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Quickly and inexpensively interconnect your Ethernet network.
The global Ethernet services market will be $40B in 2014. A quarter of Ethernet services will be delivered off-network to customers through a partner’s network. To grow your services, you need to find partners, streamline RFPs, speed return on investment and ensure consistent coverage and capacity.
Reduce Network-to-Network Interface (NNI) costs with many-to-many Interconnections.
The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange is where Ethernet buyers and sellers discover, transact and interconnect to each other. It fast-tracks your Ethernet service launch, lowers operational costs and accelerates revenue growth.
- 17 markets in North America, Europe and Asia
- 45 participants ready for immediate transaction opportunities, with a vast array of Ethernet network service providers colocated onsite
- Port availability of 99.999% per month
- Transparent service translation
Accelerate your Ethernet business.
The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange reduces carriers’ time-to-market, lowers operational costs and accelerates revenue growth by removing geographic boundaries associated with offering Ethernet-based services.
- Search for and discover new partners within our Equinix Marketplace, enabling expansion of your service reach
- Expand wholesale sales opportunities for carriers with lit buildings
- Power your critical revenue streams with a highly reliable, secure and scalable platform
- Use one partner to expand your global service footprint
The Equinix Marketplace, a Light Reading 2010 Leading Lights Award finalist for the Best New Service or Application ?Telecom?, is an easy-to-use website that gives Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange customers the ability to discover new partners and locate services where they are required.
Request a DemoIf you are interested in the Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange and reducing NNI costs with many-to-many interconnections, please contact us.
If you are interested in the products and services offered by participants of the Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange, please view our easy-to-use website, the Equinix Marketplace, where you can discover new Ethernet partners and locate services where they are required.
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Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange (PDF)
Where Ethernet buyers and sellers discover, transact and interconnect to each other.
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Reliance Globalcom Case Study (PDF)
Global leader of communication services participates in Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange for fast, simple interconnections with top carriers.
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In Their Words"We liked the fact that Equinix had established a standardized platform with a rich community of buyers and sellers, and that it was dedicated to making the interconnection process simple and painless. The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange allows us to scale and reduces the headaches of one-off interconnections."
— Dr. Kamran Sistanizadeh, CTO, Reliance Globalcom
