Oct, 2003 : Report: MCI Most Connected Colo Provider in US

📅 October 23, 2003 - MCI (mci.com) said today it has been ranked as the most-connected U.S. colocation provider, according to TeleGeography's Colocation 2004 Database and Report. According to the report, MCI was also ranked as the second most-connected colocation provider in Europe.

The report's findings were based on the evaluation of more than 400 colocation providers in 10 U.S. cities and six international locations.
"The findings indicate that MCI provides data center customers with significant access to U.S. networks - which is an important consideration today for enterprises," said Paul Melton, senior analyst at TeleGeography. "By having data centers well-connected to bandwidth providers in the U.S. and Europe, MCI customers benefit from greater flexibility in meeting bandwidth needs while enabling them to seamlessly increase redundancy and enhance their ability to maintain business continuity."
MCI has over 130 data centers spanning North America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Asia-Pacific region.
"Our ranking as the most-connected colocation provider illustrates MCI's determination to deliver increasingly critical Internet services to our customers," said Vint Cerf, senior vice president of technology strategy for MCI. "We have rigorously engineered the connectivity of our data centers to be among the most robust in the industry-through a network that offers unparalleled reach and redundancy for our customers."
TeleGeoprahy, the research division of Primetrica (primetrica.com), recently ranked MCI as the most connected Internet backbone.
MCI won approval for its proposed settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in August stemming from fraud charges. The company expects to emerge from bankruptcy in the fall.