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Hurricane Irma – How NJFX is Supporting Critical Global Infrastructure

Hurricane Irma - How NJFX is Supporting Critical Global Infrastructure

November 12, 2017

Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean, Florida and up through the southeast over the last few days. Thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed, communities were flooded and trees were uprooted all through the region. Its full effects are yet to be completely known. One thing that is certain is that power outages are widespread. Residences and companies in the affected areas may be without power for weeks to come.

Operating the first and only colocation campus to sit at a US cable landing station, NJFX is working with major carriers to expedite circuits that support a big telecom hub in Florida. NJFX’s secure facility is 64 feet above sea level, making it impervious to tidal surge and ideal for disaster recovery. This 64,800-square foot purpose-built data center offers direct access to multiple independent subsea cable systems that interconnect North America, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean.

“The way we communicate worldwide is through the Miami, Puerto Rico and New York City gateways,” states Gil Santaliz, CEO for NJFX. “If Miami went down, the only way to communicate to Europe and South America is through Puerto Rico. We are in contact right now with major carriers that supply connectivity to large, international companies and are looking to keep networks up and running. They are confidently turning to NJFX and rest assured that their needs will be met.”

Santaliz adds, “If New York’s telecom infrastructure is impacted either through natural or other disasters, then major carriers and telecoms will be adversely affected. Because NJFX has an optimal location in New Jersey, which bypasses legacy chokepoints and the congested NYC routes, we play a major a role in making networks work. NJFX offers a critical solution for multinational businesses and carriers in the U.S.”

NJFX offers Tier 3, carrier neutral data center capabilities and through its more than 10 carriers and service provider partners, NJFX clients have direct access to any carrier’s suite of services in the NJFX ecosystem, without incurring cross-connect fees.

To schedule a tour of the NJFX campus email: [email protected] or call (732) 978 4100.

For the latest news, follow NJFX on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. For more information, visit www.njfx.net.

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About NJFX:

NJFX is a Tier 3 Carrier Neutral Cable Landing Station campus. Our colocation ecosystem has expanded to over 35 network operators offering flexibility, reliability, and security. Our Wall, NJ location provides direct access to multiple subsea cable systems giving our carriers diverse connectivity solutions and offers direct interconnection without recurring cross-connect fees.

NJFX Unveils New Resources – Offering Clients and Carriers Added Value

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NJFX Unveils New Resources – Offering Clients and Carriers Added Value

August 31, 2017

WALL, NJ – Committed to delivering excellent service and unmatched Tier 3 carrier neutral data center services, NJFX has completed the SSAE16/18 Type II Audit on its data center control policies and procedures. This allows customers to stay up to date with new international service organization reporting standards, and helps mitigate any worries regarding compliance.

NJFX is now also providing 24 x 7 x 365 on-site physical support. With a simple call or ticket request via the online portal, customers can receive full access to on-site staff. Customers can contact NJFX round the clock to help with service requests, hands-on support and technical assistance.

Other resources on our new website include:

NJFX Info Center – your source for data center campus details and our new Video Vault
NJFX Marketplace – a global ecosystem designed to help you securely purchase/sell services with other customers
NJFX Tier 3 Sub Sea Map

By colocating in in the NJFX Carrier Neutral CLS-Colocation Facility, customers gain clear ADVANTAGES including:

ZERO recurring cross connect fees
Ability to leverage NJFX Customer Portal to connect with buyers and sellers
Direct access to ten dark fiber and network service providers

NJFX is also offering Cable Landing Station tours and various customer events throughout September. To Request a Tour, click here.

Keep up with the latest developments on the NJFX news page and by following the NJFX communities: Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

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Connectivity for the Holidays

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Connectivity for the Holidays

December 21, 2016

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell… How are you going to jingle bell rock out without proper connectivity this holiday season? Christmas just isn’t Christmas without streaming music, video chatting, and your Pinterest wish list! All joking aside, the Internet really has revolutionized Christmas, in so many ways. It’s the time to get connected and have a swell time this holiday season.

Busy sidewalks, the slog to the shopping mall, the treachery that is finding a parking spot, and fighting over the last Cabbage Patch Doll is no longer necessary, in fact, neither are pants. According to statista.com, 23.3% of all shopping is done online, and that number rises annually. Silver bells are now delivered directly to your door.

While there’s no place like home for the holidays, there are any number of reasons that being away from your family is a reality. Nowadays, you’re but a video call away. Your computer, your tablet, even your phone act as your portal right into your elementary student’s holiday concert, your Grandma’s dinner table, or your parents’ living room. Home for the holidays doesn’t necessarily need to mean you’re physically home sweet home any more.

Last Christmas you mailed out your cards; Think of how expensive that postage was! Not to mention getting them signed, sealed, and off to the post office. E-cards have been around for a while, but e-cards of 2016 are far different from e-cards of Christmas past. Now, not only do you have a plethora of generic online options, you also have access to graphic designers all over the world thanks to online marketplaces. Save some cash, save some clutter, and rest assured that no one will be giving these away the very next day.

The chestnuts are roasting on an open fire, jack frost has sufficiently nipped at your nose, and the yuletide carols are being streamed directly to your mobile device. Making holiday playlists is akin to the holiday mix tapes and burnt CDs from days of yore, but way easier. With a click of your mouse, or the tap of your finger suddenly curates your holiday favorites, from Dolly & Kenny to Bing & Bowie, your eyes and ears will be all a-glow.

Connectivity has changed and evolved the holidays, and allowed families to create new traditions. All of the Christmas connectivity is possible thanks to flexible, reliable and secure networks.

Although it’s been said many times, many ways, NJFX wishes you a merry holiday season, and a happy connected 2017!

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Eliminating Backhaul for Low Latency, Financial Networks

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Eliminating Backhaul for Low Latency, Financial Networks

December 14, 2016

Low latency is a common concern for many network providers, especially those who support customers within the finance sector, who heavily rely on speedy connections to maintain a competitive advantage and achieve optimal business performance. To successfully offer that low latency financial institutions crave, network providers always have to go back to the question of backhaul.

The key to maintaining a low latency network is having a clear and short fiber route. A clear fiber route has by far the biggest impact on latency and if a data center has two routing options, then the shortest one of the two is always the better option.

Unfortunately, fiber is not always routed along the most direct path between locations, and the cost of rerouting fiber can be very high, which has caused some operators to build new low latency fiber routes between key financial centers and employ low-latency systems to run over these links. Luckily, in NJFX’s case, we took this into account when building our Tier III facility in Wall, NJ.

NJFX offers a unique opportunity, as our campus sits atop the landing points of subsea cables from around the globe, allowing customers to bypass bottlenecks like New York, Newark and Piscataway, thereby eliminating the need for traditional backhaul solutions. By facilitating direct interconnection options at the cable-end and eliminating the need for backhaul altogether, control is put back in the hands of the carrier-neutral operators, enterprises and of course, financial firms.

As you can guess, the facility’s location and proximity to key subsea cable landing points is a highly sought after location that fosters domestic and international strategic partnerships for interconnection. This allows financial exchanges between the US, Europe and LATAM to have lower latency going through NJFX’s data center in Wall than, say, one in other locations across the Northeast. That isn’t all either, to compliment its already robust low latency network, NJFX will be investing in the development of a strategically placed monopole. Stay tuned for more details!

To learn more about how we can eliminate unnecessary backhaul for your business, visit www.NJFX.net and don’t forget to connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn!

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http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/print/volume-29/issue-6/feature/network-latency-how-low-can-you-go.html

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Local Connections: Benefits of Direct Peering

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Local Connections: Benefits of Direct Peering

November 29, 2016

In today’s hyper- connected world, content flows freely across the seemingly countless autonomous networks around the globe, making its way from data centers halfway across the world to our tablets, phones and other connected devices in the blink of an eye. In order for this to happen, multiple networks must connect – that’s where peering comes in.

While there are various types of peering, direct peering is often considered the most preferable as it enables enhanced network performance. When traffic is peered directly (or locally), it traverses the shortest path between two networks – allowing for lower latency and higher availability. Avoiding congested and disjointed peering landscapes, often associated with large cities, can also give networks a leg up.

These advantages are beneficial to a wide variety of customers however, they are particularly attractive to over-the-top (OTT) service providers whose apps and content are delivered over the Internet. Today’s consumers expect the ability to view high-quality content any time, anywhere, which means OTTs cannot risk added latency or potential choke points in the network. Direct peering enables these providers to meet their growing demands – and considering the time spent viewing content on connected devices has increased 719% since 2011, these demands are on the rise.

OTTs and network operators looking for peering opportunities on the Eastern seaboard with extensive international reach should look no further than NJFX’s brand new Tier 3 carrier-neutral colocation campus. NJFX offers tenants subsea access to leading service providers within Tata Communications’ CLS, which offers direct, redundant routes to Ashburn by five fiber-based providers. Customers have the opportunity to peer directly with high capacity, low latency networks without recurring cross connect fees. Moreover, NJFX is an ideal alternative to facilities in lower Manhattan. Routing traffic around New York City eliminates a potential choke point to the network, as its aging infrastructure poses a risk in the event of a force majeure.

Interested in direct peering through NJFX? Click here to contact us today.

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To Capacity Europe and Beyond!

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To Capacity Europe and Beyond!

November 17, 2016

As we turned the corner into November, our management team, CEO & founder, Gil Santaliz and Vice President of Sales and Customer Relations, Doug Corbett prepared for our final conference of the season. The three-day event known as Capacity Europe, took place on November 7-9th in Paris, France. With a record attendance of 2,000 senior level guests, 500 companies and 80 countries, the show was not one to disappoint.

Attendees included several key service providers, OTT players, cloud and security providers, as well as enterprises. This array of critical industry leaders provided our team with optimal networking opportunities and served as the perfect audience to receive our latest news, NJFX’s partnership with Tata Communications. This new partnership enabled Tata to open its core network presence at the NJFX Cable Landing Campus (CLC) in Wall, NJ. This news is particularly important because it will now allow the development and strategic shifts in global network architecture, enabling “hair pin” route design between continents for latency reduction, disaster avoidance and recovery, as well as operating cost reduction.

“Tata Communications has played an integral role in bringing NJFX to the market from day one and this next step is a natural progression for our relationship,” said Santaliz

If you happened to miss us at the show don’t fret because, as we head into the New Year, you can believe us when we say our schedules are not slowing down. In January, you’ll find our management team at the annual event, Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), taking place in Hawaii. We look forward to all the networking opportunities the premier telecommunications event will bring so much so, that we even have our own meeting room!

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Take Us Back to the NJFX Launch!

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Take Us Back to the NJFX Launch!

September 21, 2016

On September 21st, one year after breaking ground on its Tier 3, carrier-neutral facility, the NJFX team welcomed guests to what was considered by all, a data center launch to remember. The two-story, 64,800-sq. ft. colocation facility located in Wall, New Jersey opened its doors for the first time to mark the completion of the second phase of the NJFX campus build out.

With a number of key sponsors including Tata Communications, Lightpath, Windstream, Sparkle and more, the event was guaranteed to not disappoint. And even though the room was filled with scrumptious food, beverages and strategic networking opportunities, NJFX Founder and CEO, Gil Santaliz, took the celebration a few steps further.

None other than Formula One race car legend himself, Mr. Mario Andretti, made an appearance and participated in an intimate fireside chat – moderated by JSA CEO Jaymie Scotto Cutaia and featuring Mr. Santaliz and COO of Tata Communications, John Hayduk – to discuss career highlights, challenges and what “drove” him to become the fastest.

As part of sponsoring the event, Tata Communications installed its virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) F1® experiences that gave attendees the opportunity to feel the adrenaline rush of racing in the Grand Prix. Attendees raced for the fastest time and those that stayed high on the leaderboard went home with a F1 helmet signed by Mr. Andretti himself.

“This launch event was crucial for our team. It not only marked the day that we accomplished our goal of building the first Tier 3 carrier neutral colocation campus that intersects where subsea cables from around the globe meet,” comments Santaliz. “But it also allowed our friends and family to see that hard work really does pay off with enough focus, determination and help from your friends and colleagues.”

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Tier 3 By The Subsea

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Tier 3 By The Subsea

November 20, 2016

NJFX today opens the doors to its brand new 64,800-aquare-foot, Tier 3, carrier-neutral data center that intersects where subsea cables from around the globe meet. This marks the expansion of the colocation campus, as NJFX has operated the exclusive carrier-neutral Meet-Me-Room (MMR) inside Tata Communications cable landing station (CLS) in Wall, New Jersey for the past year. The facility breaks the traditional communications infrastructure mold and redefines proximity thanks to direct interconnection.

Cable operators don’t traditionally allow network operators into CLS facilities. NJFX’s strategic location tackles this obstacle by being located immediately next door to Tata Communications’ CLS with 250 conduits connecting the two buildings. This enables unparalleled connectivity thanks to the resulting direct access to subsea and terrestrial cables that offer global, low latency interconnectivity.

The ability to interconnect at the cable-head not only redefines proximity by eliminating the need for traditional backhaul, but also puts control back in the hands of the customers.

Direct Connectivity to leading service providers within Tata’s CLS and secured express routes with several facility-based carriers
Direct Access to robust international capacity and the availability of Tier 1 ISP services with multiple fiber-based providers offering regional, national and independent international networks
Interconnection Options, at the cable head-end, for service providers, enterprises, carrier-neutral operators and cable companies without recurring cross-connect fees
Direct Peering and the ability to design high-capacity, low latency networks directly to and from the cable head, minimizing the need for traditional backhaul connectivity. This removes a detour to New York City, eliminates choke points and lowers cost and latency.

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From the Ground Up: NJFX Completes Data Center Construction

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From the Ground Up: NJFX Completes Data Center Construction

September 13, 2016

New Jersey Fiber Exchange (NJFX) broke ground less than a year ago on its Tier 3, carrier-neutral data center and in just a week it will open its doors to over-the-top (OTT) content providers, multinational enterprises, ISPs, carriers and dark fiber network providers. The official launch of the new facility, taking place on September 21, marks the completion of the second phase of the NJFX campus build out.

NJFX is currently in discussions with strategic customers with larger footprint requirements of over 150 high density cabinets. It will focus its efforts on retail cabinets for carriers, OTT’s and Enterprise cages for up to 50% of its primary business, ensuring direct access to the world’s only Tier 3 Transatlantic Cable Landing Station Campus. The campus directly interconnects Europe, South America and North America with 8 unique fiber base US carriers in the North East to provide unprecedented route diversity end-to-end.

Completing the build of the new Tier 3 compliant data center in just one year was an incredible feat made possible by Frank Farrugia, Senior Manager of Facilities Operations at Equinix, who brought over 40 years of experience as the designer of the site and the dedicated crews that worked tirelessly to bring this industry-changing idea to life. The build is all the more impressive when you look at the stats.

Facility Details:

Two story, 64,800 sq. ft. facility
Over 1,100 cabinet capacity
Independent Tier 3 and MEF/FP-designed neutral network hub
Located on Tata Communications’ international CLS
Carrier-neutral MMR
24/7 on-site security
Secure loading dock access
Sub-dividable first and second floor
Hurricane 5-resistant infrastructure

Power:

10MW design adjacent to Utility Substation
Additional 9MW reserved capacity through on-site Jersey Central Power & Light substation
High- and low-density solutions for flexible colocation
N+1 UPS with configurable distribution for up to 20kW/cabinet loads
N+1 indoor generators with on-site stand-by diesel fuel for five days of uninterrupted power
Designated as a NJ Critical infrastructure priority site for fuel replenishment program
Annual PUE of 1.35 with Evaporative rooftop cooling solution and backup water tanks

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New Jersey Fiber Exchange to Sponsor and Speak at Capacity Latam 2015

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New Jersey Fiber Exchange to Sponsor and Speak at Capacity Latam 2015

NJFX Founder and Managing Member Gil Santaliz to Discuss Redefining Proximity with Direct Interconnection to International Submarine Cable Systems

March 16, 2015

WALL, NJ – New Jersey Fiber Exchange (NJFX), a leader in data center consulting and colocation, announces that its Founder and Managing Member, Gil Santaliz, will sponsor Capacity Latam 2015, taking place March 17–18, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Now in its 12th year, Capacity Latam is set to become the largest meeting place for the entire Latin American wholesale telecommunications market. The conference will converge carriers, vendors, subsea cable companies, satellite companies and more for two days of discussions on the biggest themes in the Latin American market.

Mr. Santaliz will speak during the 11:00 AM coffee break on the morning of Wednesday, March 18. He will introduce the concept of interconnecting at the intersection of subsea cables connecting the US, South America, Europe and the Caribbean. This new interconnection point, to be made available by NJFX, allows telecom carriers, enterprises and content providers in Latin America as well as the rest of the world to design and construct more efficient networks, thus enabling faster, reliable and more cost-efficient delivery of content as well as high-bandwidth applications.

NJFX is building the first Tier III carrier-neutral colocation facility that intersects where subsea cables from the US, South America, Europe and the Caribbean meet at the easternmost edge of the United States. Anticipated to go live in 2016, the network interconnection point provides carriers, enterprises, carrier-neutral operators and cable companies with direct interconnection options at the cable-head without recurring costs on cross-connects. The new edge allows carriers and enterprise companies to have more control of their networks rather than rely on traditional backhaul solutions. Carriers and enterprises using the NJFX location will also have access to Tata Communications’ global connectivity, built on the world’s largest and most advanced global subsea cable network.

NJFX is a proud Associate Sponsor of Capacity Latam 2015. Companies interested in learning more about the connectivity benefits available by collocating at NJFX are urged to complete a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and schedule a meeting with Gil Santaliz at Capacity Latam 2015. To schedule a meeting, please visit www.NJFX.net.

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