Equinix Internet Exchange to Open in Finland
Highlights / Key Facts
- Global Internet traffic is increasing at a compound annual rate of more than 33% between 2012 and 20161 and IP traffic will continue to grow at 22% per year over the next three years, increasing almost three-fold in the period 2015-20202. According to the
451 Research report, Interconnection 101, "to deal with the large amount of Internet traffic and keep up with the significant growth, networks are peering with a greater number of interconnections at any specific location, and they are interconnecting in more locations." - In addition to housing this public peering fabric,
Equinix's carrier-neutral global data centers are the chosen home for the world's leading network service providers, content and digital media companies, enterprises, financial firms, and cloud computing platforms to privately peer in its exchange points around the world. By bringing the Equinix Internet Exchange with 2.4Tbps of capacity toFinland , companies that are located in the Nordics will be able to more easily consume or sell their services seamlessly to the rest ofEurope and abroad. Equinix currently operates six data centers inFinland , all in theHelsinki metropolitan area, which offer campus and metro-wide connectivity, providing customers with the full range of interconnection options ― buying transit from an ISP, using Equinix Internet Exchange for public peering, or peering privately over cross connects ― all without having to move equipment or changing data center facilities. Customers can take advantage of cost savings and performance improvements by migrating large public peering partners to private network interconnection with theEquinix campus cross-connect system.Equinix's Helsinki data centers are also facilitating Internet connectivity growth locally by anchoring the new Cinia submarine cable system, C-Lion1, betweenFinland andGermany , providing a bridge betweenRussia , the Baltic countries, and network nodes inCentral Europe . With a record-breaking capacity of 144 Tbps and round trip rate of less than 20 milliseconds betweenHelsinki andFrankfurt ,Equinix customers will be able to take advantage of enhanced international capacity, network latency and performance, as well asFinland's climatic and competitive power pricing benefits.
Quotes
Eric Schwartz , president EMEA,Equinix :
"The growth and rapid evolution of the digital economy demands ever-increasing levels of network performance and capacity.Equinix will help address this challenge by opening the Equinix Internet Exchange inHelsinki , which will build on the success we've had developing Internet Exchanges inZurich andParis . This, combined with the power of Platform Equinix, will enable businesses inFinland to meet their global digital transformation objectives and optimize digital relationships."Taneli Vuorinen , senior vice president,Cinia Group :
"With the C-Lion1 submarine cable connectingFinland andGermany , Cinia has built theNorthern Digital Highway , which setsFinland on the top of the list for global digital pioneers when choosing a favorable location for data intensive operations. We are delighted to connect directly to Equinix IBX data centers inFrankfurt andHelsinki , as well as to the new Equinix Internet Exchange inHelsinki . This global footprint of highly reliable data centers, combined with reliable and low-latency connectivity services, establish business ecosystems which are ideally suited for digital operations across enterprise, carrier and financial markets. As the submarine cable was partly funded by the Finnish government, the connection is expected to benefitFinland's national economy through significant indirect effects in several industries."
Additional Resources
- What Makes Finland a Cool Data Center Destination? [blog]
- Equinix Expands Data Center Leadership Position With Close of Telecity Acquisition [press release]
- Cinia Connects to Equinix Data Centers in
Frankfurt andHelsinki [press release] - Resources from Invest in
Finland aboutFinland as data center location [website] - Equinix Internet Exchange [data sheet]
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1 Telegeography Capacity & Traffic Trends, Primetrica 2016
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SOURCE
Equinix Press Contacts: Michelle Lindeman (US), +1 (650) 598-6361, mlindeman@equinix.com; Liam Rose (EMEA), +44 (0) 207 618 9602, liam.rose@eu.equinix.com; Juha Frey (Finland), NetProfile for Equinix, +358 40 572 4674, juha@netprofile.fi; Equinix Investor Relations Contacts: Katrina Rymill, +1 (650) 598-6583, krymill@equinix.com; Paul Thomas, +1 (650) 598-6442, pthomas@equinix.com