Having recently expanded its enterprise service portfolio to include Ethernet, Internet, voice and TV services and data connectivity options providing scalable bandwidth from 1Mbps to 10Gbps, Comcast Business has turned to Cologix’s 511 11th Avenue data center in downtown Minneapolis for colocation.
“Minneapolis is a thriving enterprise market where we see strong demand for high-capacity bandwidth services,” said Chris Lyons, vice president of Comcast Business, Twin Cities. “As our business portfolio evolves, our customers are increasingly interested in colocation as part of their overall solution. Our relationship with Cologix enables us to address more customer opportunities with the confidence that their infrastructure will be well supported.”
Cologix operates data center space and the largest meet-me-room in the carrier hotel at 511 11th Avenue South in Minneapolis, the most connected building in Minnesota. In addition to the carrier ecosystem which includes more than 80 national, regional and local networks, the facility supports media, cloud, financial, education and government communities and provides direct access to the Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange (MICE).
“As a carrier-neutral provider it is important for us to offer our customers access to a robust community of network solution providers, and Comcast Business is an important provider in the Minneapolis market,” said Mike Hemphill, General Manager, Cologix Minneapolis. “We appreciate their trust in supporting their customers and look forward to expanding the relationship going forward.”
The Comcast Business Ethernet suite offers point-to-point and multi-point Ethernet services with the capacity to deliver cloud computing, software-as-a-service, business continuity/disaster recovery and other bandwidth-intensive applications. Comcast’s fiber footprint spans 29 regional networks in 39 states and includes an enhanced fiber optic network, with more than 145,000 miles of fiber providing high-speed, high-quality and high definition services to a variety of large companies.
