Sprint Selects IXcellerate for Point of Presence in Russia

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Sprint Selects IXcellerate for Point of Presence in Russia

MOSCOW, August 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

           Global Carrier enhances international network coverage in Moscow to meet

                            growing demand from Russian market

    IXcellerate, Moscow's premier carrier neutral datacentre operator, today announced
that Sprint, a global provider of wireless and wireline communications services, has
expanded its wireline network to include a Point of Presence (PoP) in IXcellerate's Moscow
One Datacenter. Sprint is enhancing the reach of its international network to provide its
global customers with close proximity and optimal connectivity to IXcellerate's clients
and partners in Moscow, Russia.

    Organizations that require global coverage, low jitter and a congestion free
environment rely on Sprint's international network as a foundation to connect their
software and 'as a service' applications seamlessly around the world.

    As part of an ongoing expansion of its core network backbone, Sprint chose
IXcellerate's Moscow One Datacentre to access its unique community of carriers and ISPs,
and create new business opportunities for multi-national customers looking to expand
further into Russia. IXcellerate's facilities located within the MKAD ring road of Moscow
are the ideal match for Sprint, enabling the company to provide its customers robust,
resilient services, while also offering the opportunity to interconnect with other
carriers and capacity providers.

    Michael Rolff, Director EMEA Network Services at Sprint, commented, "Sprint is
investing in its network capabilities within Europe, Middle East and Africa. Through
having a presence in IXcellerate's data center, Sprint remains focused on ensuring its
customers continue to have direct access to facilities with the highest levels of
connectivity, reliability and scalability, and in support of mission critical applications
around the world."

    Guy Willner, the CEO of IXcellerate, added, "Sprint is a premier International
Capacity provider and its commitment to grow with IXcellerate demonstrates the strong
returns our datacentre facilities continue to provide. Sprint is the most recent carrier
to join our growing community of telecommunications customers in the Moscow One
Datacentre"

    Sprint offers MPLS service in more than 155 countries and continues to expand with its
own facilities and through NNI (network-to-network interconnectivity) agreements as
customer needs require. It also offers Ethernet access in 118 countries.

    About Sprint:

    Sprint (NYSE: S) offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications
services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users.
Sprint served nearly 55 million customers as of March 31, 2014 and is widely recognized
for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first
wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract
brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national
and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The
American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint as the most improved U.S. company in
customer satisfaction, across all 43 industries, over the last six years. Sprint has been
named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
You can learn more and visit Sprint at http://www.sprint.com or
http://www.facebook.com/sprint and http://www.twitter.com/sprint.

    About IXcellerate

    IXcellerate is an unparalleled carrier neutral data centre operator in Moscow, which
is comparable to the quality of data centres in America and Western Europe. IXcellerate
offers pure-play co-location designed to meet the standards of financial institutions,
multinational corporations, international carriers and major content operators.

    Opened in 2012, IXcellerate's Tier 3+ [http://ixcellerate.com/qa/?lang=en ] Moscow One
Data centre is a stand alone data centre located within the MKAD ring road of Moscow, set
over a 15,000msquared campus. IXcellerate Moscow One provides clients with a bespoke
solution aimed towards solving their unique data centre requirements, offering co-location
services including private and secure cages, combined with on-hand technical support
24/365. Within our carrier-neutral facility, affordable and resilient connectivity is
available in Russia and the entire World. Expansion phases have the potential to increase
the co-location floor space to over 5000msquared, with power feeds planned up to 13.7 MVA.

    IXcellerate was founded by Guy Willner (co-founder and former CEO of IXEurope, former
President Europe for Equinix Inc.), and Cliff Gauntlett (former SVP of Golden Telecom in
Russia).

    See more information http://www.ixcellerate.com or follow on Twitter @ixcellerate
[https://twitter.com/ixcellerate ].

       
        Contact:
        Anna Kazaeva
        +44(0)7552275246

IXcellerate

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