PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX), a leading provider of Internet infrastructure, today announced that the company has extended its high performance Internet network to connect to the second largest Internet exchange in Europe: AMS-IX of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
"Connecting to AMS-IX is an important part of the PEER 1 network strategy,"
said Mark Teolis, PEER 1's vice president of network & co-location, and the person who designed the PEER 1 network. "PEER 1 customers from around the world benefit from the direct access that AMS-IX provides to the more than 200 other networks, Internet service providers (ISPs) and content providers that connect there. This improves the network's performance for all PEER 1 clients."
The new network point of presence (POP) also enhances the PEER 1 Content Delivery Network (CDN) powered by the company's unique RapidEdge technology.
Now, PEER 1's CDN clients' web content is cached on servers in Amsterdam in addition to the North American caching servers, so European end-users retrieve content from the much closer Amsterdam servers instead of from North America. This can reduce latency by 80 to 140 milliseconds, meaning faster delivery of content, applications, and media to end-users.
The Amsterdam POP is now live, and PEER 1 can begin to pick up new network customers in this location. The POP is located at SARA, one of four AMS-IX housing units.
About PEER 1:
PEER 1 is a leading Internet infrastructure provider delivering highly scalable hosting and co-location solutions to ensure a client's online presence is fast performing and available 100% of the time. Since its inception in 1999, the company has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe, all connected by PEER 1's world class Internet network. PEER 1 serves a variety of small- and medium-sized businesses including emerging technology companies, hosting providers, online gaming providers, Internet phone (VoIP) companies, and professional services organizations. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. For more information visit
www.peer1.com.