Having worked with the Finnish comms tech provider Nokia for over a decade to drive global expansion and create what it says is the largest carrier and datacentre neutral interconnection ecosystem, DE-CIX has begun operation of Internet Exchange (IX) in Helsinki.
DE-CIX said that over the course of the past 10 years, Nokia has responded to its specific regional needs and requirements with “world-class hardware” and that it was delighted to bring its interconnection services to the tech firm’s homeland.
DE-CIX offers its interconnection services in more than 40 metro-markets in Europe, Africa, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. Accessible from datacentres in over 600 cities world-wide, it connects thousands of network operators (carriers), internet service providers (ISPs), content providers and enterprise networks from more than 100 countries; and offers peering, cloud and interconnection services.
The new IX is now available in Equinix’s datacentres in Helsinki (HE-CIX), with more enabled sites to be announced in due course. The opening is taking place in parallel with the launch of a new digital hub, which will be an important part of the DE-CIX interconnection ecosystem in the Nordics.
Customers in Finland can now benefit from direct access to over 50 clouds, more than 2000 local and international networks and over 250 datacentres in Germany, Southern Europe, the US, and Asia with one single contract.
In addition, DE-CIX in Finland will act as a digital hub for regional connectivity, enabling local networks low-latency interconnection and localisation of global content, while increasing network stability, scalability and security. The DE-CIX interconnection and cloud platform also offers service features and automation, including access to the DE-CIX self-service portal and the DE-CIX API.
DE-CIX will further extend its presence in the Nordics with two new Internet Exchanges in Denmark and has recently announced that two locations in Norway are ready for service.
Source: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366538861/DE-CIX-switches-on-Internet-Exchange-in-Finland