AquaComms And Equinix To Create High Capacity Connection Between New York And London
One of the first transatlantic subsea cables built in nearly 15 years to meet increased bandwidth needs for global businesses.
Equinix, Inc. has announced that it is working with Aqua Comms Limited (AquaComms) on the deployment of its new transatlantic fiber optic system, America Europe Connect (AEConnect). Scheduled to be ready for service before the end of 2015, AEConnect, spanning more than 5,400 km across the Atlantic between Long Island, NY and the West Coast of Ireland with stubbed branching units for future landings, will provide high capacity connectivity from New York to London and beyond to greater Europe.
"Equinix has the largest concentration of NSP/CSP's, financial, media and entertainment, gaming, e-Commerce customers available in our business ecosystems. This new bilateral submarine connectivity gives both Equinix and AquaComms' customers yet another choice for driving business advantage in today's global economy," said Jim Poole, vice president, global service providers, Equinix.