Chunghwa Telecom Global Expands North American Network with CoreSite

DENVER, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CoreSite, a premier provider of network-dense, cloud-enabled data center solutions and the CoreSite Mesh, today announced that Chunghwa Telecom Global (CHT Global) is expanding its presence with CoreSite across North America. CHT Global, a U.S. subsidiary of Taiwan's largest telecom provider, is extending its network to CoreSite's One Wilshire campus in Los Angeles and establishing a new east coast hub at CoreSite's Northern Virginia facility.

The bi-coastal deployment will boost CHT Global's service offerings, connectivity options and coverage in North America. It will enable CHT Global to deliver coast to coast U.S. connectivity to its customers in Asia and further increase the company's global carrier footprint. CoreSite's customers will benefit from an enhanced gateway to the Asia Pacific region, direct connections to CHT Global's service offerings, and an expanded community of global media and finance companies through the CoreSite Mesh.

"Extending our network with CoreSite lets us provide our customers with the services they want and need to grow their businesses internationally," said Joe Yang, president, CHT Global. "CoreSite's data center campuses supply connectivity, flexibility and scale that will help set our services apart, while its CoreSite Mesh community will offer a unique new marketplace to our global customers."

By expanding its network across CoreSite's One Wilshire campus, CHT Global and its customers will gain access to over 180 networks and a community of 72 cloud and 55 content providers. The campus provides global connectivity, particularly to the Asia Pacific region, and powers interconnection across the ecosystem of media and entertainment firms, gaming companies, social networking sites, and enterprises in Los Angeles and across the country. Additionally, by deploying in CoreSite's Reston data center campus, CHT Global will be strategically located along rich fiber routes and connectivity across Northern Virginia and Washington, DC, including immediate access to over 50 networks and service providers and communities of cloud providers, financial organizations, and other enterprises.

"We're delighted to work with CHT Global to expand their footprint in our data centers across North America," said Jarrett Appleby, COO, CoreSite. "Today's announcement enhances our CoreSite Mesh ecosystem and provides our community of customers throughout North America with access to new business opportunities across Asia Pacific. We are helping spur growth for our customers, both domestically and abroad."

About CHT Global
CHT Global (Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.) is a global telecommunication solutions provider. As the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Taiwan's largest telecom, Chunghwa Telecom Co., LTD. (NYSE: CHT), CHT Global has helped numerous multinational enterprises achieve their targeted goals while reducing customer side complexity by providing industry leading multi-site network solutions through its global backbone infrastructure and world-class service. For more information, visit www.chtglobal.com.

About CoreSite
CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE: COR) propels customer growth and long-term competitive advantage by connecting Internet, private networking, mobility, and cloud communities within and across its fifteen high-performance data center campuses and through the CoreSite Mesh. More than 750 of the world's leading carriers and mobile operators, content and cloud providers, media and entertainment companies, and global enterprises choose CoreSite to run their performance-sensitive applications and to connect and do business with each other. With direct access to more than 275 carriers and ISPs, North America inter-site connectivity and the nation's first Open Cloud Exchange that provides access to the "most lit" buildings and cloud "on-ramps," CoreSite provides easy, efficient and valuable gateways to global business opportunities. For more information, visit www.CoreSite.com.

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