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FRANKFURT, Germany: Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading global provider of network-neutral datacentres and Internet exchange services, and DE-CIX, the main exchange point for Internet services in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe, today announced that CDNetworks, one of the largest global content delivery networks (CDN), has joined the DE-CIX exchange at Equinix.
This announcement follows the agreement announced last year to extend the DE-CIX peering infrastructure into the Equinix Frankfurt-2 (FR2) Internet Business Exchange (IBX ) datacentre located in the northern part of Frankfurt. The service enables CDNetworks, and other DE-CIX customers to access Equinix's premium colocation services. Similarly, Equinix customers joining DE-CIX can directly exchange traffic, or "peer," with the extensive DE-CIX customer base of over 260 companies, increasing reliability, improving performance, and reducing the costs of network traffic exchange.
With more than 60 content acceleration nodes globally, CDNetworks' network coverage extends across the Americasand Europe, throughout Asiaand other major areas. CDNetworks'services help customers around the globe significantly improve reliability and Internet performance by accelerating delivery of static, dynamic, and video content. Critical to the reliability of these services is a robust network connectivity infrastructure that delivers the highest levels of availability and performance.
Equinix and DE-CIX are leaders in providing network-neutral platforms for the interconnection of enterprise, service provider and content networks. Located in Frankfurt, Germany, DE-CIX is a non-profit, neutral and independent Internet exchange that offers direct and settlement-free IP interconnection to the largest aggregation of networks in Central and Eastern Europe. Serving more than 260 leading Internet providers from 30 countries, DE-CIX customers include Internet service providers, broadband providers, content delivery networks, web hosting providers, and incumbent operators.
"Our partnership with Equinix further underlines CDNetworks' commitment to providing its customers with the highest level of performance, reliability, and customer support. We are excited to be the first global content acceleration provider to be part of this interconnection," said Young Kim, EVP of Global Network Infrastructure at CDNetworks.
Located in the north of Frankfurt, the FR2IBX provides access to the fastest growing datacentre community in the city. This next-generation purpose-designed facility provides a highly secure environment and utilises the most advanced infrastructure for industry leading resilience and operational efficiency. The site offers approximately 13,000m2 of space with 24 megawatts of power, providing CDNetworks and other DE-CIX members with access to ample space and power availabilityfor high density installations and scalability.
Jrg Rosengart, General Director - Germanyfor Equinix, states: "We are excited that CDNetworks has decided to utilize Equinix and DE-CIX's interconnection and peering services. DE-CIX is a very important business partner in enabling us to provide customers with direct access to services across Central and Eastern Europe. Being DE-CIX enabled in Frankfurtis a tribute to our reputation for world-class reliability and diversity - we are proud to provide our best in class services to DE-CIX customers".
CDNetworks joins as a new customer of DE-CIX and Equinix a fast growing internet community in Frankfurt "DE-CIX at Equinix offers growth potential combined with immense power, connectivity and space - all available in one location," comments Michael Schmidt, board member of LambdaNet Communications Deutschland AG. "This DE-CIX enabled site is an important step for Frankfurt's positioning in the digital international arena. We highly appreciate this move for sustainable business growth and predictability from our partners".
About Equinix
Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data center and interconnection services, offering premium colocation, traffic exchange and outsourced IT infrastructure solutions. Global enterprises, content companies, systems integrators and network service providers look to Equinix Internet Business Exchange (IBX ) centers for world-class reliability and network diversity. Equinix IBX centers serve as critical, core hubs for IP networks and Internet operations worldwide. With 40 IBX centers located in 18 strategic markets across North America, Europeand Asia-Pacific, Equinix enables customers to reliably operate their mission-critical infrastructures on a global basis.
About DE-CIX
Founded in 1995, DE-CIX has established an environment for the bilateral settlement-free exchange of Internet traffic ("peering") between all types of Internet service providers ("ISPs") including broadband and content providers. Originally started as a project founded by 3 German ISPs, DE-CIX is now the largest Internet exchange in the heart of Europeand one of the top 3 IXs globally. Today DE-CIX has over 250 customers from 30 nations using peering to lower costs and increase IP performance and resilience. By serving customers in 10 data center facilities in the city of Frankfurt, we enhance our customer's ability to expand their business and exchange with more networks than anyone else in Central- and Eastern Europe- efficiently and securely.
About CDNetworks
CDNetworks, a top-three global, full-service content delivery network (CDN), provides technology, network infrastructure, and customer services that accelerate the delivery of Internet content and applications to end users around the world. CDNetworks provides a comprehensive suite of technology for video streaming, large-volume-files downloads, and image caching, which delivers unparalleled quality of performance, service, and reliability. World-leading media and entertainment, technology, retail, and online gaming companies rely on CDNetworks to optimize their end users' online experiences. CDNetworks, founded in 2000 in Seoul, Korea, has subsidiaries in the US, China, and Japanand is publicly traded on Korea's KOSDAQ exchange (KOSDAQ: 073710).
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 or will acquireinto 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; the results of any litigation relating to past stock option grants and practices; 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. Internet Business Exchange is a trademark of Equinix, Inc.
CONTACT: Stuart Turnham, Equinix Tel: +44 (0)845 373 2927 Tel: +44 (0)7500 026 544 e-mail: stuart.turnham@eu.equinix.com WWW: http://www.eu.equinix.com CDNetworks WWW: http://www.cdnetworks.com
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