Equinix Cross Connects

A cross connect is a point-to-point cable link between two customers in the same Equinix International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center. With cross connects you receive a fast, convenient and affordable integration with business partners and service providers within the Equinix digital ecosystem. You also get highly reliable, extremely low-latency communication, system integration and data exchange.

Features and Benefits

Direct Ecosystem Access

Equinix cross connects provide access to a vibrant digital ecosystem of business partners and service providers including 175+ networks, 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers, 675+ digital content providers and 1,250+ financial enterprises platform wide

Enhanced Performance

Cross connection eliminates the need for local loops and expensive dark fiber trenching. Proximity to your partners and customers reduces latency, jitter and failure. It also improves speed and reliability and accelerates provisioning

Increased Flexibility

By interconnecting your partner ecosystem in a geographically diverse facility, you can flexibly customize your digital edge. To add even more flexibility, Equinix engineers design every installation to simplify cable management and optimize scalability

Affordable Connectivity

Equinix cross connects are significantly less expensive than local loops and are typically provisioned within 24 hours

Cross Connect Specifications by Region

AMER

EMEA

APAC

Offers CAT5/6, COAX, Fiber

Provides intracustomer cross connect for customers expanding to another space in the same IBX

Provides campus cross connects to connect between buildings or floors via conduits with prerun single-mode fiber

T1 (CAT5) & POTS (CAT3) offered as speeds for lower pricing