This is an automated translation of the original release published in Portuguese.
São Paulo, April 2024 – Eletronet – provider of high-speed services over long distance circuits via a fiber optic network – has reached a commercial agreement to add data center solutions to its connectivity portfolio. In this way, internet service providers (ISPs) will be able to purchase traffic and colocation directly with Eletronet in a single transaction.
The alliance adds the data center portfolio of Equinix, a global digital infrastructure company, to Eletronet’s service expertise and strong penetration in the ISP market to offer an even more complete solution to the market. By having the Equinix platform integrated with Eletronet solutions, internet service providers can have access to a large interconnection ecosystem, which allows companies to connect to a variety of partners, suppliers and customers while taking advantage of Eletronet’s more than 17,000 kilometers of optical fiber from north to south of Brazil, with great capillarity for connection.
For Eletronet’s commercial director, Cássio Lehmann, this collaboration complements the company’s solutions. “The agreement with Equinix allows us to offer a more complete solution, which also gives our customers access to the data center giant’s global interconnection platform. Furthermore, our capillarity and network neutrality are strategic characteristics for Equinix,” declares Lehmann.
“Having Eletronet with us was a natural path to follow to increasingly meet the demands of internet service providers. The company has great market knowledge and understands the challenges faced by providers from the north to the south of Brazil,” says Victor Arnaud, president of Equinix Brasil. “On our side, we deliver to Eletronet customers an unparalleled network of data centers in strategic locations, as well as a complete platform of digital infrastructure services so that they can continue to evolve and accelerate connectivity in Brazil.”
About Eletronet
Eletronet has a national fiber optic network based on OPGW (Optical Ground Wire) technology with more than 17,000km, more than 160 PoPs in 18 states in Brazil, integrated into the electricity transmission networks. Through this high capacity and availability structure, telecommunications services with high levels of quality are provided to internet service providers (ISP) and telecommunications operators. Find out more at: www.eletronet.com
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