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Tiscali International Network: Tiscali International Network Selects
Equinix To Expand European Network; Europe's Leading Wholesale IP-MPLS
Provider to Expand and Enhance Network at Equinix Datacentres
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:30072008
Cagliari and Foster City, CA -- Tiscali International Network (TINet),
the world's only carrier exclusively dedicated to the wholesale IP-MPLS
market, and Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading global provider
of network-neutral datacentres and Internet exchange services, today
announced that TINet has selected Equinix as a strategic partner for
the expansion of the carrier's European network initially from
Equinix's Frankfurt and Paris Internet Business Exchange (IBX(r))
datacentres.
TINet offers IP Transit, MPLS lines and long distance Ethernet services
to major service providers in North America, Hong Kong, Singapore and
across Europe. TINet has an extensive network of close to 100 IP/MPLS
PoPs and prides itself on being a specialist providing exclusively
wholesale services to service and content providers worldwide. It is
also one of the few companies in Europe to have a "next generation
Internet" network in actual production.
"We have partnered with Equinix in Europe because of the high quality
and reliability of their IBX datacentres as well as for the
opportunities Equinix offers to interconnect with important players and
key customers across the world, providing TINet with an opportunity to
expand our global network while enhancing reliability and performance
and reducing overall costs," said Paolo Gambini, Sales and Marketing
Director at TINet. "To strengthen our presence in the European
datacentre facilities of Equinix is part of our expansion plans of
TINet footprint worldwide."
"Equinix is pleased to have TINet join our network partners, providing
access to Europe's important expanding markets," comments Michael
Winterson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Equinix Europe.
"They bring comprehensive Internet network expertise and a recognised
reputation, providing high performance network services to the
customers and partners in Equinix's European datacentre network. We
look forward to working together and assisting them in meeting their
European growth targets."
The partnership with Equinix follows TINet's expansion into additional
markets in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, where TINet has recently opened
PoPs in Toronto and Marseille.
About Equinix
Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data center
and interconnection services, offering premium colocation, traffic
exchange and outsourced IT infrastructure solutions. Global
enterprises, content companies, systems integrators and network service
providers look to Equinix Internet Business Exchange (IBX(r)) centers
for world-class reliability and network diversity. Equinix IBX centers
serve as critical, core hubs for IP networks and Internet operations
worldwide. With 40 IBX centers located in 18 strategic markets across
North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, Equinix enables customers to
reliably operate their mission-critical infrastructure on a global
basis.
About Tiscali International Network (TINet)
Tiscali International Network ("TINet") is a pure play carrier business
delivering International Wholesale Products (IP Transit and MPLS lines)
to Carriers and Service Providers worldwide.
TINet has network presence and customers in EMEA, Americas and APAC.
Tiscali International Network provides ISPs with reliable connectivity
to the Internet within 7 working days and gives content providers
direct reach to all major eyeball networks. TINet guarantees customers
proactive management of SLAs and protection from dDoS attacks.
Tiscali International Network has achieved over 200% growth in traffic
every year of its existence and has developed a sustainable and growing
wholesale business.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from
expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that
might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the
challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX centers and
developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; unanticipated
costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have
or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue
from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; failure
to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time;
competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate
sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or
outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key
customers; the results of any litigation relating to past stock option
grants and practices; and other risks described from time to time in
Equinix's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
particular, see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are
available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any
obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this
press release.
Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc. Internet
Business Exchange is a trademark of Equinix, Inc.
CONTACT: Kerry Jago, Equinix, Inc
Tel: +44 (0)845 373 2935
e-mail: kerry.jago@eu.equinix.com
Maria Grazia Angei, TINet
Tel: +39 02 30 9011
e-mail: mgrazia.angei@tiscali.net
TINet
WWW: http://www.tiscali.net
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