Equinix Opens $80 Million International Business Exchange Data Center in Washington, D.C. Metro Area
July 28 2010 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global data center
services, today announced the opening of DC6, its sixth
International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in the
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The new IBX data center offers
1,750 cabinets to the telecommunications, enterprise, cloud and IT,
and content companies that are either headquartered or have a
significant presence in the area. Adding the DC6 IBX data center to
the existing campus of data centers will enable Equinix to
strengthen its peering, cross connect and traffic exchange
services, and help its customers extend their market reach.
The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, which serves as the
eastern hub of Internet traffic exchange in the United States, is
an important metropolitan area for Equinix and its customers. In
addition to being the site of the first Equinix IBX data center
(DC1), the six IBX data centers in the metro area serve more than
500 customers and feature the largest peering center in North
America, which also functions as one of only three GRX (GPRS
Roaming Exchange) peering sites in the world. The metro area also
serves as the #2 hub (narrowly behind Silicon Valley) for Equinix
cloud computing and IT customers looking to optimize the
performance of their infrastructure, platform,
software-as-a-service, systems integration and managed service
solutions.
Current and prospective customers have access to more than 180
networks in the carrier-neutral DC6 IBX data center. Presently,
Equinix Washington, D.C. metro customers, including rich ecosystems
for network and content services providers, cloud and IT services,
and enterprise and the federal government, quickly and efficiently
exchange critical business data with their strategic partners. This
business exchange capability decreases operating expenses, improves
reliability and creates unique monetization opportunities.
“As the economy continues to globalize, the Washington, D.C.
metro area increases in strategic importance,” said Peter Ferris,
president, Equinix North America. “The region serves as the main
hub for inbound and outbound traffic and is a crucial component of
any global expansion plan. Adding DC6 to our roster of IBX data
centers will greatly strengthen our leadership position in the area
and will help us better serve our expanding ecosystem of global
companies.”
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
595 network service providers rely upon Equinix’s insight and
expertise to protect and connect their most valued information
assets. Equinix operates 89 data centers across 35 metro areas in
North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Important information about Equinix is routinely posted on the
investor relations page of its Web site located at http://www.equinix.com/investors. We
encourage you to check Equinix’s website regularly for the most
up-to-date information.
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.
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