Direct Connect

Dedicated physical network links.

Private dedicated connections from your data center to our cloud. 1/10/100 Gbps links with consistent latency and guaranteed bandwidth.

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Data CenterOn-premisesCloudVPC / Services100 Gbps FiberMACsec

Up to 100 Gbps

Speed

Dedicated fiber

Privacy

Consistent

Latency

MACsec

Encryption

Dedicated, fast, private.

Up to 100 Gbps with MACsec encryption.

Dedicated fiber

Private physical connections. Not shared with other customers.

1/10/100 Gbps

Choose 1, 10, or 100 Gbps connections. Bundle for more bandwidth.

MACsec encryption

Layer 2 encryption for all data traversing the physical link.

Consistent latency

Predictable performance. No internet congestion variability.

LAG support

Link aggregation groups for redundancy and increased bandwidth.

40+ locations

Colocation facilities in 40+ cities worldwide.

Getting started

Launch your first instance in three steps. CLI, console, or API — your choice.

Terminal
ur network direct-connect order \
  --location=dc-equinix-dc5 \
  --speed=10gbps

Direct Connect patterns.

Hybrid cloud and data center migration.

Hybrid cloud

Connect on-premises data center to cloud with private links.

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Suggested configuration

Dedicated · Low-latency · MACsec

Estimate your costs

Create detailed configurations to see exactly how much your architecture will cost. Pay for what you use, down to the second.

Configuration 1

Estimated: $275.00/mo

Direct Connect

Traffic & Bandwidth

TB

Add-ons

Advanced Logging & AnalyticsDetailed flow logs (+$0.01/GB)
Cross-region HAActive-active failover
Config 1 cost$275.00

Cost details

$275.00

Private connections from on-premises. MACsec encryption.

Configuration 1
$275.00
Data Processing$75.00
1 Endpoint(s)$200.00
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Works seamlessly with

VPC
Transit Gateway
Firewall
IAM
Monitoring
Flow Logs

Frequently asked questions

Dedicated, fast, private.

Up to 100 Gbps dedicated connections with MACsec encryption.

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