-1 (SY1)
International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center located in its
Sydney campus, Equinix will provide PIPE with convenient, secure
and cost-effective access to the aggregation of Australia’s leading
carriers operating within the center.
In addition to the Sydney IBX data center, PIPE is also
utilizing Equinix’s global footprint and operational expertise,
with deployments to Equinix centers in Tokyo, Japan and San Jose,
CA, USA.
PIPE International’s newly laid PPC-1 undersea cable runs 6,900
km from Guam to its landing point on Sydney. With a capacity of
2.56 terabits per second, the PPC-1 system will provide significant
additional capacity to Australia, and also will provide onward
connectivity to Asia and the United States.
“We are extremely pleased to have been selected by PIPE
International to help create market interest for the PPC-1 undersea
cable project,” said Samuel Lee, President, Equinix Asia Pacific.
“We provide a very efficient and secure means to distribute
optimized traffic to the Australian market as well as increase the
options for international transit and transport services out of
Australia. The new PPC-1 cable system will also enable our
customers to increase the resilience of their international network
and provide additional redundancy.”
“Our landing of the new cable is to provide Australia with
enhanced, competitive connectivity to the rest of the world,” Bevan
Slattery, CEO of PIPE International said. “Equinix’s global data
center services create an ideal partnership for us in the
mission-critical project.”
Equinix operates IBX data centers in 18 countries, including a
Sydney campus that houses two facilities, Sydney-1 (SY1) and
Sydney-2 (SY2). With a combined floor space of approximately
120,000 square feet (11,145 square meters) and featuring
state-of-the-art power, cooling and security systems, they provide
the utmost reliability and connectivity for cable operators.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX) provides global data center services
that ensure the vitality of the information-driven world. Global
enterprises, content and financial companies, and more than 350
network service providers rely upon Equinix’s insight and expertise
to protect and connect their most valued information assets.
Equinix operates 45 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data
centers across 18 markets in North America, Europe and
Asia-Pacific.
Important information about Equinix is routinely posted on the
investor relations page of its website located at
www.equinix.com/investors. We encourage you to check Equinix’s
website regularly for the most up-to-date information.
About PIPE International
PIPE International, a subsidiary of PIPE Networks Limited
(ASX:PWK) provides secured and fast international bandwidth from
Australia to the US and Asia. PIPE International has recently
constructed the first carrier neutral submarine cable “PIPE Pacific
Cable (PPC-1)” which is now fully operational. PPC-1 represents a
significant milestone in the Australian telecommunications
industry, as it has the potential to increase competition for
international data traffic and offer true diversity to the US and
Asia.
For further information please visit
www.pipeinternational.com.
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
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In particular, see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports
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are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume
any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained
in this press release.
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