The document discusses the Global Interconnection Index (GXI) volume 2, which tracks the growth of interconnection bandwidth usage globally and in Latin America. It projects that interconnection bandwidth in Latin America will grow at a 59% compound annual growth rate to over 750 terabits by 2021. Industries like energy/utilities, government/education, and healthcare are projected to have the fastest interconnection bandwidth growth rates in Latin America between 2021. The GXI provides insights into how companies can use interconnection to integrate distributed infrastructure and stay competitive in an increasingly digital business environment.

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The Global Interconnection Index
Volume 2
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Competitive Advantage with
Interconnection to Stay Ahead
in LATAM
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2. Today's digital business leaders are leveraging
Interconnection to solve for the complex integration
and control challenges of an increasingly
distributed infrastructure.
To better understand and track how industry leaders are driving
business advantage with digital-ready infrastructures, Equinix
developed the Global Interconnection Index (GXI), which tracks,
measures and forecasts the explosive growth in digital business.
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3. Interconnection
The direct and private traffic exchange between key business partners.
Interconnection Bandwidth
The total capacity provisioned to privately and directly
exchange traffic with a diverse set of counterparties
and providers at distributed IT exchange points inside
carrier-neutral colocation data centers.
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4. Total Industry Interconnection Bandwidth Growth
Interconnection Bandwidth is expected to grow in LATAM at
a 59% CAGR* to 750+ Tbps of installed bandwidth.
To achieve a digital-ready state and compete on a global scale, industries are consuming
larger amounts of Interconnection Bandwidth to integrate their increasingly distributed IT
infrastructure and address core challenges like latency, complexity, risk and integration.
2017
118
2018
185
2019
295
2020
475
2021
755
The chart above shows past, current and projected growth in the global consumption
of Interconnection Bandwidth across all industries from 2017 to 2021
Projected bandwidth
consumption
Past and current
bandwidth consumption
*Compound Annual Growth Rate
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Interconnection in LATAM
2021 Projection
LARGEST VOLUME
64%
CAGR
Projected
Growth
331
Tbps
Interconnection
Bandwidth
SÃO PAULO MEXICO CITY
HIGH GROWTH
51% 97
CAGR
Projected
Growth
Tbps
Interconnection
Bandwidth
BUENOS AIRES
FASTESTGROWING
60% 98
CAGR
Projected
Growth
Tbps
Interconnection
Bandwidth
STRONG VOLUME
60% 154
CAGR
Projected
Growth
Tbps
Interconnection
Bandwidth
RIO DE JANEIRO

6. “The Global Interconnection Index
provides a barometer of the growing
relevance of the need to solve for proximity
to digital services across all industries.”
GROWING IMPORTANCE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
Brad Casemore, Research Director, Datacenter Networks, IDC
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93%
CAGR
ENERGY
& UTILITY
86%
CAGR
GOVERNMENT
& EDUCATION
88%
CAGR
HEALTHCARE &
LIFE SCIENCES
Fastest-Growing Industries in LATAM
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of
Interconnection Bandwidth Consumption
2021 Projection

8. Global Ecosystem Integration
2021 Projection
98%Growth* in Interconnection
Bandwidth
Enterprises
Interconnecting to
CLOUD & IT SERVICES
TO SOLVE COMPLEXITY
Enterprises
Interconnecting to
NETWORK PROVIDERS
TO SOLVE LATENCY
66%of Total Interconnection
Bandwidth
LARGEST VOLUME FASTEST GROWING
*Compound Annual Growth Rate
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