Interxion Internet Exchange Centers™ form North European Hub for Pangea
Amsterdam, May 9, 2000 - Interxion, a leading pan-European provider of Internet Exchange Centers™, has been selected by Pangea Ltd., a prominent provider of carrier network services in Northern Europe and Scandinavia, to furnish facilities and value-added services for the PANGEA1 network in the Interxion Internet Exchange Centers™ that will be established in Stockholm, Düsseldorf and Copenhagen. The Interxion Internet Exchange Centers™ will create a North European hub for the PANGEA1 cable project a 7000 km fiber optic cable system that links eight countries in Northern Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltics.
The PANGEA1 cable project will provide an integrated broadband solution for carriers and Internet Service Providers seeking superior services into, within and out of Northern Europe and Scandinavia. The Internet Exchange Centers™ of Interxion enable Pangea to have on-site collaboration with other customers of Interxion including ISPs, ASPs and content providers said Bart van den Dries, CEO of Interxion. In addition, our Internet Exchange Centers™ will be providing Pangea with one-stop shopping for the delivery and/or development of enhanced services in a secure environment.
Interxion has offered us the best solution for our network in the sense of flexibility, customer friendliness and technical possibilities. Furthermore, Interxion has a thorough knowledge of the local markets and it supplies a clear price structure for its offerings said Steve Lovas, EVP of Sales & Marketing at Pangea. The PANGEA1 cable project fills a recognized void in voice, broadband and Internet service transmission capacity for Northern Europe. With PANGEA1, carriers and ISPs no longer have to acquire and manage their individual network components because we deliver it all in a single system, supported by Interxion.
Through its initial network of facilities in 11 major business centers, Interxion is a leader in the new category of neutral Internet Exchange Centers™, critical building blocks that are designed to ensure essential interconnection and scalability for the Internet in Europe. Interxion is expanding its infrastructure into major markets such as Brussels, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Madrid, Milan and Stockholm, complementing its existing facilities in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Paris and Vienna.