Hurricane Electric adds PoP in Neutron Spokane for high-speed IP transit
Hurricane Electric, which operates an IPv6-native Internet backbone, has established its fifth point of presence (PoP) in the State of Washington. Located in Neutron Spokane’s facility at 422 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 1401, the site is connected to Neutron’s Coeur d’Alene data center and the company’s connectivity hub in Seattle.
The PoP enables Hurricane Electric to offer customers of Neutron Spokane as well as enterprises in and around the Inland Northwest connectivity as well as access to Hurricane Electric’s IPv4 and IPv6 network through 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), 10GbE, and 1 GbE ports. Customers at the facility also can exchange IP traffic with Hurricane Electric’s global network.
Hurricane Electric sees Spokane as regional hub for IT, communications, telecommunications, and data services, as well as home to more than 430 IT businesses. “Spokane is a cultural and business hub for the Inland Northwest and we are thrilled to provide Neutron’s customers with high-speed global IP transit,” commented Mike Leber, president of Hurricane Electric. “This is Hurricane Electric’s ninth PoP in the Pacific Northwest and is another step in our goal to provide as much connectivity as possible throughout the globe.”
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