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Fremont, California - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - March 22, 2006 - Internet backbone and colocation provider, Hurricane Electric, hasenhanced its connections at Equinix Ashburn and Equinix San Jose.

The U.S. upgrades follow similar upgrades Hurricane Electric made to itsnetwork connectivity in Europe. Hurricane Electric now employs a 10 Gigabit Ethernet port at both EquinixAshburn and Equinix San Jose, upgraded from several Gigabit Ethernet ports,making it one of only a handful of networks that employ 10 Gigabit Ethernetports at these exchange points.

According to the company, the upgrades will dramatically increase theamount of traffic Hurricane Electric can handle over its network and will giveit increased connectivity to its peering networks. Hurricane Electriccustomers will benefit from the upgrades with increased capacity, morereliability, and faster throughput.

Mike Leber, Hurricane Electric President commented, ”We have been experiencing a large upswing in traffic growth over the past several months, making these upgrades necessary. We are committed to continuous improvement of our connectivity in the U.S. and over our entire network.”

The upgrades to the Equinix Ashburn and Equinix San Jose connections come just six months after Hurricane Electric upgraded its connection to the AMS-IX (The Amsterdam Internet Exchange), peering fabric from a Gigabit Ethernet port to a 10 Gigabit Ethernet port and expanded its global network by connecting to the NL-ix (Netherlands Internet Exchange) exchange.

To celebrate the upgrades, Hurricane Electric is extending a special transit promotion, which will allow those who own their own AS number and address space to receive 100 Mbps free with the purchase of 100 Mbps or more via Gigabit Ethernet. With this promotion, it would cost just $3,000 for 200 Mbps burstable on a GigE interface. This special offer is available at ten locations in the United States: Switch and Data (PAIX) in Palo Alto, CA; Equinix in Ashburn, VA; Equinix in Chicago, IL; Equinix in Dallas, TX; Equinix in Los Angeles, CA; Equinix in San Jose, CA; Telehouse (NYIIX) in New York, NY; Telehouse (LAIIX) in Los Angeles, CA; Hurricane Electric in San Jose, CA; and Hurricane Electric in Fremont, CA. The offer is available at two locations in Europe: NIKHEF (AMS-IX/NL-ix) Amsterdam, NL and Telehouse (LINX) in London, UK.

To learn more about Hurricane Electric and its transit promotion offer, please visit: http://www.he.net.

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