CABLE&WIRELESS WORLDWIDE AND EQUINIX
COLLABORATE TO DELIVER CLOUD-BASED SERVICES FOR GLOBAL ENTERPRISES
• Building on the success of its successful Flexible Computing platform in the UK, C&W Worldwide expands cloud offering to customers globally
• Global enterprises will have access to world-class data centre services in multiple countries
Singapore, January 12, 2012 - Cable&Wireless Worldwide , a global provider of mission critical communications, is collaborating with EquinixInc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) - a provider of global data centre services, to become a one-stop shop for global enterprises that require best-of-breed data centre services.
This collaboration will strengthen C&W Worldwide's existing
cloud capabilities and will be a springboard from which the
company will deliver a comprehensive suite of data centre
services, such as co-location, managed hosting and cloud
computing services to global customers.
Gartner predicts that, by 2015, 50 percent of Global 1000
enterprises will rely on external cloud- computing services
for their top 10 revenue-generating processes1 .
C&W Worldwide's hybrid cloud offering, which brings together
the best of managed hosting, multi-tenant and private
cloud
deployments, will help companies reduce complexity, minimise
infrastructure costs and increase business agility. The
company already offers a Flexible Computing product in the UK
that has been successfully deployed with clients in
industries such as facilities management, IT services, media,
retail and financial services.
"Telcos are natural providers of enterprise-class
infrastructure services. Our ambition is to create an
ecosystem of best-of-breed solutions from different service
providers that can deliver a flexible and risk free cloud
computing roadmap for customers," said Nick Lambert, Managing
Director, Wholesale, Mid-markets and Global Markets, C&W
Worldwide.
1 Gartner: 'Emerging Technology Analysis: Cloud Storage and Its Impact on Data Center Transformation', February
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"He added, "Equinix is the ideal company for us to
collaborate with because its footprint of data centres
closely aligns with our global network. Both companies share
a complementary vision to deliver reliable, on-demand
services that will enable some of the largest organisations
to transit into a world-class cloud computing and
communications environment."
"Our global relationship with Cable&Wireless Worldwide is a
testament to the value of
Platform
Equinix™ for enabling network service providers to easily
expand their service reach to access new revenue
opportunities," said Samuel Lee, Equinix President, Asia
Pacific. "As part of our growing network ecosystem of more
than 680 network service providers, C&W Worldwide has access
to our global platform of 99 data centres, while customers
have a broad choice of best-in- class network providers to
meet their telecommunications needs."
Enterprise customers can expect a complete approach to
service management with a single point of accountability for
the company's network and hosted computing infrastructure.
C&W Worldwide and Equinix will help customers deal with the
complexities of supporting geographically diverse operations,
so that customers can focus on their core business and
respond rapidly to changing market conditions and emerging
opportunities.
For more information and best practices for aligning the
networks and cloud communities, download and watch the
Equinix webinar, "Networks & Clouds: Navigating the
Potential"
here.
For more information about
C&W Worldwide's Flexible Computing platform, please click
here
Cable&Wireless Worldwide (LSE: CW.) is a leading global
telecoms company providing a wide range of high-quality
managed voice, data, hosting and IP-based services and
applications to large multinational companies, governments,
carrier customers and resellers across the UK, Asia Pacific,
India, Middle East & Africa, Continental Europe and North
America. Established in the
1860s, Cable&Wireless Worldwide helps more than 6,000
organisations deliver their goals. The
Group's vision is to be the first choice for mission critical
communications.
Reaching 20,500km in length, Cable&Wireless Worldwide owns
the UK's largest fibre network dedicated to business users of
telecoms, and provides ubiquitous nationwide access through a
combination of fibre, digital, microwave, radio and leased
circuits. The network has presence in over 400 towns and
cities in the UK, with 864 unbundled exchanges covering 56%
of the population.
Internationally, Cable&Wireless Worldwide's global
next-generation network (NGN) stretches to more than
425,000km, including interests in 60 global cable systems,
enabling connectivity to more than 150 countries. The Group's
IP-based Multi-Service Platform operates at the core of our
NGN, offering a single environment on which voice and data
applications can be converged to drive business efficiencies.
Cable&Wireless Worldwide's network is uniquely designed with
inbuilt resilience.
With more than 6,000 colleagues globally, Cable&Wireless
Worldwide is committed to delivering exceptional customer
service and developing long term partnerships with its
customers
To find out more, visit www.cw.com.
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects businesses with partners and customers around the world through a global platform of high performance data centers, containing dynamic ecosystems and the broadest choice of networks. Platform Equinix connects more than 4,000 enterprises, cloud, digital content and financial companies including more than 680 network service providers to help them grow their businesses, improve application performance and protect their vital digital assets. Equinix operates in 38 strategic markets across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific and continually invests in expanding its platform to power customer growth. 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 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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Press Contacts:
Cable&Wireless Worldwide (Asia-Pacific) Equinix
(Asia-Pacific)
Corporate Affairs Manager Regional Public Relations
Manager
+65 9321 3191 +852 2970 7742 michele.soon@cw.com
llittlebigelow@ap.equinix.com
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