US operator, CenturyLink has added direct fiber connectivity to five additional CyrusOne data centers, bringing the total number of CyrusOne U.S. data center locations with direct fiber to twelve. CyrusOne is a global colocation solutions provider that specializes in enterprise-class, carrier-neutral data center properties that house IT infrastructure for nearly 900 customers worldwide.
With direct fiber connectivity, CyrusOne's customers can bypass local-loop access to gain direct-connect access to CenturyLink's 250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 300,000-route-mile international transport network. With fiber built into the data center meet-me rooms, CyrusOne customers can use multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), optical wave service, Ethernet and other IP services to access CenturyLink's low-latency, secure, reliable and highly available network.
With a connection to CenturyLink's network, businesses can more easily access other CenturyLink solutions, including the CenturyLink Cloud platform, big data analytics, business continuity and disaster recovery services, managed hosting and data systems management, said CenturyLink.
Josh Snowhorn, vice president and general manager, interconnection, CyrusOne
CenturyLink's increased connectivity with our data center facilities means that CyrusOne's enterprise customers have another top-tier network to choose as their primary or backup data transport solution.
Eric Barrett, director, network product management, CenturyLink
With a direct connection to CenturyLink's network, a business becomes connected to nearly 300 data centers, including more than 60 facilities where CenturyLink provides IT services, and more than 40,000 multi-tenant unit office buildings.
