Global Sites
This Amsterdam IBX is home to AMS-IX, one of the largest IXPs in the world.
What is AM3?
This physical connection inside an IBX is terminated via fiber.
What is a Cross Connect?
This acronym tracks energy efficiency inside IBXs.
What is PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness)?
Name of Equinix’s global environmental initiative.
What is Future First?
Term for exchanging internet traffic directly at a facility.
What is peering?
Located in Frankfurt, this IBX sits adjacent to DE-CIX.
What is FR5?
This is the average latency for a Fabric connection within the same metro.
What is less than 1 millisecond?
Average incoming utility voltage for U.S. IBXs.
What is 13.8kV or 34.5kV?
Certification aimed for in new IBX builds for environmental standards.
What is LEED (Gold or Silver)?
LA4 and SY4 are notable hubs for this kind of undersea infrastructure.
What are subsea cables?
This London IBX is known for ultra-low latency access to Europe’s financial platforms.
What is LD4?
These prebuilt templates in Fabric streamline interconnect setup.
What are Service Profiles?
Equinix uses this method in newer IBXs to reduce water consumption.
What is Indirect Evaporative Cooling (IEC)?
Equinix uses this renewable resource in select IBXs like SV5 and NY5.
What is solar power?
This service enables direct connectivity to cloud providers like AWS or Azure.
What is Equinix Fabric?
This U.S. facility is Equinix’s largest U.S. IBX by square footage.
What is DA11?
Term used to describe a metro that connects multiple IBXs via Fabric.
What is Metro Connect?
Floor systems in Equinix IBXs typically support this weight in pounds per square foot.
What is 250–300 lbs/sq ft?
Several IBXs in colder regions reuse this waste output to heat nearby buildings.
What is excess heat or thermal reuse?
This South Africa IBX was Equinix’s first data center in Africa.
What is JN1?
This Tokyo IBX is home to multiple financial exchanges and is a core Asia trading hub.
What is TY3?
This allows customers to automate Fabric and Edge connections into their systems.
What are Equinix APIs?
Equinix procures this type of energy to power 100% of operations.
What is renewable energy (RECs, PPAs, etc.)?
Equinix is targeting this year for full carbon neutrality.
What is 2030?
This Helsinki IBX connects directly to the C-Lion1 cable to Germany.
What is HE6?