Equinix Extends Digital Edge with New Data Center in Perth
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Highlights / Key Facts
Perth is increasingly becoming a strategic part ofAustralia's internet infrastructure due to its proximity toSoutheast Asia and direct connectivity via two subsea cable links, theAustralia Singapore Cable (ASC) andIndigo Cable . Both cables terminate directly inside the Equinix Perth campus, reducing the time it takes for data to move betweenSingapore andAustralia by 50%.
- With a third subsea cable being built that will connect
Australia toOman ,Perth is evolving as the country's second digital gateway to international markets. The availability of high-speed connectivity of subsea cables inPerth drives demand from global cloud, network and over-the-top (OTT) providers, as well as continued growth from government, mining and resource sectors. It also provides companies that currently enterAustralia viaSydney with a second path for redundancy as well as a faster route toAsia and the world.
- In
March 2020 , the Australian andSingapore governments signed the Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement to promote digital trade between the two countries, puttingPerth in a position to be a part of the next wave of data center expansion, with direct connectivity toAsia and global markets.
- The PE3 IBX will be located adjacent to the PE2 IBX, approximately 13 miles (22 kilometers) from the
Perth Airport , with a planned secure link bridge connecting the two facilities. The first phase of thePerth facility will offer an initial capacity of 650 cabinets and a colocation space of more than 1,830 square meters (approximately 38,600 square feet). When fully built, the facility will offer 1,650 cabinets and a colocation space of more than 10,600 square meters (approximately 114,200 square feet).
- The PE3 IBX will provide a wide range of interconnection solutions, including Equinix FabricTM—formerly Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric. Equinix Fabric is an on-demand, SDN-enabled interconnection service that allows any business to connect between its own distributed infrastructure and any other company's distributed infrastructure, including some of the world's largest network service and cloud providers on Platform Equinix. Through Equinix Fabric, customers in
Perth can set up direct connectivity with international and local cloud service providers acrossAustralia , such asAlibaba , AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, SAP Cloud andSoftLayer , as well as major network service providers, such as Telstra,Optus and Vocus.
- The Global Interconnection Index Volume 4 (GXI Vol. 4), recently published by Equinix, found that traditional businesses are moving workloads to an edge-first architecture, and that COVID-19 is accelerating digital transformation in
Asia-Pacific . Traditional business inAsia-Pacific , within industries like banking & insurance, securities & trading, manufacturing and business & professional services, is forecast to represent more than 25% of global private connectivity bandwidth by 2023. This is led by the growing need to move workloads to the digital edge while scaling core IT infrastructure, and reinforces the importance ofPerth as a gateway to international markets. By 2023, these traditional businesses are expected to reach a peak interconnection bandwidth growth rate of over 50% annually.
Equinix's global platform currently includes more than 220 data centers across 63 metros. InAsia-Pacific ,Equinix's data center footprint spans across key metros inAustralia ,China ,Hong Kong ,Japan ,Korea andSingapore .
- When the PE3 facility opens,
Equinix will have a national footprint of 18 IBX data centers acrossPerth ,Sydney ,Melbourne ,Canberra ,Adelaide andBrisbane inAustralia .
Quotes
Chris Forth , Data Center Engineering Manager, BHP
"As a large global company with more than 80,000 employees with offices, mine sites, off-shore platforms and port operations across dozens of countries worldwide, our data-fueled business relies on a truly interconnected global digital infrastructure. The expansion of
Simon Dixon , Network Manager, Zettagrid
"As an Australian cloud computing provider to the
Jeremy Deutsch , President, Equinix Asia-Pacific
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Guy Danskine , Managing Director,Equinix Australia
"We're thrilled to continue an exciting growth period for
Additional Resources
- PE3 tech specs [website]
- Perth Accelerates Digital Infrastructure in
Australia [blog post] - Equinix Completes Expansion of
Second Data Centre inPerth to Support Strong Customer Momentum [press release] - Global Interconnection Index Volume 4 [report]
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Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements about interconnection bandwidth growth, the rate of adoption of digital transformation, and the benefits of the network effect. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements and the predictions made from the Global Interconnection Index. Factors that might cause such differences include risks described from time to time in
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Media Contact (Global), David Fonkalsrud, +1 (650) 598-6240, dfonkalsrud@equinix.com; Media Contact (Asia-Pacific), Annie Ho, +852 2970-7761, annho@ap.equinix.com; Investor Relations Contacts, Katrina Rymill, +1 (650) 598-6583, krymill@equinix.com; Chip Newcom, +1 (650) 598-6262, cnewcom@equinix.com