Equinix expands relationship with DE-CIX in Frankfurt

Equinix, Inc. has expanded its relationship with DE-CIX, one of the world’s largest Internet Exchanges, with the installation of new Points of Presence (PoPs) in three Equinix data centers in Frankfurt -- Equinix FR4 and FR5 (now called Campus Kleyer) and FR2.

The new DE-CIX infrastructure follows uninterrupted growth in port and data volume demand from its members, and is the first phase in a higher-capacity network architecture for the Internet Exchange. In addition to providing increased colocation capacity for DE-CIX members, the new PoPs will offer enhanced performance and peering opportunities for network, content delivery and cloud service providers in Equinix’s Frankfurt data centers.

The move is the latest in a series of major steps forward in network density and capacity for Equinix in Frankfurt. In 2012, Equinix acquired Frankfurt-based ancotel GmbH, one of the world’s most interconnected sites. Since then, ancotel’s Frankfurt data center has been renamed Equinix FR5. It has been linked with Equinix FR4 via 864 fibre 3 km resilient connection delivered and priced as standard cross connects, to create Campus Kleyer.

Campus Kleyer offers interconnection to more than 300 networks and 150 leading enterprises, cloud and IT service providers. A significant proportion of current DE-CIX traffic originates from Campus Kleyer customers, so the deployment of these new PoPs will ensure continuity of service and increase peering capacity for these customers. The deployment of a DE-CIX PoP in FR2 enables peering with the 200+ financial services firms already located within Equinix Frankfurt.

With more than 7,100 physical cross-connects, Campus Kleyer is one of the most densely interconnected Equinix locations in the world. Customers have instant Layer 2 access to millions of German and international locations, as well as access to one of the world’s largest SDH Exchanges. Colocation capacity in the 10,500 square metre campus is also growing rapidly with ongoing phased build-outs on both sites, making it an ideal long-term location for content customers to connect, peer and grow.