Partnership creates robust interconnection platforms globally that allows multi-cloud connectivity, peering and elastic API-driven capacity ordering.Software-based elastic interconnectivity provider, Megaport Limited (ASX: MP1) (Megaport) today announced its US subsidiary has signed an alliance agreement to become the exclusive global elastic cloud interconnection partner for Amsterdam Internet Exchange, B.V. (“AMS-IX”). AMS-IX will in turn provide its Internet Exchange (“peering”) service in key Megaport-enabled markets across the globe.
The partnership brings together the strengths of Megaport and AMS-IX to provide a wide range of interconnection use-cases, including multi-cloud connectivity, exchange of IP traffic “peering”, API-based ordering and right-sizing of capacity based on customer requirements. Customers can access the AMS-IX peering service across the Megaport fabrics, while customers of AMS-IX’s Internet Exchanges can take advantage of Megaport’s elastic connectivity solutions to network and cloud service providers.
The partnership brings Megaport’s elastic cloud interconnection services to existing AMS-IX markets including Amsterdam and addresses industry fragmentation of internet peering services by connecting the two companies’ fabrics to create greater reach to key peering locations.
“AMS-IX has a long history of building critical mass of peering partners on their Internet Exchanges,” said Megaport Chief Executive Officer, Denver Maddux. “They operate one of the largest Internet Exchanges in the world. Connecting the AMS-IX and Megaport fabrics creates greater opportunity for Internet peers to reach desired content, cloud services and end-user networks,” he continued.
Job Witteman, AMS-IX Chief Executive Officer, said the partnership will bring a new level of capability to AMS-IX’s footprint. “Building on Megaport’s drive to deliver elastic connectivity globally, AMS-IX is excited to partner and expand our independent and distributed peering model as well as boosting the AMS-IX brand globally.”
Megaport and AMS-IX will begin offering their services to each other’s customers in Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S., as well as Hong Kong.
About Megaport
Megaport is a global leader and pioneer in elastic interconnection. Since commencing operations in January 2014, Megaport has experienced strong growth and is already servicing over 200 customers in six markets in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. This growth has been driven by the continuing increase of data consumption as well as significant demand by enterprises in adopting cloud computing services. Megaport has been built by a management team with diverse and global operational experience building and operating networks outside of Australia, including the United States, Canada, Europe and other markets in Asia such as Singapore and Japan.
About AMS-IX
Established in the early 1990s, AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange) is a neutral, non-profit and independent Internet Exchange based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Close to 4.5 Terabits per second (Tbps) of peak Internet traffic is being exchanged between more than 750 IP networks at AMS-IX, making it the largest Internet Exchange in the world.
The AMS-IX platform provides high-quality IP interconnection and peering services for all types of IP traffic, from regular IP data, Voice over IP, mobile Internet traffic to video. Peering allows these networks to offer their end-users (consumers and companies) stable, fast and cost-efficient Internet services.
AMS-IX additionally hosts the first mobile peering points worldwide: The Global GPRS Roaming Exchange (GRX), the Mobile Data Exchange (MDX) and the first interconnection of IPX networks (Inter-IPX). AMS-IX deploys two exchanges abroad: AMS-IX Hong Kong in the Asia Pacific region and AMS-IX Caribbean in Curacao. AMS-IX’s affiliate AMS-IX USA Inc. deploys AMS-IX Bay Area, AMS-IX Chicago and AMS-IX New York in the United States.
Media enquiries about Megaport:
Wendy Hill
Sapphire Communications
M: +61427 173 203
E: wendy@sapphirecommunications.com.au
Media enquiries about AMS-IX:
Pauline Hartsuiker
AMS-IX
T: +31 (0)20 305 89 99
M: +31(0)6 4893 1648
E: pr@ams-ix.net
