Equinix launches large expansion of
interconnection services in EMEA to help
simplify hybrid multi-cloud connectivity
enables enterprises, network services
and cloud providers alike to consistently
scale their digital businesses just as
rapidly as the digital economy requires it.
ECX Fabric provides scalability, agility and
connectivity over a self-service portal or
APIs. Through a single port, customers
in any ECX Fabric-enabled market
can create and manage on-demand
connections in a globally consistent way.
By extending ECX Fabric from Lisbon in
the West to Istanbul in the East, Equinix
is making it easier for digital businesses
to increase their global reach by gaining
broad access to the ecosystems they
need for scaling their businesses globally.
Equinix, a global interconnection and data centre company,
has announced one of its largest expansions of Equinix
Cloud Exchange Fabric (ECX Fabric) in seven new EMEA
markets to help global businesses simplify hybrid and
multi-cloud infrastructures.
With the expansion of
Equinix’s industry-leading
interconnection service to
Barcelona, Brussels, Geneva, Istanbul,
Lisbon and Sofia and extending into
Hamburg in Q2 2020, enterprises
and service providers can seamlessly
interconnect to a rich ecosystem
of clouds, networks, partners and
customers that matter most to their
digital businesses.
As global IT decision-makers respond
to an increasingly dynamic world,
including competitive pressures, growing
customer demands, globalisation and
challenges posed by COVID-19, many are
accelerating their Digital Transformation
efforts and continuing to prioritise the
adoption of hybrid and multi-cloud
solutions. In response to this market
shift, Equinix is extending its ECX Fabric
service in EMEA to help digital businesses
simplify hybrid multi-cloud deployments
and expand their global interconnection
opportunities on Platform Equinix.
Designed to support enterprise Digital
Transformation initiatives, ECX Fabric
is a global interconnection service
available in 45 strategic markets that
allows businesses to exchange their data
on-demand and between metros through
private connections. This capability
Armin Rishi, Director of Technical
Partnerships, Aryaka, said: “Platform
Equinix’s global interconnection
capabilities help Aryaka, a cloud-first
WAN company, with our peering and
cloud connectivity needs. This enables us
to provide an industry-leading managed
SD-WAN service to our customers. Seeing
the expansion across several European
markets opens up more possibilities for
the future growth of our platform.”
Courtney Munroe, Global Vice President,
Telecommunications Research, IDC,
said: “The migration to digital platforms,
as well as the requirement for seamless
and efficient interconnection to network
providers and cloud platforms, are
strong drivers for the colocation and
interconnection market for enterprises,
content and service providers. Equinix’s
ECX Fabric interconnection service
offers additional enhanced and efficient
options for service providers and
enterprises alike and will continue to
drive growth of the digital ecosystem.
This expansion is timely given the
increased demand for interconnection
as a result of shifting network patterns
and the spike in network usage from
some segments, due to the impact of
COVID-19 quarantine policies.” ◊
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