Your connectivity options explained
All of Colt's optical services, given their inherent deterministic nature, can be provided on defined network routes and fibre paths with varied options for diversity, service redundancy and resilience.
EXPLORE YOUR CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
Wave
Colt Wave services provide customers with a fully managed, high quality end-to-end transparent data transmission service, operating up to speeds of 400Gbps.
Optical Wavelength services work well:
Private Wave
Colt Private Wave provides secure, flexible and high performance private optical networking built on customer-dedicated WDM equipment and fibre infrastructure. It is designed to meet the most demanding customer needs, supporting multiple optical services or service types up to 100Gbps.
Private Wave works well:
Long Haul Fibre
Spectrum provides customers with an allocation of optical spectrum on the Colt long-haul IQ Network. Customers have the flexibility to light this spectrum with their own transponder equipment, providing a flexible and cost-effective alternative to procuring long-haul Dark Fibre.
Long-haul fibre (Spectrum) works best where:
Dark Fibre
Dark Fibre refers to optical fibres which have not been 'lit' by Colt - you will be responsible for providing the necessary equipment and expertise to do this. Dark Fibre is sold as a pair of optical fibres as standard.
Dark Fibre works well when:
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Wave
Private Wave
Long Haul Fibre
Dark Fibre
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Why choose Colt?
55,000km+
of fibre infrastructure (supported by over 135,000km of leased capacity) delivering world-class high bandwidth services to over 32 countries, ensures unparalleled network reach.
Technology leaders
Our technology sets us apart. We were one of the first to roll-out on-demand provisioning, and continue to lead with API, SDN + Edge compute compatibility for our customers.
Spoilt for choice
Over 31,000 buildings have direct fibre connectivity to our network. We connect more data centres in Europe, USA and Asia than any other provider, so you won't have to compromise on security & convenience.
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We'll help you build a solution tailor-made for your specific cloud environment and networking needs.
With more connected data centres across Europe, USA & Asia than any other provider backed up with the carrier-grade Colt IQ Network, whatever you choose, you're in safe hands.
