Sep 17, 2024
Cirion Recognized for Distinguished Leadership in Latin America
Frost & Sullivan awarded Cirion with the 2024 Latin American Enterprise Services Company of the Year Award
MIAMI, FL, September, 17, 2024 – Frost & Sullivan awarded Cirion Technologies its prestigious Latin American Company of the Year Award for Enterprise Services for its outstanding leadership and innovation. The award recognizes Cirion´s strong overall performance, which continues to set the standard for industry excellence and led to its robust presence in over 20 Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.
Cirion’s commitment to customer satisfaction, innovation, and best practices has positioned it as a top enterprise services provider, serving over 5,500 LATAM-based and multinational customers. In recognition of its continuous evolution, Frost & Sullivan also applauded Cirion’s ongoing innovation and enduring leadership in 2022 and 2023.
“Cirion’s extensive solution portfolio and capacity to launch technology-integrated products that meet and exceed customers’ needs are truly commendable,” said Ignacio Perrone, research director for Frost & Sullivan. “Its ability to adapt to evolving market demands and deliver exceptional service is what sets it apart in the LATAM market.”
Cloud applications and security have become very important in today’s digital landscape. According to Cirion’s research, over 90% of information technology professionals agree that cloud apps perform better with fiber connections, and 70.7% of executives consider security when implementing edge storage solutions. To address these needs, Cirion has developed a strong product portfolio that includes data centers, unified communications, security, and telecommunication services.
Latin American enterprises face significant challenges adapting to market demands, making digital transformation imperative for their success. With over 30 years of experience and a robust solution portfolio, Cirion stands out as a preferred provider. Its extensive footprint and unique capabilities enable customers to stay ahead of competitors, ensuring successful business outcomes. The company operates 18 regional data centers with neutrality as a core principle, allowing customers to connect with any network, service, and interconnected data center. Cirion excels with its customer-centric approach and continues to innovate to deliver the best for its customers. Thus, it has secured strategic partnerships with top providers such as Tata Communications and Qwilt.
“Receiving this award from Frost & Sullivan is a testament to our team’s dedication and hard work,” said Emilio Madero, marketing executive vice president for Cirion Technologies. “We are committed to helping our customers navigate their digital transformation journeys with innovative solutions and exceptional service.”
Cirion maintains long-standing customer relationships due to its neutrality, flexibility, high-quality services, and continuous innovation. Frost & Sullivan finds it to be no coincidence that the most prominent players in LATAM’s dominating industries—such as natural resources, financial services, media, entertainment, gaming, health, manufacturing, logistics, higher education, public sector, technology, wholesale, and retail—count Cirion at the core of their operations.
Cirion’s extensive presence in LATAM enables the company to address specific local needs and provide comprehensive services through a robust regional platform. The company’s neutral carrier status allows clients to connect with any network, service, and interconnected data center, offering flexibility and multiple options when choosing the best solutions.
Frost & Sullivan commends Cirion’s strategy, which positions the company as a trusted leader in the LATAM enterprise services market.
This recognition reaffirms Cirion’s commitment to driving digital transformation and delivering unparalleled service across LATAM.
About the Award:
- Frost & Sullivan is an international consulting company dedicated to helping clients accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in innovation and leadership.
- Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development.
- Frost & Sullivan industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices.
Award Write Up:
https://www.frost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cirion-Award-Write-Up.pdf
About Cirion:
Cirion is a leading pan-regional digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of colocation, cloud infrastructure, and terrestrial and subsea fiber network services. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. The Company owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
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Sep 9, 2024
Cirion Enhances Customer Security with new Cloud DDoS Protection Service
Cirion Technologies Partners with Radware to Strengthen Cloud Security Services throughout Latin America
MIAMI, FL, Sept. 09, 2024 – Cirion Technologies, a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider in Latin America, today announced it has entered into a managed security service provider (MSSP) agreement with Radware, a global leader in application security and delivery solutions for multi-cloud environments. This strategic partnership enables Cirion to offer Radware’s industry-leading Cloud DDoS Protection Service to its customers across the region.
Key Benefits for Cirion’s Customers:
- Advanced Network Protection: Cirion’s commitment to innovation and anticipation drives its focus on delivering enhanced security services. By leveraging Radware’s Cloud DDoS Protection Service, Cirion ensures automatic protection, faster mitigation, and improved accuracy for its customers.
- Customized MSSP Model: Radware’s unique and customized MSSP model allows Cirion to swiftly enter the market while meeting the diverse DDoS protection needs of small businesses, enterprises, and downstream internet service providers.
- Integrated Solution: Cirion also offers Radware’s Cloud Application Protection Services, which include web application firewall, bot management, and API and client-side protection. Customers can manage these services seamlessly through a single pane of glass, helping to reduce operational costs and prevent zero-day attacks.
Alejandro Girardotti, Senior Director of Products, Innovation and Strategic Alliances at
Cirion Technologies, emphasizes the excellence in service and support that Radware provides. As cyberattacks become more sophisticated, organizations increasingly rely on hosted security services to safeguard their networks and applications.
Radware’s AI-powered Cloud DDoS Protection Service surgically blocks malicious attacks without disrupting legitimate traffic. It adapts defenses based on specific attackers, maintaining network availability, even during layer 7 Web DDoS attacks.
Today, Cirion stands out as one of the few Pan Latin American networks, spanning 20 countries and serving over 5,500 customers with a wide range of capacity, colocation and security services across Latin America. Additionally, the company operates 18 owned carrier-neutral data centers throughout the region and maintains over 95 direct connections to carriers and service providers.
“We look forward to an expanded relationship with Cirion, helping them open new revenue streams while delivering state-of-the-art Cloud DDoS Protection for organizations across Latin America,” said Arie Simchis, Radware’s regional director in Latin America. “As cyberattacks increase in sophistication and grow exponentially in number, more organizations are opting for hosted security services and entrusting leading providers like Cirion with protecting their networks and applications.”
About Cirion
Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
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Jul 10, 2024
Cirion enters the Global Ethernet Provider LEADERBOARD 2023
Cirion advanced from the Challenge Tier and ranks #7 on the Global Ethernet LEADERBOARD
MIAMI, FL, July, 10, 2024 – Vertical Systems Group recently announced that seven companies achieved a rank on the year-end 2023 Global Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD, among which Cirion Technologies, who ranked in position #7.
Vertical Systems Group’s LEADERBOARDs are the industry’s foremost benchmarks for measuring market leadership for Carrier Ethernet Services, Carrier Managed SD-WAN Services, Wavelength Services and Business Fiber Lit Buildings.
Ranking among the mayor Global Ethernet Service Providers is a major recognition for Cirion for we are focused in investing in a 100-gigabit metro network across the region, that equips our next-generation architecture with swifter Ethernet speeds.
Cirion has been investing in a high bandwidth Ethernet architecture to enhance experiences on its platform and deliver updated Ethernet services to more than 14 major Latin American cities and Miami (US).
The company today has access to speeds of 30 Gbps for Ethernet services in the following cities: Miami (US), Buenos Aires (Argentina), São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Curitiba (Brazil), Santiago (Chile), Bogotá (Colombia), Lima (Peru), Mexico DF, Monterrey and Tijuana (Mexico) and Quito (Ecuador), among others.
“Our customers want and need faster, more accessible bandwidth to support technologies such as AI, Internet of Things, augmented reality, voice and video apps”, said Alejandro Girardotti, Senior Director of Products, Innovation and Strategic Alliances at Cirion Technologies. “Cirion’s network investments will enable our Platform to deliver the apps and data businesses need.”
Vertical Systems Group industry benchmark for multinational Ethernet network market presence ranks companies that hold a 4% or higher share of billable retail ports at sites outside of their respective home countries.
“The geographic expansion of the Global Ethernet market continued in 2023, while several domestic markets flattened,” said Rick Malone, Principal of Vertical Systems Group. “Cirion ascended from the Challenge Tier to rank #7 in our Global Provider segment following key acquisition of Lumen´s LATAM assets in 2022”.
Highlights
- Cirion moves into the #7 and final position on the Global Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD, advancing from the Challenge Tier. The company acquired Lumen’s LATAM assets in 2022.
- The market for global Ethernet ports expanded as enterprises continue to add sites to their existing networks.
- The latest research shows low net new growth for Global Provider Ethernet ports in 2023, offset by customer upgrades to gigabit speed Ethernet services to support cloud connectivity, AI workloads, plus other higher bandwidth applications.
- DIA additions outpaced other Ethernet services, as enterprises transition to hybrid SD-WAN architectures worldwide.
- Cirion´s Ethernet solutions safely connect Data Centers, clouds, premises, VPNs and LANs with dynamic flexibility and dedicated connections performed on our scalable network.
Read original Vertical Systems Group press release here: https://www.verticalsystems.com/2023/03/06/ye2022-global-ethernet-leaderboard/
About Cirion
Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
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Jul 1, 2024
Cirion presents DC Connect, the Solution for Data Center Connectivity
With more than 160 interconnected data centers, Cirion is positioned as a leader in instant connectivity between data centers in key cities in the Americas
MIAMI, FL, July 01, 2024 – Cirion Technologies, a provider of digital infrastructure and technology, announces the launch of its new DC Connect service, an innovative solution designed to facilitate connectivity between multiple data centers.
DC Connect is a comprehensive platform that enables the secure and efficient transfer of data between geographically dispersed sites. This solution is critical for businesses and organizations that operate in multiple locations and need a reliable connection to ensure business continuity and synchronization of their data.
Cirion’s DC Connect Features:
- Wide Coverage: With more than 160 interconnected data centers in more than 60 cities, Cirion provides the greatest connectivity to key data centers in Latin America, including the NAP of the Americas in Miami.
- Proprietary Fiber: Connectivity is based on proprietary fiber, previously deployed and operated by Cirion, ensuring a high level of reliability and security.
- Quick Activation: DC Connect offers rapid activation of the service throughout our coverage area, allowing for agile and efficient implementation.
- Variety of Services: Customers can access Ethernet, Wavelengths and Dark Fiber solutions (based on availability), tailored to their specific needs.
- Flexibility: DC Connect transport platform is flexible and adapts to changing market demands, enabling efficient scalability.
- Private and Dedicated Connectivity: The fiber used is highly reliable, private and dedicated, ensuring the security of the transferred data.
- Access to Public and Private Clouds: DC Connect provides access to all major Public and Private Clouds, making it easy to integrate with cloud platforms.
- DC-to-Cloud: Customers can also implement a DC-to-Cloud solution, including direct connection to cloud platforms such as AWS Direct Connect, Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute, Google Cloud Interconnect, Oracle Fast Connect, or IBM Direct Link.
Key Benefits of DC Connect:
- Secure connectivity: DC Connect offers secure connectivity options, using advanced protocols to protect the integrity of the information transferred.
- Redundancy: The solution is designed with redundancy to ensure continuous data availability, even in failure situations.
- Resource Optimization: DC Connect maximizes efficiency by enabling data transfer between data centers quickly and reliably.
In summary, DC Connect is the largest regional interconnection system and represents an innovative strategy to leverage regional data centers, minimizing operational costs and maximizing the efficient use of enterprise resources. By offering a comprehensive and reliable solution, Cirion is positioned as a leader in connectivity between data centers.
To learn more about DC Connect and how this solution can benefit your organization, visit our website: https://www.ciriontechnologies.com/en-us/data-centers/dc-connect/
About Cirion
Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
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Apr 23, 2024
Cirion enables seamless connections for customers to access Google services
MIAMI, FL, April, 23, 2024 – Cirion Technologies, a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider in Latin America, has been recognized as a Google Gold Verified Peering Provider (VPP).
Customers can now enjoy streamlined access to high-speed, enterprise-grade connectivity for their Google services via the Cirion network, which spans over 90,500 km of submarine and long-haul / metro terrestrial fiber, 18 cable landing stations and five key subsea systems: South American Crossing (SAC), Mid Atlantic Crossing (MAC), Pan-American Crossing (PAC), Cook’s Crossing (CC) and Trans-Andean Crossing (TAC),offering direct Internet connectivity to major carriers and ISPs. Together with its network infrastructure, Cirion provides critical, end-to-end connectivity within key Latin American regions and to and from the United States, offering a wide range of capacity, colocation and security services across the region.
As a Google Gold Verified Peering Provider, Cirion provides top-tier connectivity to various Google services, including Google Workspace, Google APIs, Google Cloud APIs, Google Cloud VPN, and Google Public IPs. Cirion’s Internet products boast a 99.7% service availability and 99,95% for packet loss SLA, ensuring reliability.
Alejandro Girardotti, Senior Director of Products, Innovation and Strategic Alliances at Cirion Technologies, underscores the accessibility of any Google service through Cirion’s expansive regional network. With presence in over 20 countries, extensive on-net building coverage, and significant peering capacity, Cirion guarantees outstanding performance for Google products.
Google customers can benefit from:
- Rapid deployment and scalability of connectivity through Cirion.
- Reliable access to Google services via high-speed, enterprise-grade internet, ensuring optimal performance.
- Simplified technical aspects of direct peering managed by Cirion.
- Access all Google services.
This partnership promises enhanced experiences for customers through stringent connectivity standards to Google services.
About Cirion:
Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
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Mar 11, 2024
Cirion Technologies strengthens its Data Center business
Nelson Fonseca joins Cirion to augment its executive team
MIAMI, March 11, 2024 – Cirion Technologies, a leading provider of digital infrastructure in Latin America, announced the appointment of Nelson Fonseca as President of its Data Center business, effective immediately. Nelson’s appointment reflects the continued growth in demand in the region and Cirion’s commitment to continue to provide its customers with a comprehensive set of colocation and interconnection solutions for their digital needs.
Nelson brings more than 25 years of experience in the digital infrastructure space to Cirion, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cyxtera, a global provider of data center and interconnection services. Nelson was previously a partner at Medina Capital and served as President of Terremark until its $2 billion sale to Verizon in 2012.
Cirion is backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets that manages approximately US$61.1 billion in assets and a broad portfolio of global investments in communications and digital infrastructure. Stonepeak’s global data center portfolio includes Cirion in Latin America, Cologix in North America, Digital Edge in Asia and a joint venture with American Tower’s CoreSite in the United States.
“We are excited to welcome Nelson to Cirion, as the Company continues to rapidly scale its data center business across Latin America. Nelson is a dynamic and proven leader that we have known for many years. We look forward to partnering with him at Cirion, a key part of Stonepeak’s global data center franchise,” said Stonepeak Senior Managing Director, Andrew Thomas.
“Nelson is a highly respected leader with more than 25 years of experience in the market and deep relationships throughout the industry. We believe his expertise will be a valuable addition to Cirion’s rapidly growing data center business,” said Facundo Castro, Cirion´s CEO.
“The data center industry is currently experiencing unprecedented growth driven by the continued proliferation of the public cloud and the rapid onset of artificial intelligence. Latin America will benefit greatly from this dynamic and Cirion is in a privileged position to capture this growth due to its broad footprint and leading interconnection ecosystem in the region. I am honored to join the Cirion team at this exciting time to bring digital infrastructure solutions to our hyperscale, service provider and enterprise customers.” said Fonseca.
Cirion recently announced the construction of two purpose-built data centers in Santiago, Chile (SAN2) and Lurín, Peru (LIM2), to serve the rapidly growing cloud demand in the region. Both facilities will initially target 20MW of capacity with further expansion potential. Cirion also finished the previously announced expansion of its data center complex in São Paulo, Brazil (SAO1), increasing total capacity by more than 50%, and has begun the expansions of its data centers in Rio (RIO1) and Buenos Aires (BUE1). These projects ensure continued scalability for Cirion’s customers as cloud adoption and digital demand continues to proliferate rapidly across Latin America.
About Cirion:
Cirion is a leading provider of digital infrastructure and technology, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber networking, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of promoting Latin America’s progress through technology. Cirion serves more than 5,500 Latin American and multinational clients, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, operators, ISPs, and other leading companies. Cirion owns and operates a portfolio of its own networks and data centers, with extensive coverage throughout the Latin American region. Learn more about Cirion in www.ciriontechnologies.com
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