SolidSpeed Networks and Cable & Wireless Sign Edge Co-Location Agreement - Cable and Wireless - Brief Article

ISP Business, Nov, 2000

Cable & Wireless and SolidSpeed Networks announced that they have signed a one-year agreement for the deployment of SolidSpeed's servers across Cable & Wireless' global IP network.

SolidSpeed will broadly deploy content delivery servers at strategic locations on the edges of Cable & Wireless' global IP network, thereby expanding the global reach of SolidSpeed's content delivery network.

"The deployment of SolidSpeed's servers at the edge of Cable & Wireless' global IP network ensures that SolidSpeed can deliver its customers' content more efficiently and to a wider audience," said Eric Dorsch, vice president of web hosting product management at Cable & Wireless. "Cable & Wireless owns one of the most robust backbones in the industry, and with this agreement, SolidSpeed will experience enhanced access to our network and customers on our network."

Under the terms of the agreement, SolidSpeed will deploy its servers in the US and international locations on Cable & Wireless' global IP network. In each location Cable & Wireless will provide Gigabit Ethernet connections between SolidSpeed's servers and Cable & Wireless' IP network, enabling enhanced performance of application delivery and end user experience. According to Zona Research, business Web sites may be losing as much as $4.35 billion per year due to long download times and Web page failures.

"We typically provide a Web site with a 5x reliability and up to 10x speed improvement, thereby minimizing the loss of viewers to competitors," said Neil Dueweke, CEO of SolidSpeed Networks.