Sep 29, 2008 : JPIX Extends Peering to Equinix TY2

📅 September 29, 2008 - Data center operator Equinix (equinix.com) and Japanese Internet exchange provider Japan Internet Exchange (jpix.ad.jp/en/index.html) announced on Monday that JPIX has extended its peering fabric to the Equinix Tokyo-2 Internet Business Exchange data center located in Shinagawa.


Equinix continues to expand its network by signing new customers to its exchange centers located around the world. Last week, content delivery network CDNetworks joined the DE-CIX exchange at Equinix, providing CDNetworks and other DE-CIX customers access to Equinix's colocation services.

As a part of the agreement, Equinix customers will be able to peer with JPIX's diverse network of Internet service providers, cable TV service providers and content providers. The deal will enable high-quality traffic exchange participants to increase reliability, improve performance and reduce the costs of network traffic exchange.

With over 100 customers, including Japan's Tier-1 ISPs, cable TV service providers and content providers, JPIX is a strategic exchange point for Internet traffic in Japan.

The agreement will see JPIX set up an Internet exchange switch at the Equinix TY2 center, where it will use Equinix's IBXLink service to directly connect to the Equinix TY1 center located in Heiwajima.

"As the leading advocate of peering in Asia since 2002 Equinix has been actively encouraging peering relationships between international and Japanese customers by providing innovative services and organizing forums that foster greater interaction," says David Wilkinson, managing director of Equinix Japan. "This partnership with JPIX is a milestone that enhances the peering fabric for both companies, allowing customers the ability to further scale their peering relationships with a larger aggregation of ISPs, content providers and content delivery networks."

 Equinix provides network-neutral data center and interconnection services, including colocation, traffic exchange and outsourced IT infrastructure solutions to global enterprises, content companies, systems integrators and network service providers.