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What’s New

This section provides easy access to information on the latest features and releases of the Equinix family of products. As a valued customer, we are excited to share with you the latest updates and enhancements to our platform.

More details for each of the products listed below can be found in that product's Release Notes, which can be accessed via the links provided. The Release Notes contain detailed information about the latest features, improvements, fixes, and other updates that have been implemented in our products and services.

Equinix Fabric​

The Equinix Fabric 2025.2 release, available in April, introduces several enhancements to improve user experience and operational efficiency including:

  • Streamlined connections between FCR and z-side service tokens and Support for IPv6 with Google Cloud.

  • New term-based pricing options for Virtual Connections.

  • General Availability for Fabric Observability Platform, as well as additional capabilities.

For more information, see the Fabric Release Notes.

Equinix Fabric APIs​

The Equinix Fabric R2024.4 release, available in August, includes the following improvements:

  • Adds two new fields inboundMED and outboundMED to Routing Protocols APIs to influence the routing decisions of neighboring Autonomous Systems (AS).

  • Enables a new type CONNECTION_PROVIDER_BANDWIDTH_REQUEST to Manage Connection API to allow users to fetch the latest bandwidth from the provider.

  • Adds a new field asOverrideEnabled to Routing Protocols APIs to help users define the optional AS override policy (defaults to false/off). The policy is applied to one or more IPv4 and/or IPv6 peering sessions as an outbound route map.

  • Adds a new use case: Connect Fabric Cloud Router to Amazon Web Services.

  • Adds a new use case: Migrate Connection to a Different Virtual Device.

For more information, see the Fabric API Release Notes.

Equinix Fabric Cloud Router​

The Fabric Cloud Router 2025.2 release, available in April, includes the following improvements:

  • Establish connections between FCR and z-side service tokens through an improved and streamlined Quick Connect flow.

  • Ping from FCR to user specified destination IP for self-service troubleshooting and operational support.

  • New support for IPv6 with Google Cloud Interconnect.

  • Event streaming and alerts for FCR including BGP, Route Filter, and Route Aggregation related CRUD events.

For more information, see the Fabric Cloud Router Release Notes.

Network Edge​

The Network Edge 2024.10 release, available in October, includes the following improvement:

  • Aviatrix Transit Edge is available in the Equinix Marketplace as of October 2024.

  • Users can opt out of auto-renewal for their Network Edge devices.

  • Z-side tokens can now be created so that your customers can connect to your devices.

For more information, see the Network Edge Release Notes.

Network Edge APIs​

The Network Edge R2024.4 release, available in August, includes the following improvement:

  • Adds two new fields panoramaIpAddress and panoramaAuthKey to the Create Device and Get Device APIs to allow Panorama integration of Palo Alto devices with Internet Access.

For more information, see the Network Edge Release Notes.

Internet Access​

The Equinix Internet Access 2024.09 release, available in October, includes the following improvement:

  • Eases the configuration design process by enabling users to drag and drop connections to components (like ports, service profiles, virtual devices, and IP-WAN networks) into diagrams, then downloading them with cost estimates based on bandwidth commit and metro location.

For more information, see the Internet Access Release Notes.

Smart View​

The Smart View 2024.2 release, available in June, includes the following improvements:

  • Adds new Custom Alerts 2.0 functionality.

  • The Smart View Custom Alerts feature has been revised.

  • Mechanical and Electrical alerts are no longer included in Custom Alerts. System Alerts should be used instead.

  • The user interface for defining Custom Alerts has been updated.

  • The Heartbeat functionality and acknowledging Custom Alerts are no longer available.

For more information, see the Smart View Release Notes.

Customer Portal​

The Equinix Customer Portal 2024.3 release, available in June, includes the following improvement:

  • Enhancements to Orders and Tickets History. Specifically, for Scheduled Smart Hands requests, a clear and prominent response deadline now appears within your order details.

For more information, see the Customer Portal Release Notes.