Switch and Data Opens Newest PAIX Internet Exchange in Toronto

By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributor

Switch and Data (News - Alert), a provider of network-neutral data center and Internet exchange services, has launched its newest PAIX Internet exchange in its 151 Front St. site in Toronto, Canada to meet growing Internet peering needs in the Canadian market.

Toronto is the major communications hub for the Canadian market and serves as one of the main aggregation points for cross-border Internet traffic between Canada and the United States.

Officials with Switch and Data said that the company operates PAIX Internet exchanges in six major IP hub markets in the U.S. and launched this new Internet exchange in response to customer requests for a scalable IP peering solution for the Canadian market.

Companies including Internap (News - Alert), Internet Light and Power, nLayer, and SoftCom, Inc. have already joined PAIX Toronto and Switch and Data has received interest from others including some of the world’s leading Internet brands.

“We are pleased to see Switch and Data roll out its well regarded PAIX Internet exchange in Toronto,” said Turker Sokullu, CEO of Canadian managed service provider SoftCom Inc., in a statement, adding that customers trust the company to host their corporate email, websites and e-commerce products and expect the highest level of service with no downtime.

“By working with a leader in Switch and Data, we are able to give our customers the reliable services they need today, and prepare for the future with a proven best in class partner,” he said.

Switch and Data has located its PAIX Toronto Internet exchange within its existing 151 Front St, data center which is a highly interconnected, network-centric site in Toronto’s leading carrier hotel.

“Demand for video and new commercial applications is driving exponential Internet traffic growth across North America,” said Ernie Sampera (News - Alert), senior vice president of marketing for Switch and Data.

Sampera said that the company is excited about its investment to add scale to the Internet exchange fabric in Toronto.

He claimed that network-centric businesses in Canada’s leading Internet market will be able to rely on PAIX’s well known operational excellence, higher capacity port speeds, market leading SLAs, and customer driven operating staff to help them scale their peering capabilities to evolve and accelerate their Internet services.

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