Hurricane Electric expands with new Point of Presence in Draper
Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, has established a new Point of Presence (PoP) at FiberState SLC1, a premier carrier-neutral data center located at 106 E. 13200 S., Draper.
FiberState provides a highly interconnected and scalable environment with direct access to multiple carriers and cloud providers. The facility is positioned to serve customers throughout Utah’s fast-growing technology corridor, which includes Salt Lake City, Lehi, Draper and Provo.
Utah has rapidly become one of the nation’s top technology and data center markets. Its diverse and expanding economy is driven by sectors such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, fintech, life sciences and software development. According to CBRE, Salt Lake City ranks among North America’s hottest markets for tech job growth, and the state’s data center capacity is projected to significantly expand in the coming years.
Officials at Hurricane Electric say this new PoP will provide improved fault tolerance, load balancing and congestion management in the delivery of next-generation IP connectivity services. Businesses and ISPs in the region will now have access to Hurricane Electric’s IPv4 and IPv6 network through 100GE (100 Gigabit Ethernet), 10GE (10 Gigabit Ethernet), and GigE (1 Gigabit Ethernet) ports.
“We are pleased to continue our network expansion with the addition of this new PoP at FiberState,” Mike Leber, president of Hurricane Electric, said in a company release. “Utah has emerged as a major technology hub, and this deployment enhances our ability to provide high-speed, resilient Internet connectivity to customers throughout the Intermountain West.”