With new assets Equinix now has 27 data centers throughout Asia-Pacific.
Equinix, Inc. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the remaining outstanding shares of Bit-isle, Inc. This acquisition further strengthens Equinix's position in Asia-Pacific—the company's fastest growing region — improving the company's market position in Japan, and helps to meet growing demand for interconnection among Japanese businesses. With the acquisition of Bit-isle's six facilities, Platform Equinix™ now includes 111 data centers in 33 markets around the world.
Announced in September, the acquisition of Bit-isle increases Equinix's scale and creates the fourth largest data center operator in Japan(1). Equinix has now gained five data centers in Tokyo and one in Osaka. After the completion of Equinix's TY5 data center in Tokyo in Q1 2016, Equinix will have a total of 10 data centers in Tokyo and two in Osaka.