Windstream Wholesale to link into Equinix NY5 data center, supports Seaborn Networks
Windstream Wholesale has announced plans to provide wavelength services to customers of Equinix’s New York metro data center campus through a connection to the Equinix NY5 International Business Exchange (IBX) data center facility in Secaucus, NJ. The connections are expected to be available starting this July. One customer expected to take advantage of the new option, submarine network operator Seaborn Networks, can’t wait that long, and Windstream says it has made temporary arrangements to meet Seaborn’s needs.
When fully connected, Windstream Wholesale will offer diverse 10- and 100-Gbps wavelength services into NY5 and the surrounding campus. Meanwhile, Seaborn Networks, which operates Seabras-1 between the U.S. and Brazil, had an urgent need for connectivity between Ashburn, VA, and the New York metro area. Windstream says it will first provide four wavelengths between Ashburn and the international cabling landing station at Wall Township, NJ. Once the Windstream finishes its connections to NY5, two wavelengths will migrate from Wall Township to NY5.
“We are pleased with Windstream Wholesale’s new presence at Equinix’s New York area data center campus. We have been partnering for some time and this new, diverse route between Secaucus and Ashburn will enhance and enrich our ability to serve our customers through Windstream’s network in U.S.,” said Michel Marcelino, senior vice president and head of Latin America for Seaborn. “I look forward to expanding our connectivity together, offering resilient services for our customers both domestically and internationally.”
Equinix also will benefit from the new connectivity option, particularly with the addition of a link to Seaborn Networks. “Windstream’s 100-Gbps Wavelength service offers a strong option for the core backbone capacity needs of Equinix customers seeking low latency connectivity between our Secaucus, NJ, and Ashburn, VA, data center campuses, providing a diverse path between the New York and Washington, DC, metros that avoids Manhattan data centers,” said Adam Janota, senior director of business development at Equinix. “The more than 500 businesses operating at Equinix’s Secaucus data center campus will also benefit from Windstream’s direct access to Seaborn Networks’ sub-sea capacity.”
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