BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Markley Group, one of the most secure and advanced data centers in America, announced today that The City of Boston has joined the Boston Internet Exchange (BOSIX) by Markley to fortify its existing connection capabilities. BOSIX is the ultimate hub for creating and developing IP peering partner relationships.
The City of Boston is constantly looking to improve its overall network foundation. As it stands, the Boston Optical Network (BoNet), run by the City’s Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT), operates with a high availability rate of 99.99%, maintaining the critical connectivity needed for public safety communications and other municipal requirements of a city the size of Boston. Given the popularity of mobile applications and other high-traffic demands in Boston, BOSIX complements BoNet’s connectivity with network provider partners interconnected across a carrier-class switching fabric.
Another reason that Boston’s DoIT selected Markley’s BOSIX is because it leverages the best carrier-class gear from Juniper and its 1 Gbit/s and 10 Gbit/s connection offerings for both IPv4 and IPv6. The City of Boston’s participating departments include Administrative and Finance, Budget Management, Education and the Mayor’s Office, with the option to add other departments as needed.
“The City of Boston’s decision to join BOSIX further validates our belief that exceptional, high-density connections are a requirement of any reputable network provider,” said Jeffrey D. Markley, CEO of Markley Group. “We pride ourselves in using best-in-class equipment and fiber to attract the top providers in the region, which only bolsters our facility’s interconnectivity, making it the only premier internet exchange in New England.”
Various service points are interconnected around the State of Massachusetts and throughout the New England region by a vast array of optical fiber, sharing the cost of a connection to other members. BOSIX establishes a high-performance regional exchange for participants and commodity Internet service providers, helping BoNet guarantee that critical applications within the government can achieve virtually unlimited bandwidth. BOSIX optimizes network performance by reducing latency and lowers costs by eliminating network hops and bypassing intermediary networks.
“It was an easy decision to join BOSIX,” said Jerry Turner, City of Boston. “This move helps us to ensure our most critical applications have little chance of being disconnected. When it comes to the safety of our community and the ease at which the government operates, reliable and fast connectivity is non-negotiable – and Markley connects the best of the best.”
About Markley Group
Markley Group owns and operates One Summer Street, one of the largest and longest operating multi-tenant, mission-critical telecommunications and data center facilities in New England. The building’s 920,000 square feet of highly secured white and mechanical space house more than 200 industry leading companies, including the Boston Red Sox, Harvard Medical School, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Boston Internet Peering Exchange and The New York Times. One Summer Street’s data center has never experienced an electric utility failure. The carrier-neutral facility enables access to more than 75 independent network providers and eight utility feeds from multiple substations for uninterrupted, reliable power and service. To learn more about Markley Group, please visit: www.markleygroup.com.
