Equinix Launches First Traffic Exchange Portal

HostReview.com
Monday, July 26, 2004; 12:00 AM

July 26, 2004 - (HostReview.com) - Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, announced the introduction of the Equinix GigE Exchange Portal, the industry's first analysis tool to monitor traffic exchange or "peering" relationships between Internet service providers (ISPs), content providers, and other network service providers through Equinix's GigE Exchange Service. Equinix also announced the addition of several new customers to the Equinix GigE Exchange service in the first half of 2004.

"As peering relationships become increasingly important to building an efficient network, the Equinix GigE Exchange Portal further provides us with a unique insight into our peering relationships," said Blake Williams, Peering Manager for WilTel Communications. "The portal helps us identify the true volume of data exchanged which has been especially useful in enabling us to plan for surges in traffic volume or identifying new peers."

The Equinix GigE Exchange Portal provides detailed reporting to networks and content providers using Equinix GigE Exchange, a service that facilitates ISP and content peering amongst Equinix customers through a central switching fabric. The Portal offers customers an integrated graphical view of their Exchange ports, providing them with a strong reporting tool to view bandwidth utilization and peer traffic flow. The service is designed to enable network service providers and content providers to closely monitor their peering traffic with each other in order to make business decisions about peering relationships, as well as to assess bandwidth utilization for planning purposes.

Equinix is the peering leader in the U.S., serving the world's leading ISPs, broadband providers, international networks and major content providers. Equinix customers that have joined the more than 100 other networks on the GigE Exchange service since the beginning of the year include Asia Netcom, eBay, China Telecom, and Swisscom. These networks join Yahoo!, Google Cox Communications, British Telecom, Japan Telecom, SBC Internet Services, Electronic Arts, Verio and others already participating on the Equinix GigE Exchange switch platform.

"As peering continues to become an increasingly important component in the operation of the Internet, Equinix will continue to develop industry leading service enhancements that make it easier for networks and content providers to exchange traffic with each other," said Peter Van Camp, CEO of Equinix.

"We have seen traffic growth of 150% on the GigE Exchange service over the past year as more and more customers recognize the performance enhancements and cost reductions possible through peering at Equinix centers."

Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services for enterprises, content companies, systems integrators and network services providers.