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GTT grows partnership with Cologix to expand connectivity into Latin America
GTT Communications , a leading global provider of managed network and security services to multinational organizations , has announced that it has expanded its partnership with Cologix , a leading North American networkneutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company , to establish a new network Point of Presence ( PoP ) at Cologix ’ s JAX1 digital edge data center in Jacksonville , Florida . the US , seeking high-speed connectivity to and from Latin America .
GTT ’ s global Tier One IP backbone is ranked among the largest in the industry and connects more than 260 cities on six continents . With the addition of the new Jacksonville PoP , GTT and Cologix customers can benefit from the improved security , scalability and routing options that GTT ’ s suite of Internet and WAN services offers .
Meet-Me-Room ( MMR ) and access to two separate submarine cable systems that enable direct fiber connectivity to Central and South America , as well as the Caribbean .
According to industry research firm TeleGeography , international Internet bandwidth connected to Latin America reached 91 Tbps in 2021 and grew at a rate of 28 %. Peak Internet traffic grew 32 % during the same period .
The new PoP serves customers in the Jacksonville metro area and will broaden the reach of GTT ’ s global Tier One IP network by providing another option for customers in
Cologix ’ s JAX1 digital edge data center is a hurricane-rated building and one of the most interconnected hubs in Florida . It has more than 30 unique networks in Cologix ’ s on-site
“ This new PoP deployment demonstrates GTT ’ s continued investment to bring the scalability , reach and performance advantages of its global Tier One IP network to more areas in the US and Latin America ,” said Don MacNeil , COO of GTT . “ We are pleased to be expanding our longstanding partnership with Cologix at their Jacksonville data center facility to offer customers another option to access GTT ’ s global network . GTT ’ s portfolio of managed services , including SD-WAN , Internet and other services , is now available to customers from this new location .”
GTT announced that the company is investing in a 400G upgrade to its global Tier One IP network at multiple network layers that include the core IP backbone and metro extensions , as well as customer service nodes .
“ Now more than ever , organizations rely on cloud connectivity and the Internet for application performance and service delivery ,” said Chris Heinrich , Chief Sales Officer at Cologix . “ We are pleased to expand our partnership with GTT on this new PoP in Jacksonville , which will help support enterprises looking to connect to new geographies and applications in the cloud . Our customers now have a new option to leverage GTT ’ s global Tier One network and suite of leading managed networking and security services .” p
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