Ping Launches Network Expansion Programme
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Leading UK telecommunication and managed network solutions provider Ping Networks have today announced details of their recent investment to create a major Point of Presence (PoP) at the new LDeX1 London colocation data centre facility as part of a strategic network development and expansion program.
Ping Networks are currently executing on this development and expansion program throughout multiple major data centre sites in the UK. The program will see significant upgrades within existing sites as well as strategically selected additional locations. News of the investment into LDeX1 further expands the company’s comprehensive network infrastructure coverage which has been serving customers in leading carrier neutral data centre facilities throughout London since 2007.
Simon Chamberlain, CEO of Ping Network states;
“Our expansion program is being driven by consistent demand and we’re seeing more and more of this from customers looking to interconnect multiple data centres via a range of network technologies and high capacity transport services with ultra-low latency. There seems to be a major trend in data centre customers spreading their data centre estate over more than one facility either by design for increased resilience or due to capacity constraints at existing sites and this type of deployment requires specific and complex network solutions backed up by expertise.
To ensure we move with market developments we’ve become extremely proactive in bringing new facilities onto our network map which meet our own standards for quality and reliability of service to ensure we can deliver our network solutions from data centres such as LDeX1 from day one. This type of facility is attractive to our customers and so we need to be in there to accommodate.”
The LDeX1 data centre was opened in April 2012, is concurrently maintainable, and features 2(N+1) power resilience, N+1 minimum resilience on cooling, full perimeter fencing and 24/7 security and support to ensure that the site and equipment is protected at all times. The site is located within the M25 at the Staples Corner junction of the M1 and in close proximity to the A5 Edgware road.
Ping Networks can now provide a range of services on site at LDeX1, as with their other London data centre locations, such as MPLS, IP Transit, Managed Networks, wavelengths and specialist cloud communications solutions.
Rob Garbutt, CEO at London Data Exchange comments;
“We’re delighted to welcome Ping networks to the facility. The reach and capabilities of their network adds to the choice and diversity available to our clients at LDeX1 and we’re grateful for their investment into making our data centre a major point of presence. With Ping Networks joining a developing list of providers on site, there is nothing our clients can’t achieve from a connectivity and networks perspective from LDeX1.”
Ping Networks is currently building a resilient 10Gig national network connecting up two Metro rings, one in London and one in Manchester, incorporating many of the main London and Manchester data centres. The first leg of this Metro ring from LDeX1 to Level(3) Goswell road will be live within weeks. Technically, Ping has chosen to use the EX range of Juniper switches for its Metro networks meaning they can hand of 10/100/1000/10000 port speeds at any of its connected locations. Ping has also recently upgraded its IP Transit capacity with new ports from Level(3) and Cogent in LDeX1 and Telehouse North and is now a member of the LINX peering LAN and shortly IX Manchester.
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