Equinix Partners In Next-Generation Submarine Cable Projects
Equinix engaged with 12 projects planned in current wave of submarine cable construction.
Equinix, Inc. has announced significant momentum in the company's involvement as a strategic partner in submarine cable projects. Equinix's most recent win with the Monet consortium, represents an industry first for deploying an open submarine cable architecture together with an integrated cable landing station; colocation and interconnection inside a network-dense, multi-tenant data center. In addition to this most recent win, Equinix has been selected as an interconnection partner in more than 10 of the current submarine cable projects, and will provide direct access to an aggregation of networks and clouds at Equinix International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers that are located in proximity to the coastal termination points.
Equinix global IBX data centers are ideal for landing submarine cables, providing a one-stop shop for operators' needs from cable landing station to backhaul and interconnection. Additionally, Equinix has extended its support model to meet the unique needs of submarine cable systems, supplying a turnkey solution for all the requirements of submarine cables including the cable landing station, power, colocation and interconnection.