Introducing a new subsea ecosystem in Virginia Beach
Globalinx is poised to transform Virginia Beach into the connectivity hub of the Mid-Atlantic, where international subsea capacity is handed directly to terrestrial networks.
Creating the subsea ecosystem at the continental edge
Globalinx provides subsea cable operators with dedicated cable landing station space to host their Power Feed Equipment (PFE) and Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTE), facilitating the transition from wet plant to dry plant in a secure colocation hotel. The density of terrestrial fiber providers at Globalinx lets subsea operators hand off subsea capacity to terrestrial fiber on site.
The MAREA and BRUSA subsea cables give Virginia Beach a unique value proposition, connecting it directly to Bilbao, Spain (through MAREA) and to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (through BRUSA). This makes Virginia Beach the interconnection point for three continents.
Why a carrier-neutral hotel matters
Network-to-network interconnections usually take place in a carrier hotel, where there is reliable colocation space, abundant AC and DC power, and scalable cross connects. Network providers, content distribution companies, cloud providers, multiple-system operators (MSOs) and cable companies use the space and power to house networking equipment, interconnect with each other, and connect Virginia Beach to the rest of the Eastern Seaboard.
These interconnections take place in a specialized telecommunications room called a Meet-Me-Room. Enterprises also colocate with a carrier-neutral provider to get low-latency direct connections to multiple carriers.
Globalinx lets network providers and enterprises establish a presence in a reliable, secure colocation environment and connect to both the terrestrial and subsea networks available in Virginia Beach. It also gives subsea operators a completely diverse option to the New York and New Jersey region.
Key terms
The vocabulary of subsea interconnection, in plain language.
- Cable landing station (CLS)
- The facility where a subsea cable comes ashore. It hosts the cable operator's Power Feed Equipment (PFE) and Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTE).
- Wet plant and dry plant
- Wet plant is the cable and repeaters on the seabed. Dry plant is the terminal equipment on land, where subsea capacity is handed to terrestrial networks.
- Carrier-neutral colocation
- A facility where any network can colocate equipment and interconnect with any other, so customers get low-latency direct connections to multiple carriers.
- Meet-Me-Room (MMR)
- A specialized telecommunications room where networks interconnect, with reliable colocation space, abundant AC and DC power, and scalable cross connects.
- Network-to-network interconnection (NNI)
- The physical handoff between two networks in a carrier hotel, such as a subsea operator handing capacity to a terrestrial fiber provider.
Company facts
- Company
- Globalinx Data Centers LLC
- Founder and President
- Greg Twitt
- Virginia Beach campus
- 1632 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
- Additional facility
- Colocation facility at 3800 Village Avenue, Norfolk, VA
- What Globalinx does
- Subsea carrier-neutral colocation and cable landing station space
- Subsea access
- MAREA and BRUSA, via the Telxius cable landing station
Plan your presence at the continental edge
Talk to Globalinx about colocation, Meet-Me-Room interconnection or space for subsea equipment, or schedule a tour of the Virginia Beach campus.