<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" style="font-size: 13px;">Thank you to everyone who assisted with my cross-connect query - both on and off-list!</font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" style="font-size: 13px;">I thought it would be useful to provide a quick summary of my findings:</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Global Switch and Equinix have different connectivity and commercial models:<br> <br>* Global Switch does Meet-Me Room (MMR) Connections, whilst Equinix does Rack-to-Rack connections.<br> <br>* In general Equinix has relatively inexpensive one-off fees, and more expensive monthly recurring fees, while Global Switch is somewhat the opposite. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">* Several people commented that cross-connects at Global Switch can be more difficult due to higher installation fees, the need to obtain custom quotes for the installation, and longer lead times. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">The Median reported Equinix monthly fee was $250 (ex GST).</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Global Switch installation fees are quote dependent, and insufficient data was provided to form a view of likely costs. Similarly, insufficient monthly recurring fees were reported. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">I also didn't obtain sufficient data to form a view of </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13px; ">prices for maintenance, management and 24x7 monitoring for Cisco 4948 switches. If anyone has additional pricing data on this it would appreciated.</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Best wishes,</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Shara</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Shara Evans<br>Market Clarity<br>Direct: (02) 9043-9101 [International +61-2-9043-9101]<br>Mobile: 0416-258-462 [International +61-416-258-462]<br>Internet: <a href="http://www.marketclarity.com.au">http://www.marketclarity.com.au</a><br><br><br></span></font><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></div><div>On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Shara Evans <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ausnog@marketclarity.com.au" target="_blank">ausnog@marketclarity.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; position: static; z-index: auto; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><font face="Calibri" style="font-size: 13px; ">Hi Everyone,<br><br></font><div><font face="Calibri" style="font-size: 13px; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; font-style: normal; white-space: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; ">Does anyone have pricing (ex-GST) for 10 Gbps fibre (SMF) cross-connects at Equinix and/or Global switch? </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><br></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span></font><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13px; ">I'm also interested in prices for maintenance, management and 24x7 monitoring for Cisco 4948 switches </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13px; ">at Equinix and/or Global switch</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13px; ">.</span><font face="Calibri" style="font-size: 13px; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; font-style: normal; white-space: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "></span></span></font><font face="Calibri" style="font-size: 13px; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; font-style: normal; white-space: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; "><br></span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; ">Thanks in advance!</span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; ">Shara<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span></font></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>