Global Capacity, Equinix Team Up

CHICAGO -- Global Capacity, the leading network connectivity company, today announced it has signed a Solution Partner agreement with Equinix to deliver its One Marketplace platform to automate and streamline the procurement of Ethernet, SONET and Wavelength network connectivity into Equinix International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers.

As part of the agreement, Global Capacity is expanding its Points of Presence (PoPs) into eight Equinix data centers in North America, connecting to the Equinix Ethernet Exchange. These eight data centers effectively operate as access aggregation hubs for Equinix enterprise and network service provider customers who may choose to access Global Capacity’s One Marketplace capabilities including: real-time, competitive quotes for circuits and automated ordering, provisioning and management of access network services for extending the reach of Equinix customers’ TDM and Ethernet services.

“Since our founding in 1998, Equinix has optimized network infrastructure. Our dense interconnection platform includes nearly 100 data centers around the world and 4,000 customers. The relationship with Global Capacity will enable us to support our customers’ strategies for cloud and network connectivity,” said Jim Poole, General Manager, Global Networks & Mobility for Equinix.

Equinix Inc.