Exhibit 99.1

         Equinix Closes Financing for Chicago Area Expansion


    FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2007--Equinix, Inc.
(NASDAQ:EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral data centers
and Internet exchange services, today announced that it has received
$110 million in financing for the expansion of its Chicago-area
footprint.

    The approved financing will fund the development, design and
construction of an approximately 250,000 square foot Internet Business
Exchange(TM) (IBX(R)) center, which will be located in Elk Grove
Village, Illinois. The loan has an initial three year term and bears
interest at a floating rate, with an initial rate of 8.125% at
closing. The Company previously stated its intention to secure
financing an announcement on September 18, 2006
(http://www.equinix.com/press/press/2006/09_18_06.html).

    "Like the financing recently closed on our Ashburn campus, the
project financing for the new Chicago area IBX will enable us to
continue to execute on our expansion strategy," said Peter Van Camp,
CEO of Equinix. "The new Chicago IBX will enable us to nearly double
our footprint in the Chicago area in order to meet continued strong
demand in that market."

    About Equinix

    Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data
centers and Internet exchange services for enterprises, content
companies, systems integrators and network services providers. Through
the company's Internet Business Exchange(TM) (IBX(R)) centers in 10
markets in the U.S. and Asia, customers can directly interconnect with
every major global network and ISP for their critical peering, transit
and traffic exchange requirements. These interconnection points
facilitate the highest performance and growth of the Internet by
serving as neutral and open marketplaces for Internet infrastructure
services, allowing customers to expand their businesses while reducing
costs.

    This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially
from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements.
Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited
to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX
centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; a
failure to receive significant revenue from customers in recently
built out data centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements
contemplated from time to time; failure to receive the proceeds from
our loan commitments as expected; competition from existing and new
competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise
obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or
decline in business from our key customers; the results of any
litigation relating to past stock option grants and practices; and
other risks described from time to time in Equinix's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see Equinix's
recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from
Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this press release.


    CONTACT: Equinix, Inc.
             Jason Starr, 650-513-7402 (Investor Relations)
             jstarr@equinix.com
             or
             K/F Communications, Inc.
             David Fonkalsrud, 415-255-6506 (Media)
             dave@kfcomm.com