Experience a controlled, scalable, and flexible connection to AWS Direct Connect.
Cloud Connect provides customers with controlled, flexible and scalable private network connectivity to AWS Direct Connect locations.
Through our Cloud Connect offering, customers can select from 1, 2, 5, or 10Gb/s link alternatives to access an AWS Direct Connect location using Arelion's award-winning backbone infrastructure.
Configure your service to match your redundancy requirements. Using Arelion’s multiple points-of-presence and extensive network, you can choose the right service to suit your needs. Cloud Connect allows you to connect to multiple Direct Connect on-ramps within an AWS region for maximum redundancy and gain control over a well-architected framework.
Connect to the following AWS Direct Connect locations with Arelion’s Cloud Connect at connectivity capacity options of 50Mb/s to 10Gb/s.
| AWS region | Interconnect city | Interconnect TC PoP |
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| EU Central (Frankfurt) | Frankfurt Amsterdam |
E-Shelter Equinix AM3 |
| EU West (Dublin) | Slough London |
Equinix LD5 Digital Realty Docklands |
| EU West (London) | Slough London |
Equinix LD5 Digital Realty Docklands |
| EU North (Stockholm) | Stockholm |
Equinix SK1 Equinix SK1 |
| AWS region | Interconnect city | Interconnect TC PoP |
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| US East (N. Virginia) |
Ashburn Dallas |
Equinix DC2 Cologix |
| US East (Ohio) |
Houston Chicago |
CyrusOne QTS |
| US West (Oregon) | Portland | EdgeConnex |
| US West (N. California) | San Jose | Equinix |
| AWS region | Interconnect city | Interconnect TC PoP |
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| Asia | Singapore |
Equinix Global Switch |
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1GE, 10GE and 100GE ports available to connect you to Arelion. For the connections with Cloud Service Providers, we can offer all bandwidths supported by the CSP which range between 50Mbps and 10Gbps |
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Use the same port for additional Arelion products |
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Multiple redundancy options |
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Geographically diverse |
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Order through My Arelion, our customer portal |
With network infrastructure extended into the cloud, your security perimeter becomes more complex. Cloud Connect adds a secure layer between your network and the cloud provider, eliminating exposure to the public internet.
Secure by design features |
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NOC situated in a well secured and connected building with multiple power sources |
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Physical and logical security from design to deployment |
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A network-wide User Acceptance Policy |
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Customer Service authentication procedures |
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Clear customer data handling policies |
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Secure web portal (TLS version 1.2) |
Connect to AWS Direct Connect using Arelion’s global high-capacity backbone.
Video instruction for customers who do not have Arelion network connection ports.
Video instruction for customers on how to order Cloud Connect from the CSP side.
For any support related to the MyArelion portal and Cloud Connect configuration, please contact the Arelion support team. For support related to the AWS DirectConnect service, kindly reach out to AWS or refer to the AWS documentation.
