OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, April 20, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- RACK59 Partners, LLC (RACK59), Oklahoma City's premier data center, today announced that international telecommunications provider Level 3 Communications, Inc. has established a new Point of Presence (PoP) in the company's data center located at 7725 W Reno, Oklahoma City, OK 73127.
With this recent addition to RACK59's 7725 Connect, customers in the data center now have access to Level 3's international fiber network and high-speed Internet protocol services. Additionally, the collaboration provides new resources to handle the growing bandwidth needs of both established companies and the emerging start-ups that comprise RACK59's customer base.
"I am very excited to light RACK59 with Level 3's global fiber presence, said Samual Curtis, P.E., Managing Member of RACK59 Partners, LLC. The spirit of RACK59 has always been to promote a carrier friendly Internet Exchange Point while cultivating a free peering environment for all fiber carriers interconnected at RACK59. The new connection with Level 3 allows RACK59 colocation customers a direct connection to prime content and affordable Internet access. RACK59 is now the only data center in Oklahoma with a true direct fiber connection with Level 3 and we are excited for the future. This is a major milestone for commerce in Oklahoma and will enable Oklahoma businesses to effectively compete with the world."
Level 3 provides communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers, serving more than 500 markets in over 60 countries. The new PoP within RACK59's 7725 Connect is part of RACK59's broader strategy to provide Tier 1 network connectivity coupled with superior data center services for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
"RACK59 is in a unique position to meet the needs of its customers," said Julie Masino, regional vice president, Level 3 Communications. "With the launch of this new PoP, RACK59's diverse portfolio of clients will be able to meet their bandwidth needs while maintaining the capacity to increase in scale to accommodate future business opportunities."
RACK59's carrier dense and carrier neutral data center contains 15,000 square feet of available space and possesses the features that today's enterprise customers have come to expect, including a high-density server environment with fully redundant power architecture. The SSAE16 Certified facility is outfitted with a multi-stage security system, including HID card readers, biometrics, and 24/7/365 monitoring. All power equipment is built with 2N redundancy in case of component failure and the building draws power from two independent power grids, backed by two diesel generators with 10,000 gallons (1 full week) of reserve fuel.
About RACK59 Partners, LLC
RACK59 is a colocation data center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that provides secure, competitively priced data center solutions for medium to enterprise businesses. All customers, whether they use one rack or an entire private data center, benefit from RACK59's premier facility, power, connectivity and unmatched service. We maintain this high standard through our unsurpassed, hardened facility and customer focused business model.
RACK59 is SSAE16 compliant and provides 24/7/365 technical support; diverse network routes via dark fiber, and a 100% uptime guarantee. Data center tours are available.
For additional information please visit: http://www.RACK59.com
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