Equinix (EQIX) will start paying a quarterly dividend of $1.69 per share. Last year Equinix already paid a $7.57 per share special dividend. 

“As we are now operating as a REIT, we will continue to balance profitable growth with dividend distributions to create meaningful long term value for our investors.”, according to Equinix CEO Steve Smith.

Equinix, Inc. is a data center REIT, connecting companies directly to their customers and partners across its interconnected data center and interconnection platform. The company's customers include enterprises, cloud and IT services providers, media and content companies, financial services firms, IoT and big data providers, and network and mobile services providers. The company has operations in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Equinix became a public company in 2000.