Oct 23, 2007 : Qwest Partners with i/o Data Centers

📅 October 23, 2007 - Web hosting provider Qwest Communications International (qwest.com -> lumen.com) announced on Tuesday that it has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with data center operator i/o Data Centers (iodatacenters.com -> hostinger.com) to create a faster and more secure data storage facility. By working together, the companies say they able to meet the network and data center needs of some of the largest corporations and Web properties in the world.

Under the partnership, Qwest engineered a custom telecommunications solution for i/o Data Centers' new Scottsdale ONE data center facility in Scottsdale, Arizona, which includes working within the company's specific design specifications, while i/o Data Centers says it chose Qwest because it provides an exceptionally robust solution for large bandwidth needs.

Qwest has turned the Scottsdale ONE data center into a TeraPoP and Layer 3 site where customers can connect directly to the Internet, providing them with Internet speeds from 1Gbps to 10 Gbps. Qwest and i/o Data Centers have also designed the Scottsdale data center site for future scalability of 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps interfaces.

"This agreement shows how Qwest is willing to go above and beyond for customers such as i/o Data Centers who have mega bandwidth needs," says Chris Ancell, VP of sales, Qwest Business Markets group. "Qwest now provides high-capacity network services for many of the top Fortune 500 companies in the nation. And now, other businesses in Arizona can take advantage of the mega bandwidth available in the i/o Data Center."

Last month, i/o Data Centers launched its new data center, Scottsdale ONE.

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