Equinix Posts Revenue of $73.7 million, up 26%

Equinix, a provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, reported Q3 revenues of $73.7 million, a 27% increase over the same quarter last year and an 8% increase over the previous quarter. Recurring revenues, consisting primarily of colocation, interconnection and managed services, were $69.9 million, a 29% increase over the same quarter last year and a 7% increase over the previous quarter. Non-recurring revenues were $3.8 million in the quarter, consisting primarily of professional services and installation fees.



Net loss for the third quarter was $5.2 million, including stock-based compensation expense of $6.9 million and the restructuring charge of $1.5 million.



The company added 92 customers in the quarter, including Acer Computers, Barnes and Noble College Booksellers, Coram, Fannie Mae and Shopzilla. Based on a total cabinet capacity of approximately 30,900, the number of cabinets billing at the end of the quarter was approximately 16,200, or 52%, up from approximately 15,400 the previous quarter. On a weighted average basis, the number of cabinets billing was approximately 16,200 representing a utilization rate of 52%.



Equinix also announced that Peter Van Camp will transition from his role as chairman and CEO of Equinix to Executive Chairman once a new CEO has been appointed over the course of the next year. Until this time, Mr. Van Camp will remain fully engaged as CEO and chairman.

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