KPNQwest is a publicly traded pan-European backbone provider. The company is a joint venture between Dutch KPN and U.S.-based Qwest. It is building massive, full service CyberCentres across Europe.

by Evaltis Limited [July 5, 2001]

KPNQwest is a publicly traded, pan-European provider of IP-based services. KPNQwest was originally created in April, 1999 as a joint venture between KPN, a Dutch telecommunications company, and the US alternative carrier Qwest Communications.

It operates a fiber-optic network which, when complete, will connect 50 cities across Europe.

KPNQwest owns 15 ISPs across Europe through which it offers a full range of value added Internet services ranging from dedicated Internet access and colocation to private label, IP-Virtual Private Network (VPN), e-commerce, hosting, and ASP services.

In addition to services offered through its ISPs, KPNQwest has opened three mega-CyberCentres across Europe. Each CyberCentre measures at least 10,000 square meters. The first mega-CyberCentre was opened in Munich in July 2000 (Evaltis Rating Report available), and the second and third were recently opened in London and Paris (Evaltis Rating Reports not yet available).

 

Service	Provided
24x7 access?	Yes
24x7 security?	Yes
UPS backup?	Yes
Generator backup?	Yes
Fire suppression	Dry
Single shelf	not avilable
19" rack	not avilable
Caged area	Yes

Corporate Headquarters

The Transpolis Building
77 Polaris Avenue
Hoofddorp, 2130 GE
Netherlands
[Tel] +31 (0)23 56 87 676
[URL] www.kpnqwest.com

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