Experience a controlled, scalable, and flexible connection to Azure ExpressRoute.
Arelion Cloud Connect provides customers with controlled, flexible and scalable private network connectivity to Azure ExpressRoute locations offering 1, 2, 5, or 10Gb/s link options over Arelion’s award winning backbone.
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 Azure ExpressRoute on-ramps within an Azure region for maximum redundancy and gain control over a well-architected framework.
Connect to the following ExpressRoute peering locations with Arelion’s Cloud Connect at connectivity capacity options of 50Mb/s to 10Gb/s.
| Microsoft Azure region | Interconnect city | Interconnect TC PoP |
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| Europe | Slough |
Equinix LD5 (2 diverse routers) |
| Europe | Amsterdam |
Equinix AM5 (2 diverse routers) |
| Europe | Frankfurt |
Equinix FR3 (2 diverse routers) |
| Europe | Oslo |
Digiplex (2 diverse routers) |
| Europe | Paris |
lnterxion PAR-5 (2 diverse routers) |
| Europe | Stockholm |
Equinix SK1 Equinix SK1 |
| Microsoft Azure region | Interconnect city | Interconnect TC PoP |
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| North America | Ashburn |
Equinix DC2 (2 diverse routers) |
| North America | Chicago |
Equinix CH1+ (2 diverse routers) |
| North America | Dallas |
Equinix DA1 (2 diverse routers) |
| North America | San Jose |
Equinix SV1 (2 diverse routers) |
| North America | Seattle |
Sabey Data Centers Westin building/Equinix |
| Microsoft Azure region | Interconnect city | Interconnect TC PoP |
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| Asia | Hongkong |
Equinix HK1 (2 diverse routers) |
Features |
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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 Azure ExpressRoute 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.
Next steps:
For any assistance regarding the MyArelion Portal and Cloud Connect configuration, please reach out to the Arelion support team. For support related to the Azure ExpressRoute service, please contact Microsoft or refer to the Microsoft Azure documentation.
