Profile: Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc. (SDXC.O)

Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc. (Switch & Data) is a provider of network-neutral data centers that house, power and interconnect the Internet. The Company operates 34 sites in the United States and Canada. In its data centers, the Company provides network-neutral interconnection and colocation services. Its network-neutral data centers are specifically designed to house the networking and computing equipment its customers use to aggregate and distribute data and digital media content. Its network provider customers, who are international carriers and global telecommunications carrier and Internet service providers, include AT&T, Level 3 Communications, ChungHwa Telecom, Singapore Telecommunications, Telecom Italia and Tata Communications. Its content provider customers include Apple, CBS Broadcasting, Google, and Microsoft. Its service provider customers include Adobe, Akamai, Limelight Networks and Verisign.

Colocation Services

The Company’s data centers provide its customers with a reliable, secure and climate controlled environment for their networking and computing equipment. Its colocation services include flexible space options, redundant power and cooling systems, physical security, other sophisticated systems for fire suppression and water leak detection and technical support. Colocation space includes secure cabinets, racks, and cages. The Company provides colocation space for an initial installation fee and a recurring monthly fee per cabinet, rack, or cage space. The Company also provide both alternating current and direct current power circuits at various amperages. The Company provides power for an initial installation fee and a recurring monthly fee based on size and type of circuit.

Network-Neutral Interconnection Services

Switch & Data’s interconnection services provide its customers with two primary options to exchange network traffic: through direct connections with each other, utilizing its cross connect services, or through peering connections with multiple customers, utilizing the Company's Internet exchange services. Cross connect services enable one-to-one interconnections between customers within a facility. These services allow customers to connect their networks through a direct physical connection in a meet-me room. Cross connect services are offered through a variety of media, including fiber optic, Ethernet or coaxial cabling, for an initial installation fee and a recurring monthly fee per connection.

Internet exchange services enable one-to-many interconnections between customers over a shared switch fabric within a facility. The Company offers these services in six of its markets, including the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta and the Northern Virginia Area. It provides Internet exchange services at port capacities ranging from 100 megabits per second to 10 gigabits per second for an initial installation fee and a recurring monthly fee.

Switch & Data’s SingleCNXT service is the resale of Internet access through ISPs, which connects directly with customers in its facilities. The Company offers SingleCNXT as an accommodation to certain customers that desire a single point of contact for the colocation and Internet access services. It provides SingleCNXT for an initial installation fee and a recurring monthly fee based on the amount of bandwidth committed or used.

Other Services

TechSmart technical support services are provided by the Company's technicians, who are available around the clock. These services include remote hands, equipment installation and maintenance, cabling, circuit testing, tape swaps, equipment rebooting and power cycling.

Switch & Data competes with Equinix, Terremark, AT&T, Verizon, InterNAP, Savvis and NaviSite.