This topic covers pricing and billing for Virtual Connections (VCs). See Virtual Connections for more information on Equinix connections.
Customers have access to two types of virtual connections via Equinix Fabric:
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Point-to-Point VCs – Allow users to set up direct connections between assets in individual locations either within the same metro or across different metros.
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E-LAN Multipoint-to-Multipoint VCs – Enable users to interconnect their data center assets across many locations through a common network instead of requiring direct connections between individual locations.
Pricing models for each of these interconnection alternatives vary as described below. Billing terms remain the same for both.
Pricing for Point-to-Point VCs
Location and bandwidth choice are the two main factors that determine pricing for your Equinix Fabric VCs.
Location
Location is determined by a specific region or country of both the A and Z sides of a connection.
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Local Connections – You can connect to other Equinix Fabric users anywhere within the same metro.
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Remote Connections – You can connect to other Equinix Fabric users in different metros globally that are in the same region or in a different region.
Bandwidth
Bandwidth availability and speed choice are dependent upon your service provider, and custom speeds are available based on the connection destination.
The following bandwidth choices are supported by Equinix:
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Up to 10 Mbps
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From 10 Mbps to 50 Mbps
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From 50 Mbps to 200 Mbps
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From 200 Mbps to 500 Mbps
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From 500 Mbps to 1 Gbps
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From 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps
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From 2 Gbps to 5 Gbps
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From 5 Gbps to 10 Gbps
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From 10 Gbps to 25 Gbps
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From 25 Gbps to 50 Gbps
Pricing for E-LAN Multipoint-to-Multipoint VCs
Network Type (Local, Regional or Global) and bandwidth choice are the two main factors that determine pricing for E-LAN Multipoint-to-Multipoint VCs.
Network Type
Location is determined by a specific metro, region or country of both the A and Z sides of a connection.
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Local Network – You can connect your assets within a specific metro.
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Regional Network – You can connect your assets across metros located in the same region (within AMER, APAC, or EMEA).
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Global Network – You can connect their assets across metros located in different regions (AMER, APAC, and EMEA)
Bandwidth
Multipoint-to-Multipoint VCs support the same bandwidth tiers as Point-to-Point VCs:
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Up to 10 Mbps
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From 10 Mbps to 50 Mbps
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From 50 Mbps to 200 Mbps
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From 200 Mbps to 500 Mbps
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From 500 Mbps to 1 Gbps
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From 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps
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From 2 Gbps to 5 Gbps
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From 5 Gbps to 10 Gbps
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From 10 Gbps to 25 Gbps
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From 25 Gbps to 50 Gbps (applicable to local and regional networks)
Note: The first step in setting up an E-LAN Multipoint-to-Multipoint connectivity option is to create your private network at no additional charge. Then, you can add connections to that network from each of your metros or endpoints.
Billing
Billing for all types of VCs involves these considerations:
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Minimum billable time interval is one day (24 hours). The billed day begins at 12:00 AM (00:00) and ends at 11:59 PM (23:59), with A-side location determining the time zone.
Example: You provision a 1 Gbps connection on May 15 at 9 PM and keep it active through the end of the month. 9 PM to 11:59 PM on May 15 would be measured as day 1 plus the remaining 16 full days until the end of the month (total of 17 days). If the equivalent daily price for a 1 Gbps connection is $20/day, your prorated charge for the VC in May would be $20 x 17 = $272.
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If you change your connection’s bandwidth you will be charged based on the updated bandwidth rate for the billed day.
Example:
• You have a 200 Mbps connection and you upgrade it to 1 Gbps. For the day you upgrade the bandwidth, you will be charged based on the 1 Gbps bandwidth rate.
• You have a 1 Gbps connection and you downgrade it to 200 Mbps. For the day you change the bandwidth, you will be charged based on the 200 Mbps bandwidth rate. -
Invoices include a single line for every active connection (local or remote for Point-to-Point, or Local, Regional or Global for E-LAN Multipoint-to-Multipoint).
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Only A-side billing applies. No charge applies for the Z-side. This means that only the subscriber pays for the Fabric connection.
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Billing for VCs starts on the day that the connection is provisioned on the Equinix side. In the case of connections to service providers, we don't wait for them to complete provisioning before we start billing.
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Billing for VCs ends on the day that the connection is deprovisioned in Equinix Fabric.
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Virtual Connections can be canceled at any time, and are not tied to an Equinix Fabric annual contract.
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For terminations, no credit is issued because the customer is not billed for the entire month, that is, for any prorated amount after the termination date.
Note: In cases where redundant VCs are required for resilience or any other reason, customers are billed for both the primary and secondary connections.
