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IP Transit Over Cloud© (IPTOC)

Introducing the first IP Transit Over Cloud© service available only from Astrotel running on Alkira, from 0.3 US Cents per MB.

Astrotel has launched the first IP Transit Over Cloud© (IPTOC) service running on Alkira, available wherever AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform are available globally.

Pricing is from 0.3 US Cents per MB on a 10TB per month plan.  Other pricing configurations are available.  Pricing is the same on all routes, domestic or international.

Astrotel IP Transit Over Cloud© is suitable for Telecom Service Providers, Managed Service Providers and Enterprises that require high performance, low latency IP Transit to move point-to-point data over the Hyperscaler Infrastructure.  

Astrotel IP Transit Over Cloud© can be set up in hours.  Running on Alkira, it comes with advanced routing, redundancy and security features including Zero Trust Network Access.

Pricing based on:

  • 2 Cloud Exchange Points (CXPs – cloud based Points of Presence) – available as 1Gbps, 5Gbps or 10Gbps
  • 4 Connectors for diverse paths
  • Data Allowance per month – Available as 10GB, 100GB, 500GB, 1TB, 10TB, 50TB, 100TB plans
  • 12 Month Contract, Monthly Payments, USD

How it works?

1. Choose 2 end points for IP Transit Over Cloud. End points may be anywhere in the Cloud Availability Zones globally.

2. Confirm whether to connect using an existing router using IP Sec or from a Data Centre using AWS Direct Connect / MS Azure Express Route / Google Cloud Platform Interconnect. No additional hardware is required.  For more information refer to the FAQ below.

3. Confirm which package to subscribe to.
4. Complete a Request for Service form here.

Package 1
1Gbps / 100GB

CXPs

2x1Gbps

Connectors

4

Data Allowance per Month

100GB

Monthly Cost 12 Month Term USD

$13066

Cost per MB

13 Cents

Package 2
1Gbps / 1TB

CXPs

2x1Gbps

Connectors

4

Data Allowance per Month

1TB

Monthly Cost 12 Month Term USD

$14506

Cost per MB

1.4 Cents

Package 3
1Gbps / 10TB

CXPs

2x1Gbps

Connectors

4

Data Allowance per Month

10TB

Monthly Cost 12 Month Term USD

$28906

Cost per MB

0.3 Cents

Package 4
Enterprise Options

CXPs

2x5Gbps

2x10Gbps

Connectors

4

4

Data Allowance per Month

50TB

100TB

Monthly Cost 12 Month Term USD

POA

POA

Packages

CXPs

Connectors

Data Allowance per Month

Monthly Cost 12 Month Term USD

Cost per MB

Package 1
1Gbps / 100GB

2x1Gbps

4

100GB

$13066

13 Cents

Package 2
1Gbps / 1TB

2x1Gbps

4

1TB

$14506

1.4 Cents

Package 3
1Gbps / 10TB

2x1Gbps

4

10TB

$28906

0.3 Cents

Package 4
Enterprise

2x5Gbps

2x10Gbps

4

4

50TB

100TB

POA

POA

Quotations for the following options available on request.

Upfront Payment

24 Month Contract

Additional CXPs

2 Connectors

Firewalls

Load Balancers

Other Pricing Options

Enterprise Pricing POA

Upfront Payment

Additional CXPs

Firewalls

Other Pricing Options

24 Month Contract

2 Connectors

Load Balancers

Enterprise Pricing POA

For more information contact [email protected]

Pricing current as at November 2024, Terms and Conditions apply

FAQ

An Alkira Cloud Exchange Point (CXP) is part of the Alkira platform and is a cloud-based Point of Presence (PoP) available anywhere in the Cloud Availability Zones globally.

Alkira CXPs are available anywhere in the Cloud Available Zones.  If the market is outside the Cloud Availability Zones, there are other options available. Please contact [email protected] to discuss.

If an Alkira CXP is already in place at the required end points, Astrotel IP Transit Over Cloud can be provisioned in a few hours.

If an Alkira CXP is not yet in place at the required end points, this can typically be done within 2-3 working days.

There are two options to connect.  Either by IP Sec or AWS Direct Connect or the equivalent from MS Azure or Google Cloud Platform.

The simplest method of connecting remote sites to IP Transit Over Cloud is by using IPsec tunnels over the Internet created using IPsec connectors. IPsec tunnels are provisioned at each remote site router and terminated at the geographically closest Alkira Cloud Exchange Point.  

IPsec or Internet Protocol Security is an internet protocol that authenticates and encrypts the packets of data to provide secure encrypted communication between two points A and B. It is used in virtual private networks (VPNs). IPsec is a standards-based protocol and establishes mutual authentication between two points using cryptographic keys. IPsec uses cryptographic security services to protect communications over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.  

IPsec is used for communicating data packets securely over a large public WAN (mainly Internet). The solution gains its benefits from the fact that it can be easily adapted without making any changes in the attached peers. The routers on both ends only need to be IPsec enabled.

Alternatively, it is possible to connect to Astrotel IP Transit Over Cloud using AWS Direct Connect or the equivalent service Microsoft Azure Express Route or Google Cloud Platform Interconnect.  

The client orders an AWS Direct Connect from their account and then Astrotel orchestrates adding the AWS Direct Connect to the Alkira CXP as a dedicated connection.

Alkira provides a written 99.9% uptime guarantee and in fact has achieved a 100% uptime over the period of 5 years in operation.

Alkira is a high speed, low latency Network with the same performance as the Cloud.

Latency is dependent on the which Cloud Availability zones are being connected via Astrotel IP Transit Over Cloud.  Latency can be estimated at https://clm.kentik.com/.

No you can choose to have 2 or 4 Connectors to each Alkira CXP.  4 Connectors are offered as the standard as this is the most commonly requested configuration for diverse path redundancy purposes.

You may want more than 2 Alkira CXPs if you require more than 2 end points or want additional redundancy.  Please contact us at [email protected] if you require more than 2 Alkira CXPs and we can advise on the best solution.

Once the Data Allowance is exceeded, excess usage charges apply.  Contact us at [email protected] for more information.

Each package is offered on a 12 or 24 month contract.  You can trade up to a larger package at any time.  If you would like to trade down to a package, we will apply a formula to determine the length of the contract still to run and the cost associated.

Each Cloud region has 2 or 3 Availability Zones. Alkira CXPs operate across two availability zones in each region, so each Alkira CXP has built in redundancy unless all availability zones are down in a region.  

Additional CXP redundancy is also available if a Cloud region goes down by adding an additional CXP in another Cloud region.  For more information contact us at [email protected].

The solution includes 4 Connectors to provide diverse path redundancy in connecting to IP Transit Over Cloud.

Yes, next generation Firewalls can be added to Astrotel IP Transit Over Cloud.  Firewalls from Fortinet, Palo Alto, Checkpoint and Cisco are supported.  Firewalls can be purchased directly or BYO Licence is also available

Yes- F5 Load Balancers can be added to Astrotel IP Transit Over Cloud.  F5 virtualised load balancers can be purchased directly or BYO Licence is also available.

Contact [email protected] for this information.

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