Equinix Company History Timeline

1998

Equinix was founded in 1998 by Al Avery and Jay Adelson, two facilities managers at Digital Equipment Corporation.

2002

In 2002, Equinix merged with i-STT, allowing the company’s expansion in China, Singapore, Australia, and Japan.

2007

In 2007, the firm announced a $2 billion international expansion plan and entered the European market by acquiring data center operator IXEurope and its facilities.

2010

In 2010, Equinix acquired Switch and Data Facilities Company, a United States internet exchange and colocation services provider.

In 2010, Equinix opened its 50th data center, in London.

In 2010, the company purchased Switch and Data Facilities Company, Inc., a United States internet exchange and colocation services provider.

2012

Also in 2012, it acquired Hong Kong-based data center provider Asia-Tone.

2014

In 2014, Equinix increased its Latin American presence when it acquired ALOG Datacenters of Brazil S.A., the country's leading provider of carrier-neutral data centers.

2015

In 2015, Equinix converted to a real estate investment trust (REIT) to gain tax advantages and add shareholder value.

In 2015, the company made a long-term pledge to power its entire data center platform with clean and renewable energy.

2016

In 2016, Equinix opened new data centers in Dallas, Sydney and Tokyo and announced a deal to acquire 29 data centers in 15 markets from Verizon.

2017

In 2017, the firm also opened a new data center in São Paulo.

In 2017, Equinix acquired Itconic, which expanded its data center footprint into Spain and Portugal.

2018

In 2018, Equinix acquired the Australian data center provider Metronode.

In 2018, according to data collected by the online publication Sludge, Equinix signed three contracts with the United States agency Customs and Border Protection to provide "information technology support equipment" totalling over $5 million.

In 2018, Equinix purchased the Dallas Infomart building, where it had already been operating four data centers.

2019

In 2019, the United States Environmental Protection Agency named Equinix one of 17 Green Power Partners leading the transition to renewable energy.

2020

The company expanded into India in August 2020 with the acquisition of GPX India, including a campus in Mumbai with two data centers.

In September 2020, Equinix priced $1.35 billion in green bonds to finance new and existing green projects.

In November 2020, the EPA gave Equinix its 2020 Green Power Partner of the Year award.

In December 2020, Equinix was listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

2021

On December 7, 2021, Equinix announced its acquisition of Main One, a West African data center and connectivity solutions provider, for $320 million.

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Charles J. Meyers, Raouf Abdel, Al Avery, Jay Adelson and William Norton founded Equinix.

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