DALLAS, and REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Jan. 22, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- AT&T*
and Equinix are expanding their
relationship to make AT&T Switched Ethernet
ServiceSM with Network on Demand available to businesses
in Equinix International Business Exchange™
(IBX®) data centers. With agility being
essential in many aspects of today's business environment,
enterprises can now easily add connectivity and scale bandwidth in
near real time based on their business needs. The new AT&T
Network on Demand service offered at Equinix enables intelligence
across cloud service providers, and brings connectivity and
expanded interconnection opportunities closer to where businesses
operate.
AT&T Switched Ethernet Service with Network on Demand
provides exceptional capabilities to help make businesses more
agile and competitive. Businesses can turn up sites in just days to
deliver the important voice, data and video applications necessary
for business today. Plus, a dynamic network enables customers to
upgrade their network in minutes and quickly add the bandwidth they
need, when they need it.
"A dynamic network can differentiate a company. This is a
critical move for many customers as they continue on their digital
transformation and look to adopt technologies that require optimal
speed and performance," said Roman
Pacewicz, chief product officer, AT&T Business. "Our
work with Equinix lets us deliver the physical infrastructure and
network connectivity options to support our customers' evolving
business needs."
More than 90% of AT&T Business customers are using some form
of cloud computing. Many companies are operating in a multicloud
environment and need fast, highly-secure connectivity between cloud
service providers. This expansion allows AT&T customers to
leverage the extensive cloud density available at Equinix
facilities and utilize one provider for their end-to-end cloud
infrastructure, allowing companies to better support
business-critical apps and maximize workforce productivity and
collaboration. This includes high-performing apps on the forefront
of innovation, like augmented and virtual reality, that require
high bandwidth and low latency for optimal performance.
"Today's digital business environment demands high-performing,
agile network operations. Cloud and data center services must offer
the scalability and reliability that IT managers require, while
helping enterprises rapidly scale their operations
globally," said Charles
Meyers, president, Strategy, Services and
Innovation, Equinix. "AT&T's network expansion is coming
at the right time for our customers. As businesses are increasingly
adopting the cloud, we are providing customers with the agility,
connectivity and interconnection opportunities they need to compete
and grow their businesses on a global scale."
Together, AT&T and Equinix have been providing businesses
with data networking services for more than a decade. In 2014,
AT&T became a premier reseller of Equinix' colocation
infrastructure. AT&T Switched Ethernet Service with Network on
Demand is currently available at Equinix IBX data centers in
the following metro areas: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los
Angeles, Miami, Silicon
Valley and more.
To learn more about AT&T Switched Ethernet Service with
Network on Demand, go to
https://www.business.att.com/solutions/Family/network-services/ethernet/.
*About AT&T
AT&T Inc.
(NYSE:T) helps millions around the globe connect with
leading entertainment, business, mobile and high speed internet
services. We have the nation's largest and most reliable network**
and the best global coverage of any U.S. wireless provider. We're
one of the world's largest providers of pay TV. We have TV
customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. Nearly 3.5
million companies, from small to large businesses around the globe,
turn to AT&T for our highly secure smart solutions.
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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 48
markets worldwide, Equinix is where companies come together to
realize new opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and
cloud strategies.
http://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 data 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
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular,
see recent Equinix 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.
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Inc.
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coverage in U.S. licensed/roaming areas. Reliability based on voice
and data performance from independent 3rd party
data.
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