BELLE PLAINE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced today that a collaboration with high-capacity communications transport service provider Neutral Path Communications has led to the establishment of a new Point of Presence (PoP) within Neutral Path’s MSP1 facility. Located at 713 E Church Street, Belle Plaine, MN, this Point of Presence is Hurricane Electric’s second with Neutral Path and third in the state.
The carrier-neutral MSP1 facility provides customers with direct access to Neutral Path Communications’ dark fiber backbone and additional fiber interconnects to a variety of providers. The company’s underground backbone network spans over 1,300 route miles and over 110,000 fiber miles throughout the heart of the Midwest between key aggregation points in Denver, Omaha and Minneapolis. With the establishment of this latest PoP, Hurricane Electric is now one of ten additional Internet suppliers at this location.
Because of this partnership, customers of Neutral Path Communications now have access to Hurricane Electric’s robust IPv4 and IPv6 networks through100GE (100 Gigabit Ethernet), 10GE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) and GigE (1 Gigabit Ethernet) ports. Additionally, companies within the MSP1 facility will have the opportunity to exchange IP traffic, or “peer,” with Hurricane Electric’s expansive global network and enjoy lower latency, fewer router hops, improved fault tolerance, load balancing and congestion management infrastructure capabilities in the delivery of next generation IP services.
“We are excited to collaborate with Hurricane Electric and launch this new Point of Presence at our MSP1 facility,” said Tony Frentz, Chief Strategy Officer, Neutral Path Communications. “Customers at all eight of our Midwest data centers now have another location at which they can access and utilize high-speed bandwidth from Hurricane Electric. Coupled with additional access to the Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange, this is an ideal arrangement for businesses throughout the region.”
“We are delighted to again work with Neutral Path Communications on the latest phase of Hurricane Electric’s Midwestern expansion,” said Mike Leber, President of Hurricane Electric. “The demand for high-speed global connectivity continues to increase throughout the United States; the MSP1 PoP is already our third in Minnesota and 15th overall in the Midwest. Hurricane Electric is delighted to work with providers like Neutral Path Communications to deliver the connectivity options its customers need to compete in the global business marketplace.”
About Hurricane Electric
Fremont, California-based Hurricane
Electric operates its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network and is considered
the largest IPv6 backbone in the world as measured by number of networks
connected. Within its global network, Hurricane Electric is connected to
151 major exchange points and exchanges traffic directly with more than
5,800 different networks. Employing a resilient fiber-optic topology,
Hurricane Electric has no less than four redundant paths crossing North
America, three separate paths between the U.S. and Europe, and rings in
Europe and Asia.
In addition to its vast global network, Hurricane Electric owns and operates two data centers in Fremont, California, including Fremont 2, its newest 208,000 square foot facility. Hurricane Electric offers IPv4 and IPv6 transit solutions over the same connection at speeds including 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernet.
For more information on Hurricane Electric, please visit http://he.net.
About Neutral Path Communications
Neutral Path was born out
of broadband service provider demand for a simple and route mile
efficient means to fill the never-ending need for fiber connectivity to
key points in the Midwest. Neutral Path delivers carrier neutral
transport solutions, including high-capacity dark fiber, low
latency wavelengths, Ethernet, carrier hotel, cross connect and related
services to local, national, and global broadband providers and
enterprise network operators.
Neutral Path is based in Mankato, Minnesota. For more information, please visit http://www.neutralpath.net/.