Benefits of Interxion’s carrier neutral Internet Exchange Centers™ shown again
Recent events in the European carrier market have again highlighted the benefits to any company that relies on an Internet connection for business-critical activity of having their equipment housed in a carrier neutral data centre. Interxion, Europe’s largest operator of carrier neutral Internet Exchange Centers ™ (IEC’s) has been busy over the last week handling a large number of enquiries from customers using KPNQwest’s connectivity who are concerned that their business continuity is in jeopardy as their supplier struggled to maintain an operational network.
Interxion Dublin has migrated 7 customers from KPNQwest to other carriers in three days including Aircraft Management Technologies (AMT), a company providing critical data transfer systems for airlines. At a time in their business cycle when AMT needed complete confidence in the continuity of their systems, the ability to transfer between carriers meant an uninterrupted service offering to their clients – invaluable for their customer service requirements.
Because of the very nature of Interxion’s IEC’s, each housing a multitude of different carriers, the company is able to offer its customers a move to any other carrier, literally at the flick of a switch. Uncertainty in the telecoms sector has meant that companies who rely on services offered by companies need to ensure back-up plans exist for any eventuality. Housing equipment in a facility like Interxion’s IEC’s means that customers can have peace of mind that their business systems have the maximum flexibility; an ability to switch between carriers, constant high-level security, uninterruptible power supply, fire protection systems and 24/7 maintenance support. More information can be found by visiting Interxion’s website: www.interxion.com
About Interxion:
Interxion is one of Europe’s leading providers of carrier-neutral data center and managed services. With 20 Internet Exchange Centers™ (IECs) across Europe, it supports 300 customers including enterprises, service providers, hosting and telecommunications companies. These include Eircom, Genuity Solutions, OM Technology, Siemens, and Wanadoo. Its services provide customers with solutions to better manage their ICT and Internet infrastructure, including equipment housing, access to carrier networks, maintenance services, monitoring and other managed services. Interxion is also host to six of Europe’s peering Internet exchanges (BNIX; DE-CIX; LINX; SFINX; SWISSIX; VIX), which combined with its carrier-neutrality, provides the highest levels of access to top tier carriers and ISPs.
Interxion employs 280 staff in 11 countries and is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Since its foundation, Interxion has raised more than €280 million from a leading group of investors around the world.
For more information, www.interxion.com
For further information, contact:
Martyn Evans Origin Communications Ltd
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7377 9911 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7377 0011
Heidi Cooper, Interxion Headquarters
[email protected] Tel: +31 (0)655 120 600