REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global
interconnection and data center company, today announced that
RTI Connectivity Pte. Ltd. (RTI) has selected Equinix IBX data
centers to extend their connectivity solutions in Tokyo, Japan, and Sydney, Australia.
RTI's transpacific submarine cable systems are the newest
secure long-haul routes interconnecting the Asia-Pacific region and Australia via Guam. The unique design of the new cable
systems will improve latency between these continents, while also
greatly reducing provisioning timeframes.
Hyperscale cloud providers and enterprise companies are fueling
data growth between the Asia-Pacific region and Australia. These customers require alternative
paths, enhanced quality of service and cost-effective bandwidth
solutions.
RTI selected Equinix IBX data centers due to the company's
expertise in delivering and managing cable landing
stations and its access to dense, rich ecosystems of networks,
clouds, and financial and IT service providers. Equinix also
provides a neutral landing point for submarine cable operators,
reducing their costs and time to deploy by simplifying operations
at a neutral location.
Highlights/Key Facts
- RTI, an experienced cable owner, and its affiliates will soon
be completing construction on several new high-fibre capacity
cables that will land on Guam.
Equinix termination points that are currently live include the
following two cable routes:
-
- Japan-Guam-Australia South
Cable System (JGA South) connecting Sydney and Guam with termination into Equinix SY4 IBX in
Sydney and with a branch to
Australia's Sunshine Coast.
- Japan-Guam-Australia North
Cable System (JGA North) connecting Tokyo and Guam with termination into Equinix TY2 IBX in
Tokyo.
- RTI's transpacific cable systems will further enhance and
contribute to the expansion of communications networks from the
Asia-Pacific region and
Australia, thereby improving
network redundancy, ensuring reliable communications and expanding
onward connectivity options in Guam. With direct access to JGA South and JGA
North in Australia and
Japan, Equinix provides its
customers with the ability to connect and expand business in both
Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Equinix's strength as a global, carrier-neutral platform and
interconnection provider makes it a desirable place for strategic
submarine projects to land within Equinix ecosystem hubs. Equinix
hosts more than 2,500 cloud and IT service providers on its global
interconnection platform, Platform Equinix®. Equinix operates 200+
data centers serving close to 10,000 customers in highly
interconnected markets with industry-leading reliability, security,
performance and choice of rich digital ecosystems. Currently,
Equinix IBX data centers are subsea enabled in 36 metros around the
world.
Quotes
- Russ Matulich, Chief
Executive Officer, RTI
"JGA South's initial design
capacity of 36 Tbps empowers our customers with unrivaled
scalability that will seamlessly interconnect Equinix's campuses in
Sydney and Tokyo. Content users of any size can now
quickly connect to us across the campus, easily transmit their
content over the fastest path between Sydney and Tokyo, and rest assured that their content is
being delivered safely and securely."
- Tim Stronge, Vice President,
Research, TeleGeography
"The next-generation design of
cable landing stations is evolving to take advantage of economics
and technology. Equinix will manage the cable landing station for
the JGA South and JGA North subsea cable systems directly in
Equinix IBX data centers. This new Pop-to-Pop concept holds the
potential for cost savings and an increase in performance to the
operators of the cable system."
- Jeremy Deutsch, President,
Equinix Asia-Pacific
"RTI's transpacific cable
systems is a great addition to the list of submarine cable
systems offered in Equinix, and presents further connectivity
options to our customers. We're proud to facilitate greater
business opportunities between Australia and Asia and provide additional enhanced
and efficient interconnection options for enterprises and service
providers alike, to continue to drive growth of the digital economy
between these two growing markets."
Additional Resources
- Submarine cable momentum enables Equinix to catch the next wave
[Equinix blog]
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects
the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and
partners inside the most-interconnected data centers. On this
global platform for digital business, companies come together
across more than 50 markets on five continents to reach everywhere,
interconnect everyone and integrate everything they need to create
their digital futures. Equinix.com.
About RTI
RTI Connectivity Pte. Ltd. (RTI) is a
leading independent undersea cable owner providing large-scale
network solutions across a wide variety of industries including
cloud companies, network operators, regional carriers, global
enterprises, content providers and institutions for higher
learning. RTI is headquartered in the city-state of Singapore. For more information, visit
www.rticable.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 products
and solutions; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the
integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into
Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers
in recently built out or acquired data centers; a 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; risks related to our taxation as a REIT;
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.
View original content to download
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rti-selects-equinix-to-connect-new-transpacific-submarine-cable-system-in-australia--japan-300989439.html
SOURCE Equinix, Inc.