IX Reach selects Zayo Group to provide dark fibre connectivity in New York

The deal enables IX Reach to give customers access to main U.S. data centres including 111 8th Avenue, 60 Hudson Street, 32 Avenue of the Americas, 85 10th Avenue, 325 Hudson in New York and 165 Halsey Street and 275 Hartz Way in New Jersey through two four-site New York dark fibre rings. The agreement also enables Zayo customers to connect to IX Reach, which provides direct Point-to-Point connectivity into major Internet Exchanges around the world. Zayo and IX Reach cemented the deal for 15 years and will expand the relationship to include additional colocation facilities as demand requires over the next two years.

“Offering our customers ease of connectivity within key locations in the New York market is vital to us and we believe it will have an impact on our customers and their ability to do business in new geographies,” said Stephen Wilcox, CEO of IX Reach. “We selected Zayo because of its combined dark fibre and colocation offering and flexible commercial approach.”

“Our relationship with IX Reach enables us to increase visibility of our network to an extended customer base while delivering the reliable, secure connectivity critical to doing business in a global hub like New York,” said Alastair Kane, European vice-president for Zayo. “Zayo customers also benefit from deal through the opportunity to connect to a broader range of Internet Exchanges via IX Reach, increasing connectivity options across the globe.”