Telx Activates Ethernet Exchange in Miami, Dallas and Los Angeles

Customers in three key urban markets can leverage marketplace of providers to extend networks.

Telx, an interconnection and colocation data center operator, yesterday announced the deployment of its Ethernet Exchange service at its strategically located data centers in Miami, Dallas and Los Angeles. According to the company, service providers, enterprises and cloud/SaaS providers can leverage its marketplaces in these three locations to improve communications and service delivery while reducing the cost and complexity associated with adding new customers in geographically underserved areas.

It avers that its Ethernet Exchange is available in New York, Chicago, Atlanta and San Francisco. By adding Miami, Dallas and Los Angeles data centers, with access to 260+ service providers, the company gives customers a seamless connection to a wide variety of international networks, carriers, media and gaming companies.

The company articulates that its Ethernet Exchange provides a more efficient and simplified method of interconnecting service provider networks on a one-to-many basis. Its Ethernet Exchange is powered by the 6.4 TB/s capable Cisco ASR 9000 hardware platform and the modular Cisco IOS XR software operating system, simplifying network operations for the company and its customers while enabling comprehensive system redundancy and network resiliency.

"Telx has rapidly added Ethernet Exchange service locations in carrier-dense, high-demand U.S. data centers," said Glenn Calafati, VP and General Manager of Interconnection Services for Telx. "With the addition of Miami, Dallas and Los Angeles, we can now offer customers the exponential value of interconnecting via Ethernet technology in the Telx Interconnection Center, a full suite of virtual and fiber-based connectivity solutions. Through our relationship with Neutral Tandem, Telx now offers the best nationwide coverage bolstered by Ethernet technology, enabling customers to connect advanced IP services and access content on carrier, enterprise and media networks."

"By continuing to expand its Ethernet Exchange footprint, Telx positions itself well to capitalize on growing demand for Ethernet services. In ATLANTIC-ACM's recent Metro Wholesale Report Card, buyers of metro wholesale services indicated they expect their spending on Ethernet to grow by 19% in the coming year," said Aaron Blazar, Vice President, ATLANTIC-ACM.