Hurricane Electric
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| Type | LLC |
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| Industry | ISP |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Fremont, CA, USA |
| Key people | Mike Leber, founder |
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Delivers IP bandwidth and data center colocation for: Cable MSO Entertainment Social network service Telecom Enterprise Software Technology |
| Divisions | USA, UK |
| Website | HE.NET |
| Primary ASN: | 6939 |
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| Peering Policy | Open |
| Traffic Levels | 500~1000 Gbps |
Hurricane Electric is a global Internet backbone (ISP), with a specific focus on IPv6.[1][2] Hurricane Electric operates datacenters in the San Francisco Bay Area, primarily within the city of Fremont. They were founded in 1994 by Mike Leber, starting as a garage based business.
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[edit] IP Backbone
Hurricane Electric operates an IPv4/IPv6 backbone in Asia, North America and Europe. The backbone connects to peering points globally.[3] They were ranked first among Internet hosting companies by reliability in 2007 by Netcraft.[4]
[edit] IPv6
As of October, 2010, Hurricane Electric was the first Internet backbone worldwide to connect to 1000 IPv6 networks.[5] Hurricane Electric operates a free IPv6 tunnel broker service.[6] Both static and BGP tunnels can be configured. Hurricane Electric operates a free IPv6 certification service.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Hurricane Electric Achieves IPv6 Milestone" (Press release). Hurricane Electric. 2008-12-11. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20081211006445&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Telx Selects Hurricane Electric for its IPv6 Internet Connectivity Service". BusinessWire. Jan 26, 2010. http://au.sys-con.com/node/819384.
- ^ "Hurricane Electric Peering". Hurricane Electric. 2009-04-04. http://www.he.net/peering.html. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Paul Mutton (Dec. 17, 2007). "Hurricane Electric is the Most Reliable Hosting Company in November 2007". Netcraft.com. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2007/12/17/hurricane_electric_is_the_most_reliable_hosting_companies_in_november_2007.html.
- ^ "Hurricane Electric Becomes First Internet Backbone in The World to Connect to 1000 IPv6 Networks". Market Watch. Oct. 27, 2010. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hurricane-electric-becomes-first-internet-backbone-in-the-world-to-connect-to-1000-ipv6-networks-2010-10-27?reflink=MW_news_stmp.
- ^ "Hurricane Electric Tunnelbroker". Hurricane Electric. 2009-06-01. http://www.tunnelbroker.net/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Hurricane Electric IPv6 Certification". Hurricane Electric. 2009-06-01. http://ipv6.he.net/certification/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
[edit] External links
- Hurricane Electric Website
- Hurricane Electric IPv6 Tunnel Broker Website
- Hurricane Electric IPv6 Website
- Hurricane Electric FAQ wiki
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