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Equinix Expands Dallas Infomart Campus with New $142M Data Center and 5G Proof of Concept Center
Dallas Infomart Campus Becomes an Innovation Hub for Digital Business REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc.(Nasdaq: EQIX), the
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[{"type":"text","content":"Dallas Infomart Campus Becomes an Innovation Hub for Digital Business\n\n\nREDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc.(Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the expansion of its Dallas Infomart Data Center™ campus with the opening of a new $142M International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center and the launch of its 5G and Edge Proof of Concept Center (POCC). The moves support the growing demand for companies to accelerate their evolution from traditional to digital businesses by rapidly scaling their infrastructure, easily adopting hybrid multicloud architectures and interconnecting with strategic business partners within the Platform Equinix® global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 customers.\nThe Dallas region is a major communications hub for the southern United States, with a concentration of telecommunications companies. Many of these companies are part of the dense and diverse ecosystem of carriers, clouds and enterprises at Equinix's Dallas Infomart campus. This ecosystem makes Equinix Dallas an ideal location for companies seeking to test and validate new 5G and edge innovations. The Equinix 5G and Edge Proof of Concept Center (POCC) will provide a 5G and edge \"sandbox\" environment, enabling Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), cloud platforms, technology vendors and enterprises to directly connect with the largest edge data center platform in order to test, demonstrate and accelerate complex 5G and edge deployment and interoperability scenarios. The Equinix 5G and Edge POCC aims to:\nDevelop 5G and edge architectures that leverage ecosystems already resident at Equinix. Explore hybrid multicloud interconnectivty scenarios between MNOs, public clouds and private infrastructures. Develop multiparty business models, partnering strategies and go-to-market motions for the nascent 5G and edge market.The DA11 IBX is the ninth data center for Equinix in the Dallas metro area, and the second building on the growing Dallas Infomart campus. It is a four-story, state-of-the-art data center designed to deliver both small- and large-capacity deployments. The innovative, modular construction incorporates Equinix's Flexible Data Center (FDC) principles, which leverage common design elements for space, power and cooling to reduce capital cost while ensuring long-term maintena...