Cogent Communications

Cogent Communications is an internet service provider that runs a fibre-optic network built only for internet traffic. It sells connectivity to businesses and network operators, and says its network spans North America, Europe and Asia.

What Cogent Communications offers

• Internet access — business connections over its own fibre.
• VPN — private network services.
• Transport — data carriage between sites and data centres.
• Colocation — space in its data centres.
• Optical wave services — wavelengths reaching carrier-neutral data centres in the US, Canada and Mexico.

Who it works with

Two segments are served. The corporate segment runs from small businesses up to very large firms. The NetCentric segment covers carriers, service providers and application and content providers.

Key facts

• Network reach: about 204 major markets and 53 data centres, per older company text
• Interconnection: over 6,760 other networks
• Network class: Tier 1