EquinixINTERCONNECTION SERVICES: Equinix Direct™
Equinix Direct™ combines Equinix’s network-neutral environment with a patent-pending automated routing, billing and dynamic settlement technology to provide customers a cost-effective IP connectivity solution. Equinix Direct customers access a variety of bandwidth providers with short-term (30-day) contracts and no bandwidth minimums. Accessed via an online portal, Equinix Direct gives customers a broad choice of top networks, competitive pricing, performance control and single-source billing for their IP connectivity needs.
One Contract – One Connection – One Invoice
Equinix has developed a service that automates provisioning, multi-homing and billing to multiple upstream networks through an easy-to-use, secure interface.
Equinix Direct also offers a strong value proposition for bandwidth sellers. By aggregating buyers of bandwidth in a single location and on a single platform, the service provides a convenient and low-cost channel to acquire new revenue from a previously unreachable market.
Benefits
- Choice of Provider – Choose from a large number of top ISP networks to establish on-net or transit relationships
- No Minimum Bandwidth Requirements – No minimums and short 30-day terms
- Rapid Flexible Provisioning – Service is available in days vs. weeks. Change providers monthly via the Web
- Ease of Management – Equinix is the single point of contact, providing a single invoice each month without the hassle of establishing separate ISP relationships and contracts
- Performance – Significantly decrease latency by connecting directly to end-user ISP networks and using least-hop transit paths
- Cost Savings – Contract with a single entity, provision a single port and access multiple networks with reduced per-Mbps costs
Customer Proven
“Equinix Direct provides Hotwire with the most efficient and cost-effective means of connecting us with our customers. Equinix Direct will enhance our customer experience by automatically routing our customer traffic via an array of leading networks and Internet service providers with the best performance at any given point in time, bypassing Internet carriers in many cases and local loop providers. In addition to the redundancy and cost-saving benefits, the service provides billing on a single interface and is controlled through an easy-to-use, secure Web portal.”
—T.J. Clark, corporate counsel for Hotwire.com
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