LayerOne
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Dallas, TX, United States |
Key people | Alexander Muse, CEO |
| Products | Data Centers |
| Revenue | $10.8 million USD (2005) |
Number of employees | 60 (est) (2001) |
| Website | www.layerone.com |
LayerOne, Inc. acquired by Switch & Data Nasdaq: SDXC, in 2005, was a U.S. private corporation that provides carrier-neutral datacenters and interconnection.
American datacentres
LayerOne was a provider of network-neutral data centers and interconnection services, offering colocation, traffic exchange and outsourced IT infrastructure solutions. The company pioneered the concept of 'buy-side' interconnection, whereby carriers were encouraged to participate in 'pooling points' in major cities without upfront costs. Carriers who sold connectivity were charged a monthly recurring fee based on the capacity of the connection. Within three years the company provided interconnection services to every major and most minor telecommunications companies in the United States with the notable exception of Sprint.