IP Transit

Arelion’s Tier 1 Autonomous System, AS1299, has been ranked as the world’s #1 global Internet backbone since 2017. Our geographical network reaches 95% of North American and European end-users within a single hop, ensuring reliable and high-speed Internet connectivity up to 400Gbps.

World’s best-connected
Zero congestion
BGP expertise

Explore our IP Transit network

Discover our IP Transit product offerings with interactive maps and explore Arelion’s extensive network coverage. Easily filter for specific IP Transit services, locate Points of Presence (PoPs), and submit your inquiry directly via our interactive map.

Expansive global interconnectivity

For over 30 years we own and expand our global fiber backbone – stretching across Europe, North America, and Asia, ensuring secure, uninterrupted paths between more than 350 Points of Presence (PoPs). We interconnect eyeball networks to content networks with minimal hops, by providing access to an extensive number of direct connections and the full global routing table.

AI-ready

The future is already here, and we are ready. Arelion has built its backbone on our own fiber network, offering almost unlimited capacity and bandwidth up to 400Gbps. This avoids congestion and allows for future growth. Our AI-ready infrastructure with built-in security ensures that our customers can leverage their data traffic while we continue to provide unmatched high-speed Internet connectivity.

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What customers say

As a young ISP and Fiber Network provider, we have the pleasure to work with Arelion. (...) We were easily guided through their processes to set up our first 10 G internet transit connection in Frankfurt. The quality of their IP traffic ensured us to rely on them to serve our customer the very best network experience. Working with the employees of Arelion is very easy and we appreciate the trusting cooperation.

Markus Schlosser Managing Director,
Mainzer Breitband GmbH

Apelby, a global provider of ICT and telecommunications services, has been utilizing Arelion's IT services for their IP transit and EVPL needs. (...) Arelion's expertise in providing these services has been crucial in helping Apelby to maintain a reliable and efficient network infrastructure. Arelion's technical support team has been exceptionally helpful in resolving any issues that have arisen, and their fast response time has ensured minimal downtime for Apelby's business operations. Apelby is extremely satisfied with the quality of Arelion's services and the reliability of their network infrastructure. With Arelion's assistance, Apelby has been able to focus on their core business while having peace of mind knowing that their IT needs are taken care of by a trusted partner. Arelion's commitment to providing high-quality IT services has resulted in a strong and successful partnership with Apelby.

Jan Doricak, IT&Cyber Security Manager

With millions of end-users, for whom the word ‘interruption’ simply doesn’t exist, established network solutions don’t always cut it. That’s why we created our own (...) delivery platform and needed a network partner with not only a solid backbone, but also the right mindset and understanding to support our rapid and often unpredictable growth trajectory.

Andre Reitenbach,
CEO, G-Core Labs

Carrier-grade IP Transit

Arelion’s SLA offer adds carrier-grade service quality to the flexibility of Internet connectivity. Using our global IP backbone, we provide three route options:
  • Global Connect
  • Euro Connect
  • Content Connect


All options are available in the IPv4 and IPv6 domains.

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Everlasting innovator: Pioneering tomorrow, today

Arelion is not only one of the best-established IP Transit providers on the market, but also one of the biggest influencers and innovators in this area. Under the umbrella term “high solution quality” we include everything from a high level of security and resiliency to exceptional customer support with an unparalleled score fault resolution of 80%.

Tier-1 ISP

Since a Tier 1 ISP has a direct connection to all other Tier 1 ISPs, it can reach any destination on the Internet without going through another provider. Tier 1 level of connectivity and direct access to the Internet backbone infrastructure ensure uninterrupted best-in-class Internet services for end-users.

IP Transit Use Cases

Support Operating models with scale

IP Transit provides economies of scale for organizations with content delivery at the core of their business model – with operations dependent on the availability of bandwidth, direct connections, and a high-performance network.

Emerging high-tech industries

Organizations with their own Autonomous System leverage IP Transit services to enhance end-user experiences with low latency, high speed, and superior performance across global markets. We are witnessing a surge in demand from emerging sectors such as EdTech, Cyber Security, and Remote Workplace platforms—industries increasingly developing and utilizing AI and machine learning. Want to learn more about What IP Transit is?

Technique and security

Technical highlights
Carrier-grade SLA, including: installation, availability, round-trip delay, packet loss
Secure customer portal
Three route options: Global Connect (global routes), Euro Connect (European customers and peers) and Content Connect (global customer routes)
IPv4 and IPv6 domains - dual stack
Secure Internet routing – minimized routing threats from BGP Hijacks and Route Leaks
Security highlights

As an “open network,” the Internet requires a continuous and collaborative effort between all stakeholders to sustain the resilient, reliable, and secure infrastructure necessary to power the global economy.

At Arelion, we implement  best practices and enhanced security measures for routing and exchanging traffic with other public networks.  

Contact our us to learn more about our most recent efforts to enable emerging Internet security techniques such as Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), our collaboration with the Internet Society (ISOC), and the wider BGP community for route security and filtering.

Secure by design features
NOC situated in a well secured and connected building with multiple power sources
Physical and logical security from design to deployment
A network-wide Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Customer Service authentication procedures
Clear customer data handling policies

IP Transit – find out more

We have been keeping #1 position as the world’s best connected network since 2017 with IP Transit as a flagship. Read more in our blogs, listen to Arelion podcasts and download our What is guides. Watch the video to discover why Arelion has earned its prestigious position!

IP Network Performance

World-class connectivity starts with a competitive network SLA. Here you can find monthly IP network performance metrics for our global Internet backbone, AS1299.

BGP and Routing

BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) routing is the central nervous system of the Internet. Stable and efficient IP routing between different Autonomous Systems (AS) is essential for the security of the entire Internet ecosystem. Our BGP communities and the added security of RPKI enable manageable and reliable traffic flows.

Looking Glass

Whether you're just curious or need some tools to check your connectivity, our looking glass puts you at the heart of our network.

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