Level 3 Sells Out Sunnyvale Center

Company Plans Third Silicon Valley Facility

By Rich Miller
CarrierHotels News Staff

Sept. 11, 2000 -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. said it has already sold out of colocation space in its second Silicon Valley data center, a 96,000 square foot building in Sunnyvale that opened today.
Level 3 now plans a third Silicon Valley facility to accommodate growing customer demand.
"Silicon Valley continues to be the hub of the Internet Economy,'' said Kevin J. O'Hara, president and chief operating officer for Level 3. "Demand for our services there continues to grow, and, at the moment, is outpacing our construction of new facilities."
In October 1998, Level 3 opened its first advanced data center in Sunnyvale. That facility comprises 77,000 square feet. Construction on the second was completed in June 2000. The third facility is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2001
. Level 3's advanced data centers, called "Gateways,'' are connected to the company's international Internet Protocol-based network. Gateways serve as portals to the network and provide a fail-safe environment in which e-commerce companies can physically locate their equipment. The facilities also house Level 3's own equipment and offer customers interconnection with the public Internet and other local and long distance networks.
Level 3 says it expects to substantially complete the U.S. and European intercity network by the fourth quarter of 2000.