Flexential has announced that the Bifrost Cable System’s (Bifrost) Winema, Oregon, landing station, connected to Flexential’s infrastructure, is now ready for service.
Flexential is hosting the Bifrost Cable System, which is a unique direct subsea cable connecting North America and Singapore.
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Once fully operational, Bifrost will become the newest subsea cable system linking Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Guam, and North America. This project is the third large-scale, multi-tenant cable system to end in Flexential’s Hillsboro campus, improving global connectivity and establishing the region as a crucial hub for Trans-Pacific communications.
According to Ryan Mallory, Chief Operating Officer at Flexential, subsea cables handle 99% of intercontinental internet traffic, and Hillsboro is a key geographic gateway to the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
“Flexential is a key player in the industry’s efforts to update the infrastructure that serves as the backbone to our digital economy. The recent expansion of the FlexAnywhere® Platform demonstrates this commitment, with new data center campuses in Hillsboro designed to support the rapidly growing power and density requirements of AI and GPU-driven high performance compute deployments. By hosting the Bifrost Cable System, we are future-proofing our customers’ businesses and demonstrating our commitment to long-term connectivity and resilient digital infrastructure,” said Mallory.
Flexential’s five Hillsboro data centers, including the network access point (NAP) of the Northwest, offer direct connectivity to APAC subsea cables and over 300 on-net carriers across the Flexential platform. This provides direct access to leading cloud service providers (CSPs) and local carrier hotels, giving customers a solid foundation to implement their digital transformation strategies globally.
