AI Direct is Arelion’s high-performance connectivity suite, built to power the most challenging AI networking demands.
Designed specifically for large enterprises, hyperscalers, CDNs, and AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) providers, AI Direct delivers dedicated, low-latency, and scalable network connections to support modern AI workloads—across data centers, cloud platforms, and global sites. It gives you full control over capacity, speed, security, and connectivity—whether private, public, or hybrid—all backed by our fiber network, the world’s most powerful Internet backbone. Learn more about what Internet backbone is.
The purpose and scope of this solution can be summarized as follows: It enables seamless connectivity for your data centers, builds your core network, provides direct cloud access, ensures secure global site networking, and offers protected Internet access. Everything needed to support your chosen AI use case.
In the new AI-driven age, speed, reliability, and performance are the keys to success. Organizations competing in the AI race must ensure seamless connectivity to power real-time data processing and management. The ability to transmit and analyze vast amounts of data without delay is a fundamental requirement for all industry segments.
AI Direct is our solution, specifically designed to meet these demands and offer the highest levels of network performance and security.
As Tier-1 provider, Arelion provides backbone of global connectivity, ensuring stability and trust for mission-critical AI operations. With decades of experience and continuous investment in cutting-edge technology, we have built AI Direct to deliver uninterrupted high-speed network performance. We understand that there is no room for miscalculations or delays—every second counts in AI deployment, training, and inference processes.
A truly global AI network requires diverse, redundant connectivity to eliminate single points of failure. AI Direct is powered by highly resilient infrastructure that spans multiple regions for uninterrupted connectivity across the world. Our network architecture is built with multiple failover mechanisms, providing enterprises with peace of mind and ensuring operational continuity in all circumstances.
AI Direct is not a one-size-fits-all solution, it is a suite of customizable network options tailored to meet specific business needs. Whether you require private, public, or hybrid connectivity, you can choose the level of security, speed, and capacity that aligns with your operational environment. Our solution is backed by one of the world’s most powerful Internet backbones, ensuring unparalleled connectivity and performance.
A key feature of the AI Direct suite is its seamless connectivity to leading cloud providers. Arelion Cloud Connect acts as your gateway to a secure, dedicated, and scalable network, offering direct access to AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, and IBM. With just a single port, you can effortlessly connect to one or multiple cloud providers, adjusting your bandwidth to scale your cloud usage as needed.
Analysts worldwide generally agree on predictions regarding capacity growth driven by AI/ML, anticipating an exponential increase in the next few years.
For modern businesses, the primary challenge is to keep up with the capacity race and manage it effectively. Our Tier-1 network is purposely built for this, with infrastructure already in place to support your continuous expansion, offering a capacity range from 10Mbps to 400Gbps and higher (with 800 Gbps soon to be available).
Explore our network coverage and experience it firsthand with our interactive maps.
For industries focusing on real-time connectivity, such as finance, gaming, manufacturing, and healthcare, delays are simply unacceptable. We secure and operate best routes with unrivalled latency - with 95% of our end-users connected within a single hop and 70% of global Internet routes directly linked to our AS1299.
Data security is crucial for organizations and one of the key network provider selection criteria. A premium network partner ensures business continuity with multi-layer security. Our secure AI data transfers prevent breaches and unauthorized access, while fast and safe AI data transport resolves issues before they impact performance. Advanced security measures protect AI data in transit wherever needed.
AI Direct offers a range of connectivity products that can be seamlessly bundled into customized solutions. These solutions are tailored based on the chosen bandwidth capacity, desired level of privacy and security, preferred technology, operational support, and customer sites.
Read more about IP Transit, DIA, Ethernet, Wavelengths, Cloud Connect, DDoS Mitigation and MOFN.
A Network Promoter Score (NPS) of 70-72 in the last couple of years is exceptionally high and indicates strong customer satisfaction and loyalty. The fact that the highest scores were given to account management, network quality, and service delivery demonstrates that customers particularly appreciate these aspects of our services. It also suggests that our team is effective in managing customer relationships and is a clear indicator of Arelion's reputation and the trust customers place in our offerings.
AI Direct is delivered on high-performance network infrastructure that minimizes latency, ensuring real-time connectivity for AI workloads. This is crucial for industries such as finance, gaming, manufacturing, and healthcare, where delays are non-negotiable.
AI Direct offers global coverage with diverse, redundant connectivity options that eliminate single points of failure. Its resilient infrastructure spans multiple regions, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity and seamless operational continuity worldwide.
AI Direct prioritizes eco-friendly solutions by strategically positioning its infrastructure in regions with naturally low energy demands, such as the Nordic countries. This approach minimizes environmental impact while maintaining high-performance connectivity.
