Eliminating physical colocation (was Re: Shared facilities)

Wed Aug 21 17:51:17 UTC 2002

On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Martin Hannigan wrote:
> Since Sept 11, my experience probably doesn't cut the mustard, but that's
> how it has been to this point.

Consider the various public statements on colocation security.

http://www.state.ma.us/dpu/catalog/6688.htm

   "Verizon MA believes that the most effective means of ensuring network
   safety and reliability is to eliminate physical collocation entirely in
   all its COs, converting existing physical collocation arrangements to
   virtual and requiring that all future collocation arrangements be
   virtual only."

Of course, this is a very different colocation model than used by
companies such as Equinix.  Just because they use the same terms doesn't
make them the same thing.