Partnership Provides World-Class Data Center and Network Solutions for Enhanced Content Delivery at the Edge
Herndon, VA – May 27, 2015 – EdgeConneX®, specializing in hosting solutions at the edge of the network, announces today a new partnership with FiberLight, LLC, an industry leader in providing high-performance fiber optic network solutions, to deliver secure, scalable and reliable high-performance network connectivity to its newly launched Miami Edge Data Center® (EDC). EdgeConneX customers will have access to IP – Virtual Private Network (IP VPN), Dark Fiber and Lit Fiber services over FiberLight’s best-in-class, dense fiber optic infrastructure to ensure dynamic content delivery to local-market consumers.
Building directly into the Miami EDC by way of the facility’s diverse building Points of Entry (POEs), FiberLight offers a reliable network solution for EdgeConneX customers, including wireless carriers, service providers, CDN and enterprise clients. Combining the EdgeConneX state-of-the-art Edge Data Center facility and FiberLight’s newly upgraded South Florida core network, the partnership also delivers carrier-class connectivity services to the companies’ largest common content customers. Furthermore, it provides low latency connectivity directly into the NAP of the Americas, enabling access to the facility’s 160 global carriers and seven Tier 1 service providers.
“FiberLight’s robust presence in rapidly growing U.S. metro markets syncs with our own current and future roadmap for Edge Data Center expansion, making it an ideal partner for EdgeConneX,” remarks Clint Heiden, Chief Commercial Officer at EdgeConneX. “Our Edge Data Center coupled with FiberLight’s high-performance fiber optic offerings ensure that we are able to provide the fastest delivery of bandwidth-intensive, latency-sensitive content and applications to local South Florida consumers and enterprises.”
FiberLight owns and manages over 1.6 million fiber miles in over 44 metro areas across the US. The company also maintains over 17,000 backbone access points, 1,700 on-net locations and presence in almost 100 data centers across the nation.
“With bandwidth options up to 100Gbps, FiberLight provides EdgeConneX customers with flexible, state-of-the-art custom solutions for network connectivity throughout Southern Florida,” says John Schmitt, Chief Development Officer at FiberLight. “Our dense fiber infrastructure across the Southeast region allows us to offer content providers and enterprises the most reliable, low latency connections to leading Edge Data Centers such as the EdgeConneX Miami EDC, as well as NAP of the Americas, one of Miami’s most connected facilities.”
EdgeConneX specializes in providing purpose-built, power dense and edge of network Edge Data Centers and wireless solutions that enable the fastest delivery of content to end-users. EdgeConneX has created a new Edge of the Internet by designing and deploying facilities that are strategically positioned nearest to network provider aggregation points, ensuring the lowest latency data delivery, with an improved quality of service.
The EdgeConneX Miami EDC is purpose-built and precisely located to provide the shortest and fastest routes for content delivery to local consumers, enterprises and Internet customers throughout South Florida. For more information about EdgeConneX and its leading Edge of network infrastructure solutions for expanding and improving access to wireless and data communications, visit: edgeconnex.com or email info@edgeconnex.com.
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About EdgeConneX®
EdgeConneX® is a data center provider specializing in hosting content at the edge of the network. They provide Space, Power & Connectivity for content, network, colocation, CDNs and service providers, as well as wireless carriers, telecommunications companies, and commercial property owners. EdgeConneX has created a new Edge for traditional networks offering superior performance and economics. Their purpose-built Meet You Points® optimize delivery of data at network-critical locations closest to the end user. For more information, please visit the EdgeConneX Internet of Everywhere at edgeconnex.com.
About FiberLight, LLC
FiberLight is a premier provider of fiber-optic based, high-performance networking services for telecom carriers, government, enterprise, content providers and web-centric businesses. FiberLight owns over 1,600,000 miles of robust fiber networks in over 44 key growth areas in US cities and towns within Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C., offering wide area networking options at layers 1, 2 and 3 to major commercial hubs throughout the country. To learn more about FiberLight’s service offerings, visit www.fiberlight.com.