Equinix, Inc.
E642134
colocation provider
data center operator
digital infrastructure company
interconnection services provider
public company
Equinix, Inc. is a global digital infrastructure company that provides colocation, interconnection, and related data center services to enterprises, cloud providers, and network operators worldwide.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Equinix | 7 |
| Equinix, Inc. canonical | 2 |
| Nasdaq:EQIX | 1 |
| Platform Equinix | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7068092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Equinix, Inc. Context triple: [Equinix data centers, operator, Equinix, Inc.]
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A.
Equinix data centers
Equinix data centers are globally distributed, carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection facilities that host critical IT infrastructure for enterprises, cloud providers, and network operators.
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B.
Equinix Internet Exchange
Equinix Internet Exchange is a global peering platform that enables networks, cloud providers, and enterprises to interconnect and exchange internet traffic efficiently within Equinix facilities.
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C.
Lumen Technologies
Lumen Technologies is a U.S.-based telecommunications and technology company that provides internet, networking, cloud, and security services to businesses and consumers.
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D.
Equinix Fabric
Equinix Fabric is a software-defined interconnection service that enables private, on-demand connectivity between enterprises, cloud providers, and network services within Equinix’s global data center ecosystem.
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E.
Altice NV
Altice NV is a multinational telecommunications and cable company that expanded its presence in the U.S. and Europe through major acquisitions in the broadband, pay-TV, and mobile markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Equinix, Inc. Target entity description: Equinix, Inc. is a global digital infrastructure company that provides colocation, interconnection, and related data center services to enterprises, cloud providers, and network operators worldwide.
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A.
Equinix data centers
Equinix data centers are globally distributed, carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection facilities that host critical IT infrastructure for enterprises, cloud providers, and network operators.
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B.
Equinix Internet Exchange
Equinix Internet Exchange is a global peering platform that enables networks, cloud providers, and enterprises to interconnect and exchange internet traffic efficiently within Equinix facilities.
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C.
Lumen Technologies
Lumen Technologies is a U.S.-based telecommunications and technology company that provides internet, networking, cloud, and security services to businesses and consumers.
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D.
Equinix Fabric
Equinix Fabric is a software-defined interconnection service that enables private, on-demand connectivity between enterprises, cloud providers, and network services within Equinix’s global data center ecosystem.
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E.
Altice NV
Altice NV is a multinational telecommunications and cable company that expanded its presence in the U.S. and Europe through major acquisitions in the broadband, pay-TV, and mobile markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colocation provider
ⓘ
data center operator ⓘ digital infrastructure company ⓘ interconnection services provider ⓘ public company ⓘ |
| brand |
Equinix Fabric
ⓘ
Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers ⓘ
linked to:
Equinix data centers
Equinix Metal ⓘ Equinix Network Edge ⓘ xScale data centers ⓘ |
| businessModel |
carrier-neutral data centers
ⓘ
interconnection platform ⓘ |
| convertedToREIT | 2015 ⓘ |
| coreOffering |
Platform Equinix
ⓘ
linked to:
Equinix, Inc.
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOn |
digital transformation enablement
ⓘ
edge data center deployment ⓘ hybrid multicloud connectivity ⓘ low-latency interconnection ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Al Avery
ⓘ
Jay Adelson ⓘ Peter Van Camp ⓘ |
| hasGlobalPresence |
Africa
ⓘ
Americas ⓘ Asia-Pacific ⓘ Europe ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Redwood City, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Redwood City, California
|
| inception | 1998 ⓘ |
| industry |
cloud infrastructure
ⓘ
colocation ⓘ data centers ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| ISIN | US29444U7000 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| operatesInSector |
cloud service providers
ⓘ
content and digital media ⓘ enterprise IT ⓘ financial services ⓘ government and public sector ⓘ network service providers ⓘ |
| regulatoryForm |
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
ⓘ
linked to:
REITs
|
| services |
cloud on-ramps
ⓘ
colocation services ⓘ data center services ⓘ edge computing infrastructure ⓘ interconnection services ⓘ managed infrastructure services ⓘ |
| stockExchange |
Nasdaq
ⓘ
linked to:
NASDAQ
|
| tickerSymbol | EQIX ⓘ |
| tradedAs |
Nasdaq:EQIX
ⓘ
linked to:
Equinix, Inc.
|
| website | https://www.equinix.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Equinix, Inc. Description of subject: Equinix, Inc. is a global digital infrastructure company that provides colocation, interconnection, and related data center services to enterprises, cloud providers, and network operators worldwide.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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