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E q u i n i x a n d N e u t r a l T a n d e m A n n o u n c e P l a n s t o S i m p l i f y t h e D e l i v e r y o f E t h e r n e t S e r v i c e s f o r N e t w o r k , C l o u d a n d F i n a n c i a l C o m m u n i t i e s Neutral Tandem's EtherCloud and Equinix Ethernet Exchange Accelerate Delivery of End-to-End Global Ethernet Services
HONOLULU, Hawaii - PTC '12 - January 16, 2012 - Equinix, Inc.(Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center
services, and Neutral
Tandem, Inc.(Nasdaq:TNDM), a leading
provider of global interconnection services, today announced
plans to offer participants of the
Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange(ECEE) a
single point of contact for managing the complexity
associated with global, exchange-based, end-to-end managed
Ethernet services.
Equinix will offer ECEE participants the option to utilize N
eutr al T and e m' s E ther Clo ud SMLayer-2 connectivity network and platform to
streamline and accelerate Ethernet service delivery into new
markets. Neutral Tandem's unique global footprint offers
regional operators and multi-national carriers a channel for
expansion into over 70 countries, including tier-two and
tier-three markets. Utilizing Neutral Tandem's EtherCloud
service, ECEE participants are able to save time and reduce
complexity with a single source for managing multi-carrier
local loop arrangements, E-NNI agreements, service
provisioning, SLAs, and more.
The planned combination of ECEE and Neutral Tandem's
EtherCloud platform is ideally positioned to address the
needs of customers in the network, cloud and financial
services markets, enabling them to capitalize on higher-
margin Layer 2 and Layer 3 services as they expand into new
markets.
"Carriers with significant expansion plans in regions where
they have limited presence need to understand the reach
afforded by different Ethernet exchange providers, and weigh
this against other approaches," said Scott Morrison, managing
vice president for Communications Service Provider Markets in
Gartner Research. [Gartner, Jan 26, 2011
Emerging Technology Analysis: Ethernet Exchanges Will Change Network Buying Patterns]
"Unlike other offerings, the Equinix Carrier Ethernet
Exchange is focused on expanding the buy-sell dynamic between
networks and non-network communities, namely the cloud and
financial ecosystems," said Jim Poole, general manager,
global networks & mobility for Equinix. "Together with
Neutral Tandem, we're helping solve a very critical problem:
how to drive more services into more markets. We're giving
participants in our Ethernet Exchange a single point of
contact in Neutral Tandem to manage the delivery of Ethernet
and VPLS services on a global scale."
Neutral Tandem selected Equinix to propagate its EtherCloud
offering due to the reach of Equinix's interconnection
business across multiple business ecosystems, including
financial services and cloud.
"Neutral Tandem's proven track record with interconnecting
carriers, combined with Equinix's strategic data center
locations, will form an attractive combination," comments
Surendra Saboo, Neutral Tandem president and COO. "With this
planned collaboration, Equinix customers will be able to
leverage Neutral Tandem's expansive network, while our
customers will have access to the hundreds of customers in
Equinix's strategic IBX locations."
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Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange
The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange delivers value to its
participants by combining large scale Ethernet
interconnectivity with a global ecosystem of partners and
customers, including 680 operator partners, all securely
housed in Equinix's market-leading IBX data centers. The ECEE
provides scalable connectivity and secure layer 2 global
Ethernet reach for its members, and the opportunity for
access to new channels of revenue.