Hurricane Electric Strengthens Presence in the Netherlands with Latest Expansion of Global Network
Third point of presence in Amsterdam will help satisfy demand for
global bandwidth needs
AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hurricane
Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native
Internet backbone, today announced its third Point of Presence (PoP)
in Amsterdam at the Interxion
Data Centre (AMS8), located at: Pudongweg 37, 1437 EM, Rozenburg
Amsterdam The Netherlands.
Based in one of Europe’s best-connected cities, Interxion’s AMS8 data
centre boasts 15 megawatts of power capacity, 99.99% uptime, and a
direct connection to the AMS-IX, NL-ix and NDIX internet exchanges.
Additionally, the facility provides access to more than 45 carriers/ISPs
and three IXPs and features a free cooling system, aquifer thermal
energy storage, and N+1 generator backup.
Considered one of the most
wired countries in Europe, Hurricane Electric’s expanded presence in
the Netherlands will provide the bandwidth options that both established
and emerging companies have been seeking. Numerous global IT companies
have established campuses in the region to utilize its IT infrastructure
and tech-savvy workforce, including: Microsoft, Cisco, and Oracle,
Verizon and Google. As a result, demand for high-speed IP transit has
been steadily increasing.
With the launch of Hurricane Electric’s newest PoP, customers of AMS8
and others in the area now have a variety of new connectivity options as
well as the ability to improve fault tolerance, load balancing,
congestion management and transit of next-generation IPv6 traffic.
Tenants of AMS8 are also now able to exchange IP traffic with Hurricane
Electric’s vast global network, which offers over 19,000 BGP sessions
with over 6,500 different networks via more than 174 major exchange
points and thousands of customer and private peering ports. Most
importantly, the PoP provides both new and existing customers with
access to Hurricane Electric’s extensive IPv4 and IPv6 network through
100GE (100 Gigabit Ethernet), 10GE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) and GigE (1
Gigabit Ethernet) ports, allowing them to experience increased
throughput, reduced latency and improved reliability.
“Hurricane Electric is delighted to continue offering new connectivity
options in Amsterdam with the opening of our third PoP in the city,”
said Mike Leber, President, Hurricane Electric. “Because the region is
so well-connected, Amsterdam has proven itself to be one of the most
important technological hubs in Europe. This new location will provide
businesses throughout the country with the ability to tap into our vast
global network, enabling them to remain competitive in the global
economy.”
About Hurricane Electric
Fremont, California-based Hurricane Electric operates its own global
IPv6 and IPv4 network and is considered the largest Internet backbone in
the world for both IPv6 and IPv4 as measured by number of networks
connected. Within its global network, Hurricane Electric is connected to
more than 174 major exchange points and exchanges traffic directly with
more than 6,500 different networks. Employing a resilient fiber-optic
topology, Hurricane Electric has no less than four redundant paths
crossing North America, three separate paths between the U.S. and
Europe, and rings in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
In addition to its vast global network, Hurricane Electric owns and
operates two data centers in Fremont, California, including Fremont 2,
its newest 208,000 square foot facility. Hurricane Electric offers IPv6
and IPv4 transit solutions over the same connection at speeds including
10 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernet.
For more information on Hurricane Electric, please visit http://he.net.
Contacts
Hurricane Electric
Milldam Public Relations
Adam Waitkunas,
978-828-8304
[email protected]
