Pricing and Billing Overview

This topic describes key concepts about Equinix Fabric pricing and billing to make it easier to understand what you are charged on your monthly invoice.

Priced Elements

Your monthly invoice may include charges for:

• Ports – Physical interfaces connecting your infrastructure to Equinix Fabric.
• Connections – Virtual links within a metro (local) or between metros (remote, ELAN regional, and ELAN global).
• Fabric Cloud Routers (FCRs) - A virtual routing service connecting clouds,
  colocation, and other services.

Port Pricing

Port charges are monthly and include:

• Physical port
• Physical connection to your cage (same or different IBX in the metro)
• No upfront fees

Pricing Factors

• Port Size - 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, or 100 Gbps.

• Port Type

  • Standard - Connects to your cage.
  • Remote - Connects to a third-party cage.
  • Extended - Connects to a BMMR (higher price).

• Port Packages

  • Standard - Port only; virtual connections billed separately.
  • Unlimited - Includes port and an unlimited number of point-to-point local connections originated from that port. Available for standard and remote ports.
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  When buying an Unlimited port type in a metro, you can create connections within that metro at no additional charge. However, you will be billed the standard rates when connecting to other metros.

  • Unlimited Plus - Includes port and unlimited number of point-to-point local and remote connections originated from that port, with the following conditions:

    • Connections within Europe can be added free of charge.
    • Connections within Canada and the United States can be added free of charge.
    • All other remote connections will be charged at the standard rates.
    • The Unlimited Plus package is available for standard ports only.
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  When buying an Unlimited Plus port type in a US metro, you can create connections to other US metros as well as Canadian metros at no additional charge. However, you will be billed the standard rates when connecting to metros in Europe, Middle East, Asia or Latin America.

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You are responsible for managing oversubscription and creating any number of connections up to the allowed amount of 4095 VLANs.

Virtual Connections (VC) Pricing

Point-to-Point VCs

Point-to-point VCs are direct links between two locations.

Pricing Factors

• Locations - Local (same metro) or Remote (different metros)

• Bandwidth Tiers - From 10 Mbps to 50 Gbps. 100 Gbps is also available in some locations. For more information, see Virtual Connection Availability.

• Port Packages - Local VCs are free with Unlimited or Unlimited Plus ports. Remote VCs are free with Unlimited Plus ports for the eligible metro combinations within Canada and the United States, and within Europe.

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You will pay a flat monthly fee for bandwidth capacity provisioned regardless of the bandwidth amount consumed during the month.

Multipoint-to-Multipoint VCs (E-LAN)

Connect multiple locations through a shared network.

Pricing Factors

• Network Type

  • Local (same metro)
  • Regional (same region)
  • Global (across regions)

• Bandwidth - Equinix Fabric supports individual connection speeds from 10 Mbps up to 50 Gbps to local networks, and up to 25 Gbps for regional and global networks.

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Start by creating a private network at no charge, then add connections to that network from each of your metros or endpoints.

Fabric Cloud Router Pricing

• Monthly charges that vary by package: Lab, Basic, Standard, or Advanced.

• FCRs are connected via IPWAN VCs (Multipoint-to-Multipoint) priced as described in the section above.

• You can connect your FCR to a Network Edge Virtual Device for free up to 1Gbps

IP Blocks

• Charged monthly

Contracted Terms

Contracted Terms commitments provide you with discounted pricing and predictable spending for the duration of the term.

Product	Minimum Term
Standard Ports	Co-terminus with colocation cage
Remote and Extended Ports	12 months
Local Connections	On Demand
Inter-metro Connections (remote, ELAN regional and ELAN global)	On demand or 12/24/36 months
FCR	On demand or 12/24/36 months

• Longer term commitments receive higher discounts.
• Terms auto-renew at the initial term unless cancelled 90 days prior to term end.
• Early termination fees may apply for early cancellations.
• Changes to bandwidth size or package type are not allowed during the term.
• New Inter Metro connections are eligible for 12-, 24-, and 36-month terms.
• Direct customers and resellers can update existing orders from on-demand to monthly terms.

Billing Details

• Minimum Billing Interval: 1 day (12:00 AM to 11:59 PM, based on A-side time zone).
• Bandwidth Changes: Charged at the new rate on the day of change.
• Only A-side is billed—no charge for Z-side.
• Billing starts when Equinix provisions the product.
• Billing ends when deprovisioned.
• On-demand orders: Cancel anytime.
• Contracted orders: Early termination fees may apply.

Example: A 1 Gbps VC provisioned on May 15 at 9 PM and active through May 31 is billed for 17 days. If the daily rate is $20, the total is $340.

Pricing Estimate

Use the Pricing Calculator in the Customer Portal to estimate your deployment price. For more information, see Estimate Your Fabric Deployment Price.