International connectivity provider Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC) has restored service at its Chile data center, a Global Crossing client told BNamericas.
 
The source, who requested anonymity, said the data center services were back on line by late in the day Tuesday (March 2), adding that no data had been compromised.
 

Global Crossing, like other companies in the region, has been impacted by the earthquake in Chile.  Our network services are operational and we continue to restore service to our customers who may have been impacted.  We are communicating with our customers and working with them to en

The 8.8-magnitude quake that rocked Chile last Saturday (Feb 27) has knocked off service at international connectivity provider Global Crossing's (Nasdaq: GLBC) local data center, according to a tip received by BNamericas from a Global Crossing client.
The client, who asked not to be cited, said that service has been down since the earthquake struck on Saturday morning.
"The information that we've received is that, even with all the security regulations and conditions that it should have, even for catastrophes like this, the data center failed," the source said.
BNamericas directly contacted Global Crossing's Chile data center manager, Marcela Núñez, as well as the company's marketing and communications manager for the Southern Cluster, Gabriel Grifasi, in order to confirm the report. However, both officials declined to comment.