AboveNet Joins Equinix Financial eXchange and Enhances Connectivity Options Between Equinix`s London Data Centres

New Service to Provide Direct Access Between Equinix Financial eXchange
Community in Slough and Financial Firms in the City
LONDON--(Business Wire)--
AboveNet, a leading provider of fibre optic and IP connectivity solutions for
business and carriers, and Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global
data centre services, today announced that AboveNet has joined the Equinix
Financial eXchange community in Equinix`s London-Slough (LD4) International
Business Exchange (IBX) data centre. AboveNet will provide direct fibre links
between Equinix`s LD4 and its London City (LD1) IBX centre, facilitating low
latency access between the financial market participants operating in each of
the centres, as well as other strategic partners and customers located in LD1.
The installation builds upon existing AboveNet deployments servicing the Equinix
Financial eXchange communities located within Equinix centres in the Chicago,
New York and Frankfurt areas.

With speeds of 0.34ms, the new AboveNet service will enable investment firms
based at Equinix`s LD4 centre to benefit from near-instantaneous access to
city-based trading partners, trading venues and data services. It will also
provide participants located in the city with low-latency access to Equinix
Financial eXchange customers and partners in LD4. The service will include
AboveNet`s dedicated fibre and managed wavelength offerings, which provide a
level of visibility to allow firms to make near immediate adjustments to their
electronic trading parameters in response to volatility in the market - thus
ensuring they stay ahead of the trading curve.

"In order to minimise network latency resulting in missed trades and loss of
profits, AboveNet has partnered with Equinix to provide high capacity, low
latency connectivity for today`s finance firms," commented Brett Johnson,
AboveNet`s vice president of business development. "By joining the Equinix
Financial eXchange community in London, AboveNet is providing a complete network
to enable finance companies to interconnect with trading venues, market data
vendors and technology utilities. This network equips them with the
responsiveness and agility needed to stay ahead in this highly competitive
market," concluded Johnson.

Equinix Financial eXchange is a community of financial market participants that
locate operations within Equinix data centres in order to benefit from a
high-performance, low latency connectivity infrastructure within a neutral
environment. At Equinix, these companies can directly exchange data within the
same physical location with strategic partners, customers and vendors, thereby
optimising their electronic trading operations. They also have access to a broad
range of data centre services and high-performance network connectivity
providers, such as AboveNet.

"We`re delighted that AboveNet is joining Equinix Financial eXchange," added
Eric Schwartz, president of Equinix Europe. "The addition of AboveNet`s low
latency services will help provide our growing network of financial community
members the fastest possible connectivity to trading venues and a critical mass
of other financial market participants."

About AboveNet, Inc.

AboveNet, Inc. provides fibre optic connectivity solutions for business and
carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and IP services in
and between 15 top U.S. metro markets and London. AboveNet's network is widely
used in demanding markets such as financial services, media, health care and
retail.

UK Headquarters: Centurion House, 24 Monument Street, London, EC3R 8AJ

For more information, please visit: www.above.net

About Equinix

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX) provides global data centre services that ensure the
vitality of the information-driven world. Global enterprises, content and
financial companies, and network service providers rely upon Equinix`s insight
and expertise to protect and connect their most valued information assets.
Equinix operates 42 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centres across 18
markets in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Important information about Equinix is routinely posted on the investor
relations page of its website located at www.equinix.com. We encourage you to
check Equinix`s website regularly for the most up-to-date information.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed
in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences
include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and
constructing IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix
services; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of
companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive
significant revenue from customers in recently built out or acquired data
centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time
to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate
sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding
indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; and other
risks described from time to time in Equinix's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. In particular, see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are
available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to
update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc. International
Business Exchange is a trademark of Equinix, Inc.

AboveNet, Inc.
Suzy Ferguson or Niki Hutchinson, +44 (0)20 7802 2626
abovenet@lewispr.com
or
Johnson King for Equinix, Inc.
Jacqui Depares or Lucy Smart, +44 (0)20 7401 7968
Equinixteam@johnsonking.co.uk

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