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Hurricane Electric
Hurricane Electric
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Description
Hurricane Electric operates its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network; HE.NET is the largest IPv4 backbone in the world, as well as the largest IPv6 global network (as measured by number of networks connected). Hurricane Electric is also present at the most Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).
Within its global IP Transit network, Hurricane Electric is connected to more than 100 major exchange points, and exchanges traffic directly with more than 4,000 different networks.
Employing a resilient fiber-optic topology, Hurricane Electric has no less than four redundant paths crossing North America, two separate paths between the U.S. and Europe, and rings in Europe and Asia.
Hurricane Electric offers IPv4 and IPv6 transit solutions over the same connection. Connection speeds available include 100GE (100 gigabits/second), 10GE, and gigabit ethernet.
In addition to its vast global network, Hurricane Electric owns and operates two carrier-neutral colocation data centers in Fremont, California.
CTG3 is the TSX master agent for Hurricane Electric.
Avant is the Alliance master agent for Hurricane Electric.
Quick Post
Comparing Burstable and Flat-Rate Ports
Hurricane Electric's flat-rate pricing is often a much better value than a competitor's burstable pricing.
Recently, a prospective customer inquired about 5Gbps-on-10GE service, which a competitor quoted at $0.60 per Mbps ($3,000/month plus $0.60/Mbps for any usage above 5Gbps).
But on the same one-year term, at the same POP location, Hurricane Electric charges $3,000/month for a flat-rate 10Gbps port.
- Competitor: $3,000/month plus $0.60/Mbps for any usage above 5Gbps.
- Hurricane: $3,000/month plus $___0/Mbps for any usage above 5Gbps.
Even ignoring other fees charged by the competitor (but not by Hurricane Electric), our IP Transit service has exactly the same base cost, but zero overage charges, eliminating the competing potential for thousands of dollars of overage charges.
