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Domestic interconnection and colocation data center operator Telx today announced it has become the first colocation and interconnection provider to offer a virtual private network-network access point (VPN-NAP)  optimized for video transmission.

 

The company made the announcement at its 2009 Telx Customer Business Exchange (CBX) event in Manhattan.

 

Branded as the Telx Video Xchange, Rose Klimovich, vice president of Product Development and Product Management for Telx, said during a press conference that the new interexchange service is designed to enable customers to deploy and use video conferencing or Telepresence (News - Alert) equipment with other entities on different networks.

 

“Telex video exchange allows customers to save time and money and be more productive,” she told a packed conference room at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square.

 

The new service is expected to solve many critical inter-enterprise video issues that have hindered the adoption of such technology to date, such as mis-matched QoS, addressing conflicts and asynchronous security, for carriers, enterprises, and systems integrators.

“Telx provides extensive secure space for customer equipment, such as video bridges. Also our carrier-neutral colocation environment allows cross-connections with a global marketplace of more than 600 service providers. This makes Telx an excellent provider to offer a video exchange,” said Klimovich.

 

The underlying principal behind VPN-NAPs is to provide network exchange facilities that securely connect networks for private, private to private, and/or public communications. In fact, using this type of architecture for the Telx Video Xchange provides a secure business-to-business video exchange that enables a customer to connect to their customers, suppliers, and partners who are operating on different private networks. 

“Leveraging our network neutral environment, customers can enable use of enterprise video across private networks by in building cross-connects. Telx provides the previously missing component in the exploding world of enterprise video communications.”

 

Standards-based addressing, security and quality of service (QoS) transliteration are handled in the Telx Video Xchange, ensuring quality transmission of video for customers.

 

The Telx Video Xchange, which is available immediately, will be powered by IP V Gateways’ Connectivity+ platform. This robust video telecommunications software platform has been designed to enable videoconferencing – in addition to integrating audio, desktop conferencing systems, and Web-enabled devices –  across carrier and private network boundaries.

 

“We are extremely pleased to be working with the premier interconnection and colocation company in the United States,” said Pat Montani, CEO of IP V Gateways. “Our company sees huge advantages for our current video service provider and carrier customers, as well as for Telx’s customers in moving to a real and ubiquitous interexchange environment where quality and security are paramount.”

 

The event was attended drew substantially more than one thousand participants.