REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and TOKYO – September 4, 2013 – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that INTERNET MULTIFEED CO. (MF), a high-quality Internet Exchange provider and operator of the Japan Network Access Point (JPNAP), has expanded the JPNAP peering exchange into Equinix's Tokyo-4 (TY4) International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center, located in Otemachi, Tokyo.
Highlights/Key Facts
- MF will establish a point-of-presence for the JPNAP service in TY4, Equinix's newest IBX data center in Tokyo. This expansion provides customers with the ability to create new or expand existing peering relationships with a greater number of participants and exchange IP traffic at a single location through JPNAP and the Equinix Internet Exchange (EIE). Through access to Equinix's dense network ecosystem in Tokyo and over 950 network providers globally, customers can manage the exchange of traffic more efficiently and accelerate the delivery of their services in a cost effective way.
- MF provides a network-neutral Internet exchange platform that allows customers to interconnect directly with a wide range of network providers. Since establishing JPNAP's peering exchange in Equinix's Tokyo-2 (TY2) data center in 2009, MF has enabled seamless, efficient exchange of local and international Internet traffic. This latest expansion further reinforces the proposition to provide superior quality of content delivery for end users in Japan.
- Tokyo is Asia's largest Internet hub with Internet traffic predicted to reach 3.5 terabytes in 2013 and grow at a staggering compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44 percent from 2009-20131. By enhancing Japan's Internet services, multinational companies will be able to expand into the growing Japan market and better serve their international customers.
Quotes
- Ryoichi Hosoya, executive vice president and representative director, INTERNET MULTIFEED CO. (MF):
"The expansion of our relationship with Equinix is an important move for us and our customers. Specifically, with the rise of global cloud and content providers, it is critical that these industries have high-performance peering points for the exchange of Internet traffic. By expanding into Equinix's TY4 data center, we will further increase traffic exchange efficiency for our customers, helping them to meet their business and customer needs."
- Kei Furuta, managing director, Equinix Japan K.K.:
"Japan is a critical strategic market and the expansion of JPNAP to TY4 further strengthens our network ecosystem in Japan. JPNAP's customers and significant traffic volume will help us to meet the growing demand for data center services in Japan, as well as provide customers with greater access to global network connectivity while streamlining internet delivery. We are pleased to expand our five-year relationship with JPNAP."
1 Source: TeleGeography – Global Internet Geography Asia Report
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