Arelion Expands Connectivity in Atlanta Metro Network
STOCKHOLM, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arelion today announced the expansion of its Atlanta metro network and new connectivity to the surrounding areas in Douglas County with the addition of a Point of Presence (PoP) in Switch ATLANTA, Switch's data center facility located at its Keep Campus in Lithia Springs, Georgia. Switch (NYSE: SWCH) is the independent leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. This expansion enables access to Arelion's number one Internet Backbone, AS1299, providing users and businesses with diverse, direct, high-speed connectivity options at the network edge. The most recent expansion reduces the need for routing through downtown Atlanta, offering enhanced speed and diversity connecting suburban scale campuses to support ongoing growth.
- Other key insights of this Atlanta metro network expansion:
Arelion has completed a new long haul route connecting Switch's campus in Lithia Springs, west of downtown Atlanta in the Northeastern region of Douglas County, to Ashburn and Dallas networks via Chattanooga as well as connecting the growth hub to the new Atlanta metro expansion. - These new metro investments add connection diversity to Arelion's existing network routes into downtown Atlanta.
- Arelion has invested in these new Atlanta metro networks to meet the accelerating demand for high-capacity bandwidth in the region.
- Through this Atlanta metro network expansion, Arelion is fulfilling its global connectivity vision with continued growth in North American markets, allowing historically underserved businesses and end-users access to high-speed, direct fiber-enabled Internet service at the network edge.