Equinix opens fourth data center in Tokyo

REDWOOD CITY, USA & TOKYO, JAPAN: Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the opening of its fourth International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Japan, located in ÅŒtemachi, Tokyo.

The new Tokyo data center, known as TY4, enables Equinix to keep up with the fast-growing customer base in ÅŒtemachi and further solidifies the city's position as the top network hub in Japan.

Equinix is investing $43M in TY4, providing total capacity of 750 cabinet equivalents with 450 cabinets available in the first phase.

TY4 is located in an earthquake-resistant building in one of the most secure locations in Tokyo with multiple anti-disaster measures. In addition, TY4 has direct fiber connectivity to Equinix's three other IBX data centers in the city via the Equinix Metro Connect, a service that provides reliable network connectivity, allowing customers in TY4 to easily expand their business within the Equinix platform.