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Cloud networking—but you’re in control

Ensure the right performance, user experience and data sovereignty with the same level of control you have over a private network but with the automation and scalability of cloud.

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Putting you in charge of…

Location Networking points of presence in 30+ global locations give you the proximity, sovereignty, and low latency performance you need to meet your performance, governance, cloud adjacency and egress control needs See where we can take you
Connectivity and routing Want to connect layer 2 or 3, run BGP, need anycast IP addressing or one-click direct connection to hyperscale? Our advanced networking capabilities give you consistent, granular control Learn more about our features
Automation Want to control your networking with code? From a powerful API with popular client libraries, to Terraform automation and others, plus validated integrations with Kubernetes and networking software Discover more with labs
Headshot of Steve Golik

Equinix is really uniquely positioned to deliver a key piece of the puzzle in the Juice vision. We need high throughput, high bandwidth, low latency connections that are very secure and stable to deliver GPU capacity wherever it needs to go around the globe

Steve Golik. Founder, Juice Labs

Advanced private networking aaS capabilities

We offer a broad range of internal and external connectivity and routing capabilities to let you tightly control the path of each packet.

Internal connectivity
Native dual stack (IPv4/IPv6) We support both IPv4 and IPv6. Just remember: they aren't making more v4 address space, so at some point IPv6 is going to rule! 😉
Layer 2 VLANs Building on top of our Layer 3 topology, we offer a powerful and flexible VLAN feature that allows you to build private networks easily.
Elastic addressing Need some magic, floating IPs? Request them on a per-facility basis and assign them programmatically to your infrastructure. No more waiting for DNS! Standard Elastic IP’s cost $0.005 / hour, or about $3.60 per month.
Backend networking Each Equinix Metal project includes backend (non-routable) IP address space for direct server to server communication over an easy to use private network. Backend traffic within a metro is free.
Global backend transfer Extend your private backend transfer setup across our global facilities. Customers can use the same secure 'backend transfer' approach to communicate across locations. Backend transfer traffic between metros is charged at $0.03 / GB
Hybrid Bonded mode In addition to the default LACP bonded mode, you can select a highly available “bonded” setup that supports both Layer 2 and Layer 3 modes at the same time.