These Points-of-Presence will provide critical IT infrastructure, IP transit, bandwidth and Cloud access options to meet accelerating Enterprise demand in these Edge markets
Herndon, VA, – APRIL 8, 2021 — EdgeConneX®, the pioneer in Edge data center® development, announces that Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv4 and IPv6-native Internet backbone, has established 13 Points-of-Presence (PoPs) across the EdgeConneX global data center footprint. These PoPs will bring essential IP data transit, data storage & processing and multi-cloud access solutions closer to latency sensitive enterprise and end-user applications – continuing the company’s commitment to bring the edge to the customer.
The new PoPs are in 13 key Edge and burgeoning data-hungry markets globally, including: Munich, Warsaw, Toronto, Phoenix, Santa Clara, Atlanta, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Portland, Nashville, Salt Lake City and Seattle. Hurricane Electric will utilize the EdgeConneX network, cloud and content-rich partnership ecosystem to provide its global customers with high-speed IP transit via Hurricane Electric’s extensive IPv6 and IPv4 network through 1/10/100GE (Gigabit Ethernet) ports. As a result, Enterprises in these markets are provided essential low latency bandwidth options and network access to hybrid and multi-cloud enablement ecosystems to support their growing data-centric application needs.
“Hurricane Electric is excited to expand our relationship with EdgeConneX and offer a best-in-class IP transit service to enterprises across the EdgeConneX global footprint,” said Walt Wollny, Director of Interconnection Strategy at Hurricane Electric. “Joining the EdgeConneX growing global ecosystem of partners and edge data centers will provide invaluable IP transit and connectivity resources to enterprises operating in these in-need markets.”
“We often reference the edge being as proximate to the end-user as possible, but there is, in fact, a ‘new edge’ to consider,” comments Aron Smith, Vice President of Interconnection Product Management at EdgeConneX. “The ‘new edge’ could even be looked at as ‘Edge to the Home’ as a more distributed workforce becomes the norm. We continue to address this evolving demand by bringing our considerable edge partner ecosystem to the front doors of innovators and digital transformers everywhere, be it a business or remote worker location. That’s our mission and why we’re honored to bring folks like Hurricane Electric into our ecosystem of digital transformation enablers.”
Cloud Enablement at the Edge
EdgeConneX recently published an interactive e-book detailing enterprise cloud adoption challenges and solutions. This includes those brought about by a more distributed workforce. Bringing hybrid, multi-cloud solutions to the Edge solves many challenges associated with cloud adoption. Hurricane Electric is a key EdgeConneX Edge Cloud ecosystem partner connecting businesses locally at the Edge to the cloud which, in turn, eliminates or reduces the cost, performance and security challenges associated with the cloud. A free downloadable resource details the benefits of a Hybrid Multi-Cloud strategy for enterprises. DOWNLOAD NOW.
For more information about EdgeConneX, visit edgeconnex.com or email cloudaccess@edgeconnex.com.
About EdgeConneX
EdgeConneX provides a full range of data center solutions worldwide, from Hyperlocal to Hyperscale, from purpose-built to build-to-order, working closely with our customers to offer choice in location, scale and type of facility. Delivering flexibility, connectivity, proximity and value, EdgeConneX is a global leader in anytime, anywhere and any scale data center services for a diverse portfolio of industries, including Content, Cloud, Networks, Gaming, Automotive, SaaS, IoT, HPC, Security and more.
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About Hurricane Electric
Hurricane Electric operates its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network and is considered the largest IPv6 backbone in the world. Within its global network, Hurricane Electric is connected to more than 250 major exchange points and exchanges traffic directly with more than 8,000 different networks. Employing a resilient fiber-optic topology, Hurricane Electric has five redundant 100G paths crossing North America, four separate 100G paths between the U.S. and Europe, and 100G rings in Europe, Australia and Asia. Hurricane also has a ring around Africa, and a PoP in Auckland, NZ. Hurricane Electric offers IPv4 and IPv6 transit solutions over the same connection. Connection speeds available include 100GE (100 gigabits/second), 10GE, and gigabit ethernet. Additional information can be found at http://he.net.
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