AboveNet expands operations in Europe

LONDON,UK: AboveNet Communications UK Ltd., a provider of fibre optic connectivity solutions, announced today that customers would be able to access AboveNet's IP Transit and VPN services from a wider range of Equinix datacentres across Europe.

Recently upgrading to the latest Juniper MX960 routing node, AboveNet has expanded operations to Equinix's Paris-Saint Denis (PA2) and Frankfurt-North (FR2) Internet Business Exchange (IBX(R)) datacentres, said a press release.

With deployments already in Equinix's datacentres throughout the US and London, the addition of AboveNet to these European sites will enable Equinix customers in Paris and Frankfurt to utilize AboveNet's high quality connectivity solutions.

Furthermore, the new router upgrade will allow Equinix customers in Frankfurt and Paris to access AboveNet's low latency, Tier-1 IP Transit network, as well as deploy an AboveNet VPN service to interconnect cities throughout Europe and the US, the release added.

The newly released suite of VPN services provides customers with high performance and reliable IP or Ethernet based connectivity between their chosen sites.

"By adding backbone capacity and installing the Juniper MX Series routers in Frankfurt and Paris, AboveNet can offer its high quality IP Transit and low-latency VPN services between even more Equinix locations," said Steve Potts, AboveNet's sales engineering and networks director.

"AboveNet's expansion to Equinix's Paris and Frankfurt centres offers our customers another Tier 1 network and managed services provider in those centres," said Eric Schwartz, president of Equinix Europe.