Equinix Expands Dallas Infomart Campus with New $142M Data Center and 5G Proof of Concept Center

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc.(Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the expansion of its Dallas Infomart Data Center(TM) campus with the opening of a new $142M International Business Exchange(TM) (IBX(®)) data center and the launch of its 5G and Edge Proof of Concept Center (POCC). The moves support the growing demand for companies to accelerate their evolution from traditional to digital businesses by rapidly scaling their infrastructure, easily adopting hybrid multicloud architectures and interconnecting with strategic business partners within the Platform Equinix(®) global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 customers.

The Dallas region is a major communications hub for the southern United States, with a concentration of telecommunications companies. Many of these companies are part of the dense and diverse ecosystem of carriers, clouds and enterprises at Equinix's Dallas Infomart campus. This ecosystem makes Equinix Dallas an ideal location for companies seeking to test and validate new 5G and edge innovations. The Equinix 5G and Edge Proof of Concept Center (POCC) will provide a 5G and edge "sandbox" environment, enabling Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), cloud platforms, technology vendors and enterprises to directly connect with the largest edge data center platform in order to test, demonstrate and accelerate complex 5G and edge deployment and interoperability scenarios. The Equinix 5G and Edge POCC aims to:

    --  Develop 5G and edge architectures that leverage ecosystems already
        resident at Equinix.
    --  Explore hybrid multicloud interconnectivty scenarios between MNOs,
        public clouds and private infrastructures.
    --  Develop multiparty business models, partnering strategies and
        go-to-market motions for the nascent 5G and edge market.

The DA11 IBX is the ninth data center for Equinix in the Dallas metro area, and the second building on the growing Dallas Infomart campus. It is a four-story, state-of-the-art data center designed to deliver both small- and large-capacity deployments. The innovative, modular construction incorporates Equinix's Flexible Data Center (FDC) principles, which leverage common design elements for space, power and cooling to reduce capital cost while ensuring long-term maintenance predictability. For Equinix customers, this approach supports delivery of the highest standards for uptime and availability while lowering operating risk and complexity. It will provide needed capacity for businesses seeking to architect hybrid multicloud infrastructures within a dense ecosystems of customers and partners.

Highlights/Key Facts

    --  The $142 million first phase of DA11 provides a capacity of 1,975
        cabinets and colocation space of approximately 72,000 square feet. Upon
        completion of the planned future phases, the facility is expected to
        provide a total capacity of more than 3,850 cabinets and colocation
        space of more than 144,000 square feet.


    --  The Dallas metro represents one of the largest enterprise and colocation
        markets in the Americas and includes nine Equinix IBX data centers, that
        house more than 135 network service providers--more than any other data
        center provider in the Dallas metro area. Directly connected to
        Equinix's Infomart Data Center, the fifth-most-dense interconnection hub
        in the United States, these colocation facilities provide proximity to
        banking, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy,
        healthcare and medical research, transportation and logistics companies
        in the metro area.


    --  Dallas is a major interconnection point for Latin America traffic with
        key terrestrial routes serving Central and South America. In combination
        with our operations in Miami, Los Angeles, Mexico, Bogotá, Sao Paulo
        and Rio de Janeiro, Equinix continues to expand solutions for
        enterprise, cloud and content providers looking to address the Latin
        America Market. According to the 2019 Global Interconnection Index (GXI)
        Report published by Equinix, enterprise consumption of interconnection
        bandwidth is expected to grow by 63 percent CAGR in LATAM by 2022 and
        will contribute up to 11 percent of interconnection bandwidth globally.
        In this region, content and digital media is expected to outpace other
        regions in interconnection bandwidth adoption.


    --  The Equinix Dallas IBX data centers offer access to Equinix Cloud
        Exchange Fabric(TM) (ECX Fabric(TM)), an on-demand platform that enables
        Equinix customers to discover and dynamically connect to any other
        customer across any Equinix location globally. Offered through an
        easy-to-use portal and a single connection to the Equinix platform, ECX
        Fabric offers access to more than 2,100 of the world's largest
        enterprises, cloud service providers (including Alibaba Cloud, Amazon
        Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure and
        Oracle Cloud) and SaaS providers (including Salesforce, SAP and
        ServiceNow, among others). By reaching their entire digital ecosystem
        through a single private and secure connection, companies can rapidly
        scale their digital business operations globally. Customers can also
        locate their data close to the edge of their network, increasing
        performance by keeping data near consumption points.
    --  Equinix is a leader in data center sustainability and in greening the
        supply chains of its customers. Equinix's long-term goal of using 100%
        clean and renewable energy for its global platform has resulted in
        significant increases in renewable energy coverage globally including
        100% renewable throughout the United States. Equinix continues to make
        advancements in the way it designs, builds and operates its data centers
        with high energy efficiency standards. DA11 customers will benefit from
        reductions of their CO(2) footprint through Equinix's renewable energy
        procurement strategy and the use of energy-efficient systems throughout
        the facility.
    --  In the Americas, Equinix now operates more than 90 IBX data centers
        strategically located in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico and the United
        States. Globally, Platform Equinix is comprised of more than 210 IBX
        data centers across 56 markets and 26 countries, providing data center
        and interconnection services for more than 9,700 of the world's leading
        businesses.

Quotes

    --  Stefanie Williams, Analyst, 451 Research (part of S&P Global Market
        Intelligence) "Connectivity is becoming increasingly critical for the
        development of modern hybrid cloud and mobile environments, and Dallas
        is a key market in enabling companies to accelerate their 5G strategies
        and overall digital transformation journey. The Dallas multi-tenant data
        center market remains among the top five in the U.S., and providers have
        benefitted from strong demand over the years. Dallas will most likely
        continue to see notable levels of demand, and with the opening of DA11,
        Equinix is positioning itself to meet demand for connectivity and
        interconnection to an ecosystem of carriers, network and cloud
        providers."
    --  Jon Lin, President of Americas, Equinix "We are seeing significant
        customer demand in Dallas as enterprises look to increase their business
        offerings through implementing IT infrastructures that are able to keep
        pace with the continually evolving digital landscape. We are thrilled to
        bring our ninth facility to the Dallas campus online in this
        increasingly important and growing market."

Additional Resources

    --  DA11 Product Page [website]
    --  Can data centers have "that new car smell?" [blog]
    --  DA11 Timelapse Build [video]
    --  How the Dallas Infomart is Shaping the Way Businesses Connect [blog]
    --  Equinix Sustainbility Report [website]

About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and partners inside the most-interconnected data centers. On this global platform for digital business, companies come together across more than 55 markets on five continents to reach everywhere, interconnect everyone and integrate everything they need to create their digital futures. Equinix.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX data centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products and solutions; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; a failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; risks related to our taxation as a REIT; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

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