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The latest news from PacketExchange is here, along with all our past press releases.
PACKETEXCHANGE ACQUIRES MZIMA‘S NETWORK ASSETS AS THE COMPANIES MERGE THEIR OPERATIONS
2010-01-18
Los Angeles, CA - January 18, 2010 – PacketExchange, the next generation network service provider with coverage in Europe, the United States and Asia, today announces it will acquire Mzima Networks, a premier high-performance network service provider, and will merge both companies‘ customer base and operations. The combined entity will offer a new, global, next-generation IP and WAN network and services with over 500 customers and hundreds of points of presence in over 100 countries worldwide. Read more >>
PACKETEXCHANGE LAUNCHES GLOBAL NETWORK SERVICES IN SINGAPORE
2008-10-21
CNX2 Frankfurt, Germany- October 22, 2008 – PacketExchange, leading global provider of private network services with internet economics, today announces the expansion of its global network with its launch of services at Equinix Singapore Business Exchange (IBX) in Singapore. The move was spurred by the growing trend in Asia of Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Computing and the associated need for high-quality global connectivity into and out of the region. Read more >>
2008-06-23
Prague, Czech Republic - PacketExchange, the leading provider of private network services with Internet economics, today announced at the Capacity CEE 2008 Conference that Kabel Deutschland, Germany‘s largest cable based TV, Internet and Phone provider, joins PacketExchange‘s eXpress™ wide-area peering global community. The leading cable network provider chose PacketExchange for its high-performing private wide-area peering community and unique ability to provide direct access to hundreds of other networks worldwide through just one connection. Read more >>
2008-05-29
New York, NY, May. 29, 2008 – PacketExchange, leading provider of private network services with internet economics, today announced the availability of its global network at Telx‘s 60 Hudson Street Facility in New York. PacketExchange allows existing customers of the Telx facility to connect directly to their trading partners and access networks around the world. Using the PacketExchange private infrastructure, as opposed to the public internet, significantly improves the quality of service while reducing costs. Read more >>
PACKETEXCHANGE PARTNERS WITH CRG WEST TO EXPAND NORTH AMERICAN PRESENCE
2008-02-20
San Francisco, CA, Feb. 20, 2008 – PacketExchange, a leader in wide-area Internet exchange services, today announced its partnership with CRG West, one of the largest managers of carrier-neutral data centers in North America. By partnering with CRG West, PacketExchange will significantly increase its addressable peering community in North America, while also adding CRG West‘s premier data centers to its wide-area peering network portfolio. Read more >>
PACKETEXCHANGE CLOSES $12 MILLION IN SERIES B FUNDING AND APPOINTS NEW CEO
2008-02-06
San Francisco, CA, Feb. 6, 2008 – PacketExchange, a leading provider of wide-area Internet exchange services, today announced it has closed $12 million in Series B funding. The round was led by existing investors, DFJ Esprit, Draper Fisher Jurvetson‘s exclusive venture capital partner in Europe and Bank of Scotland Growth Equity, part of the HBOS Group. In conjunction with the funding, PacketExchange also announced the appointment of Rick Mace to CEO to lead the company in its next phase of growth. Read more >>
2007-10-24
London and San Francisco, 24th October 2007 – PacketExchange, the leading provider of private high-speed internet networks, today announced that it ranked 49th out of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK in this year‘s Deloitte Technology Fast 50. Read more >>
PACKETEXCHANGE BRINGS NEW RADIOHEAD ALBUM TO FANS ACROSS THE GLOBE IN RECORD TIME
2007-10-11
London UK, 11th October 2007 – British Band Radiohead made its brand new album ‘In Rainbows‘ available for download to fans across the world this week. By doing this, Radiohead posed a bold challenge to the traditional music industry‘s business model by offering its new album via digital download at a price open to fans‘ discretion. Read more >>
