Digital Realty partners SGIX on local peering

Digital Realty, a global provider of data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today a partnership with Singapore Internet Exchange (SGIX) to provide local peering at Digital Realty’s Singapore data centre facilities in Jurong West and Loyang East. The partnership has been fully operational since February 2018.

As a result of the partnership, customers in Digital Realty’s Jurong West and Loyang East Singapore facilities will benefit from greater and more cost-effective connectivity options. Peering points on both ends of the island will also enhance the overall resilience of the peering solution in Singapore. Customers will also have access to SGIX’s rich peering ecosystem, comprised of international and regional carriers, content providers and accelerators, among others, to exchange Internet traffic.

“From the Internet of Things (IoT) to edge computing, the landscape is transitioning from regional hubs to proximity to your customers. For instance, content providers need to consistently deliver content faster and more efficiently to their end-users. Our partnership with SGIX will provide our customers with connectivity options in Singapore that are faster and more cost-efficient, enabling them to provide higher quality services to their own customers,” said Krupal Raval, CFO APAC at Digital Realty.

SGIX is an open and neutral Internet exchange in Singapore that offers Internet peering services to companies. This allows customers to provide fast and cost-effective Internet services to their business customers. SGIX is one of the largest Internet exchanges in Singapore, boasting peak Internet traffic of more than 150Gbps.

Patrick Scodeller, SGIX Chairman said, “SGIX’s mission is to enhance traffic routing efficiency in the Internet community. Consumers expect information or content to be delivered to them quickly, and reducing the latency between local operators through peering helps achieve that objective. Through this partnership and the inclusion of Digital Realty’s customers on our peering network, we are even better positioned to accelerate and enhance the performance of Internet services in the industry.”

Digital Realty further provides access to network, content and service providers that will further enrich SGIX peering-partner density.

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