Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company, today announced it has been selected as a strategic supplier for Nokia's Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) managed service, in a collaboration to bring next-generation edge architectures and services to market. WING allows operators without an IoT footprint to gain fast entry to the IoT market or to help operators expand an existing IoT business.
(PR Newswire, September 23)
Gareth Owen's key takeaways:
- Highlights the trend of big colo providers expanding their edge footprints, positioning as neutral interconnects between big cloud networks and SPs and enterprise networks.
- As Nokia diversifies into services, Equinix provides broader reach with its access to 10,000 businesses – including more than 1,800 networks and 3,000 enterprises.