Backbone Directory: Globix Corporation

Globix owns and operates a global IP network that includes data centers in New York City, Santa Clara, and London.

by Jeff Goldman [February 23, 2005]

Globix Corporation, founded in 1989, owns and operates its own global IP network. The company's OC-48 (2.488 Gbps) U.S. network and multiple OC-3 (155 Mbps) transatlantic connections are designed to maximize reliability, security, and availability. The network is intentionally over-engineered to accommodate traffic spikes from surges in customer usage, in order to ensure that users experience the best possible performance.

Having emerged successfully from bankruptcy in 2002, Globix is now traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol GBXX.

The company's data centers are located in New York City, Santa Clara, and London. Each data center is equipped with the following:

• Connectivity to the Globix international backbone
• Redundant power feeds
• Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems
• Backup diesel generator power
• Monitored security 24/7
• Environmental control units
• Fire suppression systems
• System administrators onsite 24/7

The Globix Network Operations Center (GNOC), located in New York City, serves as the command, control, and communications center for all Globix network operations and customer support centers. Staffed 24/7, the GNOC uses state of the art technology to monitor and manage the network, and to identify and resolve problems.

Globix has one of the Internet's largest peering networks, with more than 1,200 agreements across 600 networks to ensure fast, reliable content delivery. The company's network-wide SLA guarantees 100 percent uptime and reachability, along with 0 percent packet loss. Globix clients include operating divisions of Fortune 100 companies as well as mid-sized enterprises in a wide range of vertical markets.

The company's EarthCache™ content delivery network helps to reduce server load and deliver optimum performance by replicating and distributing application content to geographically dispersed server nodes. The result is a fourfold to tenfold improvement in delivery speed. EarthCache is available as a fully managed, outsourced service which can be fully implemented in a matter of minutes.

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