projects & agreements
Interxion to expand in Frankfurt,
Paris and Marseille
Interxion will expand in three cities in response to customer demand.
Interxion will construct its 11th data centre in Frankfurt
(FRA11) and will expand data centres in Paris and Marseille
to satisfy customer orders. As a result of these expansions,
Interxion is also announcing an increase in its 2016 annual
capital expenditure guidance to €260m-€280m.
In Frankfurt, the final two phases of FRA10 are on
schedule to open in 4Q 2016 and over 80 per cent of the
FRA10 capacity is sold. To address the continued high
pipeline demand, Interxion will build FRA11, providing
4,800m2 of equipped space and 10MW of customer available
power when fully built out. It will be constructed in four
phases and each phase will provide 1,200m2 of equipped
space. The first two phases (FRA11.1 and FRA11.2)
are scheduled to open in Q4 2017. The final two phases
(FRA11.3 and FRA11.4) are scheduled to open in Q2 2018.
The capital expenditure associated with FRA11 is expected to
be approximately €95m.
LASER LIGHT PARTNERS WITH
EQUINIX TO DEPLOY LASER BASED
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Equinix has been selected by Laser Light Communications (US)
and its affiliate firm, Laser Light Global, (UK), as its strategic
interconnection provider for Laser Light’s All Optical Hybrid Global
Network, or ‘HALO’ a hybrid optical network exclusively utilising
laser technology. As part of the initial agreement, Laser Light will
establish its inaugural global Point of Presence (PoP) at Equinix’s
DC11 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in the
Washington, DC area.
With its deployment at DC11, Laser Light will commence
installation, testing and demonstration of its leading edge laser
communications and SD-WAN equipment. Once operational,
the HALO satellite constellation will offer its Optical Satellite as a
Service (OSaaS) - SpaceCable services – to carriers, enterprises
and government customers at Equinix facilities around the globe,
providing a seamless all-optical communications system, through
its hybrid satellite terrestrial network, capable of quickly and cost
effectively connecting any two points on the globe with 100Gbps
service links.
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SSE ENTERPRISE TELECOMS LIGHTS UP
TWO FARNBOROUGH DATA CENTRES AS IT
RAMPS UP NETWORK GROWTH
SSE Enterprise Telecoms has announced the latest two data centres to
be added to its national fibre network.
Customers of Ark and Datum’s data centres, which are both located
in Farnborough, will now have access to SSE Enterprise Telecoms’ full
range of Carrier Ethernet, dark fibre and optical networking services.
SSE Enterprise Telecoms is committed to investing in strategically
placed data centres and exchanges as part of the ongoing expansion
of its network footprint. It already has more than 70 commercial data
centres on-net. This continuing expansion is in response to increased
demand for high capacity and the need for low latency, resilient services
that support organisations’ connectivity requirements both now and in
the future.
The addition of these two facilities is in-line with SSE Enterprise
Telecoms’ commitment to bringing top quality data centres in prime
locations onto the network. The two Farnborough sites offer data centre
occupiers the advantage of a close link into London whilst set outside
the M25.
ACI Worldwide opens state-of-the-art
European data centre
ACI Worldwide has announced the opening of its new European
data centre. Located in Limerick, this state-of-the-art facility
delivers the utmost in reliability, security and data privacy, further
expanding world class payments solution capabilities and capacity
for European customers, comprising some of largest merchants,
intermediaries and financial institutions, including the two biggest
banks in Ireland.
In order to accommodate growing EMEA demand, the new
fully redundant data centre was built and launched in record time,
and meets the most stringent security and compliance standards.
Moreover, it further leverages ACI’s product investments to make
its Universal Payments solutions available to European companies
through ACI’s private cloud.
The facility also brings job growth to the region. In partnership
with IDA Ireland, ACI will add 50 new hires, on top of the
current team of nearly 100. The company has had a presence in
Limerick for 10 years, cultivating strong talent as part of its long
standing internship program and collaboration with the University
of Limerick.