France Telecom Subsidiary Selects Equinix for North American Network Interconnection Hub.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2002

Equinix's Neutral Centers and Exchange Services Enable Leading French

Carrier to Scale Operations and Peer with an Aggregation of Networks

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading provider of core Internet exchange services, today announced that France Telecom Long Distance USA (FTLD-USA), a France Telecom subsidiary in the United States, will establish a North American interconnection hub within Equinix's Washington, D.C. area IBX center. In addition, FTLD-USA will be able to sell its global network services to a concentration of potential customers participating in Equinix IBX centers.

The agreement allows FTLD-USA to leverage access to the widest aggregation of networks, including more than 65 carriers and ISPs within Equinix's neutral IBX centers, for its strategic network interconnection in North America. By reaching all of these partners within a single, centralized and neutral environment rather than by establishing multiple point-to-point communications with partners in many different locations, FTLD-USA can rapidly expand its operations and peering relationships while reducing costs.

"The addition of FTLD-USA further supports Equinix's mission of providing core hubs with a strategic and critical mass of Internet infrastructure companies," said Peter Van Camp, chairman and CEO of Equinix. "By becoming a part of the Equinix ecosystem, FTLD-USA can leverage this one-stop opportunity to buy and sell services from the widest aggregation of companies participating in Equinix's open marketplaces, including the largest choice of top networks."

About Equinix

Equinix is the leading provider of core Internet exchange services that allow networks, Internet infrastructure companies, enterprises and content providers to grow, manage and control their network and Internet operations for unparalleled performance. Through the company's six Internet Business Exchange(TM) (IBX(TM)) centers, customers can directly interconnect with the providers that serve over 85% of the world's Internet networks and users for their critical peering, transit and traffic exchange requirements. These interconnection points facilitate the highest performance and growth of the Internet by serving as neutral and open marketplaces for Internet infrastructure services, allowing customers to expand their businesses while reducing costs. For more information, visit the company's website at www.equinix.com.

Network and service provider customers include AT&T, Akamai, Cable& Wireless, EDS, EYT, Genuity, Global Crossing, IBM, Level3, Loudcloud, QWEST, UUNET/WorldCom and others. Enterprise and content provider customers include Associated Press, Charles Schwab, Google, MSN, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, and Yahoo! For more information, visit the company's website at www.equinix.com.

Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc. Internet Business Exchange, Equinix Internet Core Exchange, and Equinix GigE Exchange are trademarks of Equinix, Inc.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to Equinix's business outlook and bookings. Actual results may differ from expectations due to a number of factors, including: the challenges of building and operating IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; competition from existing and new competitors; the risk that customers who have placed orders may not install or may delay installations; and the ability to open new IBX centers and deliver services when requested by our customers. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risk and uncertainties described from time to time in Equinix's filings with the SEC. In particular, see Equinix's quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Note to Editors: Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc. Internet Business Exchange, Equinix Internet Core Exchange, and Equinix GigE Exchange are trademarks of Equinix, Inc.