EvoSwitch Datacenter First 100GE AMS-IX Backbone Location

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EvoSwitch Datacenter First 100GE AMS-IX Backbone Location

AMSTERDAM, January 10, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    EvoSwitch Datacenter has today officially been added to the list of colocation
providers with an AMS-IX Point of Presence (PoP). In addition to being an AMS-IX
collocation connecting with multiple 10GE, EvoSwitch will be the first datacenter of its
kind for which AMS-IX uses a single 100GE backbone connection.

    EvoSwitch, who became an AMS-IX reselling partner in 2010, already has connected
numerous networks and built a solid reputation and experience in the interconnection
market. The state-of-the-art and energy-efficient site has 10,000 msquared of space and is
located in the Amsterdam region, with close proximity to the main airport of the
Netherlands. Today, EvoSwitch serves more than 35 regional carriers and thousands of
hosting, telecom, IT and enterprise customers.

    AMS-IX launched its 100GE ports last year. The increase in capacity was a step in
preparation to the traffic peaks many Internet networks and providers will be facing. This
growth is thought to come from an increase of Internet use and demands of rich media (i.e.
video streaming) over the Internet. A number of regional networks are preparing for the
100GE roll out at the moment, to ensure quality to their customers and manage traffic and
network cost levels during live events, such as the 2012 Olympics and the Euro Cup.

    "The greater Amsterdam region is growing fast and attracting more and more IP density.
This demand is partially created by companies such as EvoSwitch and its customers," says
Job Witteman, CEO of AMS-IX. "It is an impressive step forward to both the region and the
collocation market that EvoSwitch's Green and e-efficient datacenter will roll out a 100GE
connection on a full basis, including backbone."

    EvoSwitch's AMS-IX PoP will go live in February 2012. EvoSwitch expects to connect
numerous networks in the first half of the year.

    "We are continuously looking for ways to improve the service to both our new and
existing customers. With access to one of the largest Internet Exchanges in the world we
offer a lot of added value," says Eric Boonstra, Managing Director of EvoSwitch.

    About AMS-IX

    AMS-IX - Amsterdam Internet Exchange - is a neutral and independent Internet Exchange
based in Amsterdam-The Netherlands since the early 1990's. AMS-IX has more than 470
Interconnected IP networks and a traffic peak of over 1400 Gbps (1.4 Terabit per second),
making it one of the largest Internet Exchanges in the World. The AMS-IX platform provides
a professional, high quality, non-blocking peering service for all types of IP traffic, be
it regular IP data such as e-mail or web content, to also video/TV and voice. AMS-IX
additionally hosts the first mobile peering point worldwide, the Global GPRS Roaming
Exchange (GRX) and the Mobile Data Exchange (MDX) and the first interconnection of IPX
networks (Inter-IPX).

    More information on: http://www.ams-ix.net

   
    For more information about AMS-IX, please contact AMS-IX marketing:
    Tel: +31-20-305-89-99
    Fax: +31-20-305-89-90
    E-mail: pr@ams-ix.net
    http://www.ams-ix.net

    About EvoSwitch

    Established in 2006, EvoSwitch is a next generation carrier neutral datacenter in the
Amsterdam region with excellent connectivity due to the presence of many international
carriers and the AMS-IX. It provides housing space and IT infrastructure solutions,
peering and connectivity and in-house cabling. Customers can make use of full cabinets,
custom cages and private suites. EvoSwitch offers datacenter services with 24/7 customer
support from engineers and technicians. Customers include Wikimedia, Codemasters and
Logica.

    EvoSwitch delivers an energy-efficient "green" framework within which clients can
design their own green data infrastructures. The data center is 80% more energy-efficient
than traditional data centers, enabling substantial savings. It uses 100% green power and
is a carbon neutral facility. Customers of EvoSwitch can make use of the Green Fan logo
[http://www.evoswitch.com/en/the-green-fan ], a partnership of leading IT companies
committed to environmentally friendly outcomes.

    For more information about EvoSwitch, please contact EvoSwitch PR & Marketing:

   
    Caroline Higgins
    Tel: +44-207-025-8215
    E-mail: evoswitch@fireflycomms.com
    Website: http://www.evoswitch.com

Source: EvoSwitch

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