ASHBURN, Va., Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet
Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC), an independent global
committee that promotes internet diversity and resilience through
the formation of new global internet nexus points, today announced
that Ford Motor Company, Henrico
Virginia and DE-CIX have joined IEIC as founding
members.
Ford becomes the only
automotive IEIC Founding Member based on its vision to collaborate
with other innovators to create the next generation of connected,
electrified and autonomous vehicles. Ford is also working with cities to help
design smarter, more efficient transportation systems. Ford vehicles are wirelessly connected to the
Internet today, and these connections require a dependable wired
Internet backbone to close the data loop and unlock new services
and experiences for customers.
Dr. Ken Washington, Chief
Technology Officer of Ford Motor Company, will be representing
Ford for this initiative. Dr.
Washington leads Ford's worldwide
research organization, overseeing the development and
implementation of the company's technology strategy and plans, and
playing a key role in the company's expansion into emerging
mobility opportunities. Washington holds a Ph.D. in nuclear
engineering, is a board member of McKesson Corporation, and is a
Fellow of the MIT Seminar XXI program.
"The future is about connecting people in new ways. Having
robust, resilient and diversified Internet infrastructure is
essential to the success of Ford's
technological innovations, and we are proud to be partnering with
IEIC as the Founding Automotive Member and taking a leadership role
globally," Dr. Washington said.
Henrico, Virginia has
developed White Oak Technology Park, a master-planned
high-tech manufacturing center that is optimally designed to meet
the scale and digital speed requirements of a range of tech
industries. Home to mega-data center campus of Facebook and the QTS
Richmond Network Access Point (NAP), Henrico is experiencing rapid growth in the
data center and connectivity sectors with the new MAREA and BRUSA
subsea cables which are accessible from the NAP in Henrico. Henrico
County Manager, John A.
Vithoulkas will be representing the county at IEIC. As the
county's chief administrative officer, Mr. Vithoulkas is
responsible for all general government operations and an approved
annual fiscal plan of more than $1
billion in operating and capital budgets.
"Henrico County is honored to
be the founding government representative on the Internet Ecosystem
Innovation Committee," Henrico
County Manager John A.
Vithoulkas said. "For communities to thrive in the
21st century, government must be prepared to work alongside
industries, academic institutions and other visionary partners to
develop and support the critical technology infrastructure that
allows instantaneous, global connectivity. This infrastructure is
as essential to our development and prosperity today as ports,
railroads and highways have been for hundreds of years.
Henrico is thriving as the home of
the QTS Richmond Network Access Point, which offers the world's
fastest connectivity for data. I am excited to see where the next
innovations in technology will take us."
DE-CIX provides premium interconnection services and operates a
range of carrier and data center-neutral Internet
Exchanges (IX, or Internet Exchange Point, IXP) in
Europe, the Middle East, North
America, and India. Founded
in 1995, DE-CIX's IX in Frankfurt is the world's leading
interconnection platform, managing more close to 7 Terabits per
second peak traffic. In addition to Frankfurt, DE-CIX offers interconnection
services at four more Internet Exchanges in Germany: in Hamburg, Munich, Dusseldorf, and Berlin as BCIX powered by DE-CIX. In 2012,
DE-CIX took abroad its specific know-how and experience in
establishing and operating IXs across the planet and now operates
interconnection platforms in the following metro markets: In
New York and Dallas, Dubai, Madrid, Lisbon, Marseille, Istanbul, Palermo, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai. In addition, DE-CIX partners with
MSK-IX in Moscow.
"DE-CIX's DNA is about offering easy interconnection to our
customers, anywhere they need it on the planet. Neutrality is at
the heart of what we do every day. Becoming a founding member of
the IEIC – among other global digital leaders - and supporting the
effort in promoting Internet diversity and resilience, just goes in
line with how we understand digitization – now and in the future,"
says Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX
International.
IEIC also announced today that InterGlobix Magazine will be its
official media partner. In the upcoming issue of InterGlobix
Magazine there will be a special editorial coverage on IEIC
highlighting the benefits of Internet diversity and resiliency from
each of the industries represented by the founding members.
InterGlobix Magazine is industry's one-of-its-kind premier
publication focused on Data Centers, Connectivity and Internet
Infrastructure.
"With the addition of Ford,
Henrico County and DE-CIX as IEIC
founding members, we are pleased to welcome the global leaders of
their respective industries to IEIC. Each founding member brings
their unique strengths and strategic value to IEIC, that will
propel further IEIC's vision of driving global Internet diversity
and resiliency, resulting in economic growth in various regions
around the globe," said Clint
Heiden, Founder of IEIC.
"InterGlobix is honored to extend its partnership with IEIC. As
a founding member of IEIC, we look forward to collaborating with
the other founding members and executing the mission of the
committee. Additionally, we are proud to announce that our premier
publication, InterGlobix Magazine is the official media partner of
IEIC," said Vinay Nagpal, Secretary
and Executive Director of IEIC and President of InterGlobix.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a
global company based in Dearborn,
Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and
services a full line of Ford cars,
trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial
services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing
leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and
mobility solutions. Ford employs
approximately 194,000 people worldwide. For more information
regarding Ford, its products and
Ford Motor Credit Company, please visit corporate.ford.com
About Henrico County,
Virginia
In partnership with its citizens, Henrico
County Government is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for
all its residents. As a nationally acclaimed local government, the
County accepts the challenges of its changing social, physical and
economic environments by serving in an efficient manner, with pride
and concern for the present and excitement for its future.
Henrico County values diversity
and strive to meet the needs of our ever-changing community. For
more information about Henrico
County, please visit www.henrico.us
About DE-CIX
DE-CIX - the world's leading Internet
Exchange (IX) operator - provides premium interconnection services
and runs a range of carrier and data center-neutral IXs globally.
Founded in 1995, DE-CIX serves more than 1700 carriers, ISPs and
content networks from 100+ countries, including all leading
international players in various metro markets in Europe, the Middle
East, India and
North America. With 6.8+ Terabits
per second of peak traffic, DE-CIX Frankfurt is the world's leading
Internet Exchange. For more information, please visit
www.de-cix.net
About InterGlobix
InterGlobix LLC is a global
consulting company focused on the convergence of datacenters,
terrestrial and subsea fiber. InterGlobix offers strategic business
consulting and marketing solutions for datacenter and the
connectivity industry worldwide. InterGlobix also owns InterGlobix
Magazine, industry's first and only global magazine of its kind
focused on Datacenters, Connectivity, Luxury and Lifestyle. For
more information about InterGlobix, please visit
www.interglobix.com or www.interglobixmagazine.com or
follow on Twitter @InterGlobix @InterGlobixMag
About the Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee
(IEIC)
The IEIC is an independent committee that
promotes Internet diversity forming new global Internet nexus
points. The mission of IEIC is to partner with communities globally
to create new Internet nexus points through public and private
partnerships with local municipalities, academia and businesses.
The Founding Members of IEIC are industry luminaries from many of
the world's most respected companies and leaders including:
Vint Cerf/Google (NASDAQ: GOOG),
Clint Heiden/IEIC Founder,
Rafael Arranz/Telxius, Staffan
Göjeryd/Telia Carrier (VSE: TEL1L),
Steve Alexander/Ciena (NYSE: CIEN),
Howard Boville/Bank of America
(NYSE: BAC), Mark Boxer/Cigna (NYSE:
CI), Frank Nazzaro/Freddie Mac
(NASDAQ: FMCC), Asher Kagan/Blade,
Vinay Nagpal/InterGlobix,
Michael Leidinger/Hilton (NYSE:
HLT), Andrew Dugan/CenturyLink
(NYSE: CTL), Jon Greaves/QTS (NYSE:
QTS), Barbara Boyan/Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Ford Motor
Company (NYSE: F), Henrico
Virginia, DE-CIX Management GmbH. For additional information
about IEIC, please visit: www.ieicco.com
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