Windstream Wholesale to provide long-haul capacity to Italy’s Sparkle
Windstream Wholesale says it has signed a contract to provide Italian service provider Sparkle with wavelength capacity. The deal will see Sparkle connect its point of presence (PoP) in El Paso, TX, with Windstream Wholesale’s PoP in the LA1 Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Los Angeles. Among other benefits, the alliance will strengthen Sparkle’s hand in the Mexican market.
“Our customer-tailored routes coupled with our unique domestic network density in Tier 1, 2, and 3 cities make us an ideal provider for international carriers, content providers, fiber operators, and others needing domestic diversity and redundancy,” said Joe Scattareggia, executive vice president for wholesale sales at Windstream. “We are delighted to enable Sparkle to grow its customer base through our newly established presence in the Equinix LA1 data center.”
“We are delighted to work with Windstream. Their high-quality long-haul connectivity from El Paso to Los Angeles will add diversification to our existing routes, thus strengthening our IP Transit offer to the Mexican market,” said Barbara Sole, director of IP and capacity services at Sparkle.
Directly connected to three other Equinix IBX data centers in the Los Angeles metro area (LA2, LA3, LA4), the LA1 IBX offers access to Equinix IBX data centers in 38 major markets globally through Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric as well as a submarine cable to Japan.
“Windstream Wholesale is a valued participant in the ecosystem of world-class providers offering their services on Platform Equinix,” said Adam Janota, senior director of business development at Equinix. “Windstream’s 10-Gbps and 100-Gbps Wavelength services offer a strong option for the bandwidth needs of carriers operating within Equinix’s Los Angeles area IBX data centers. Additionally, we are excited to support Windstream and Sparkle connectivity to the Mexico market.”
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