Arelion announced a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Equinix’s carrier-neutral data center in Osaka, Japan. The PoP will provide high-speed IP Transit, Cloud Connect, DDoS Mitigation, and Internet Exchange (IX) Connect services to content providers and enterprises across Osaka’s metropolitan area.
Arelion said its new facility will provide customers with the option of a low-latency route towards Europe and the United States on its global IP backbone, AS1299, which is ranked the #1 backbone in Asia by Kentik for its reliability, performance and customer support. Kentik's report also found that AS1299 is the most popular backbone among Japanese businesses.
“The new PoP in Osaka is another important step in our global expansion strategy,” said Wee Kwan Ee, Head of Sales APAC, Arelion.“By bringing our diverse services closer to cloud providers and enterprises in Japan, we can help these companies provide an improved online experience for their customers and help local businesses connect to the global market.”
