Hurricane Electric’s newest Point of Presence (Pop) has been established at the ACT data center located in Wyoming. This is one of several PoPs HE is establishing in locations around the world. From the article:
Hurricane Electric and Advanced Communications open new PoP in ACT Data Center, Wyoming
18 August 2016 | Bill Boyle
Hurricane Electric has partnered with Advanced Communications Technology, to open a new PoP in the ACT data centre in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Local and regional ISPs, as well as other networks, will be able to leverage Hurricane Electric’s global IPv4 and IPv6 network through 100GE (100 Gigabit Ethernet), 10GE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) and GigE (1 Gigabit Ethernet) ports. In addition, companies within the ACT Data Center will have the opportunity to exchange IP traffic, or peer, with Hurricane Electric’s extensive global network, lower latency and fewer router hops.
“With the addition of Hurricane Electric, local and regional ISPs will no longer have to go outside of Wyoming to get Tier 1 connectivity,” said Aaron Sopko, general manager at ACT. “Hurricane Electric’s new PoP at the ACT Data Center is well-timed, as the greater Cheyenne area is home to a variety of start-ups as well as established tech companies, both of which have been anticipating the arrival of Tier 1 network connectivity for years.”
“Hurricane Electric is excited to provide access to reliable high-speed IP transit for the first time to businesses in the region with the expansion of our global network to Wyoming,” said Mike Leber, president of Hurricane Electric. “Not only will this be extremely beneficial to customers of the ACT Data Center, but the availability of Tier 1 network connectivity at this location also strengthens Hurricane Electric’s presence throughout the Midwest.”
Fremont, California-based Hurricane Electric operates its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network and is considered one of the largest IPv4 and IPv6 backbone in the world.
