Equinix and NL-ix recently announced that NL-ix is to establish a ‘super-core-site’ with up to 100 Gbit/s port-capacity in the new 6400 square metre AM3 facility, Equinix’s latest International Business Exchange(IBX) data center.

Scheduled for completion in Q3 2012, the AM3 facility is located in Amsterdam Science Park which, with over 250 networks, is one of the highest-density network zones in continental Europe. To accommodate significant traffic levels and peering opportunities, NL-ix plans to establish its third ‘super-core- site’ in the AM3 data center, interconnecting the current core-nodes and handling the majority of NL-ix traffic.

“The new Equinix data center is strategically located in one of the highest-density network zones in continental Europe, so it makes a great deal of sense to establish a high-capacity node in this state-of-the-art facility,“ said Jan Hoogenboom, NL-ix CEO. “All of our members as well as Equinix’s extensive customer base stand to benefit substantially from the new node.“

“Hosting an NL-ix super-core-node gives our new facility an excellent head- start where connectivity providers and their customers are concerned,“ said Equinix Netherlands Managing Director Michiel Eielts. “Combined with the dynamic network, cloud and content ecosystems at work in Platform Equinix, the new facility will be in a position to enable customer growth in one of the most dynamic, fast-growing and network-rich locations in continental Europe.“