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Equinix , Inc. is an American multinational company headquartered in Redwood City , California , that specializes in enabling global interconnection between organizations and their employees , customers , partners , data and clouds .. The company is the leading global colocation data center provider by market share , and it operates 175 + data centers in 44 major metropolitan areas in 22 countries on five continents .. data center. data center. colocation. colocation centre. Equinix was founded in 1998 to provide a neutral place where the networks forming the early internet could exchange data traffic .. It expanded to Asia-Pacific in 2002 and Europe in 2007 .. Asia-Pacific. Asia-Pacific. Europe. Europe. The company later began operating facilities in Latin America in 2011 and in the Middle East in 2012 .. Latin America. Latin America. Middle East. Middle East. Its purchase of TelecityGroup in early 2016 established the company as the largest colocation provider in Europe .. Europe. Europe. TelecityGroup. TelecityGroup. colocation. colocation centre. In May 2017 , Equinix completed the purchase of 29 Verizon data centers in a move to expand its presence across 15 markets in the U.S. and Latin America .. Latin America. Latin America. The company offers colocation , interconnection solutions and related services to enterprises , content companies , systems integrators and 1,500 + network service providers worldwide .. colocation. colocation centre. enterprises. Business. content. content ( media ). Equinix data centers host more than 2,750 cloud and IT service providers .. Equinix offers several interconnection services , including Equinix Cross Connects , Equinix Performance Hub and Equinix Data Hub .. The company operates the Equinix Cloud Exchange and an Internet Exchange .. Its Professional Services group offers various consulting and technical support services .. consulting. consulting. technical support. technical support. Equinix says its broad geographic reach is a key differentiator that allows its customers to place equipment in proximity to their end users worldwide , which the company claims results in superior connectivity .. proximity. Distance. end users. end users. Its global data center platform , which it calls Platform Equinix , is one of three components of a triple-ringed `` moat '' the company says it must maintain to continue to outpace its competitors .. data center. data center. moat. moat. It says the other two components are the interconnected industry ecosystems that populate its data center platform and its commitment to service excellence .. data center. data center. ecosystems. ecosystems. The name Equinix combines words that describe what the company 's founders saw as its core attributes  : Equality , neutrality and internet exchange .. attributes. Property ( philosophy ). The name is pronounced with a soft `` e '' on the first syllable so that it mimics the pronunciation of `` equity . ''. Equinix reports 6,200 + employees globally and is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol EQIX .. NASDAQ. NASDAQ. ticker symbol. ticker symbol. Equinix reported 2016 revenues of $ 3.61 billion .