ExpressRoute peering locations and connectivity partners
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The tables in this article provide information on ExpressRoute geographical coverage and locations, ExpressRoute connectivity providers, and ExpressRoute System Integrators (SIs).
Note
Azure regions and ExpressRoute locations are two distinct and different concepts, understanding the difference between the two is critical to exploring Azure hybrid networking connectivity.
Azure regions
Azure regions are global datacenters where Azure compute, networking, and storage resources are hosted. When creating an Azure resource, you need to select the resource location, which determines the specific Azure datacenter (or availability zone) where the resource is deployed.
ExpressRoute locations
ExpressRoute locations, also known as peering locations or meet-me locations, are co-location facilities where Microsoft Enterprise Edge (MSEE) devices are situated. These locations serve as the entry points to Microsoft's network and are globally distributed, offering the ability to connect to Microsoft's network worldwide. ExpressRoute partners and ExpressRoute Direct user establish cross connections to Microsoft's network at these locations. Generally, the ExpressRoute location doesn't need to correspond with the Azure region. For instance, you can create an ExpressRoute circuit with the resource location in East US for the Seattle peering location.
You have access to Azure services across all regions within a geopolitical region if you're connecting to at least one ExpressRoute location within the geopolitical region.
Azure regions to ExpressRoute locations within a geopolitical region.
The following table provides a map of Azure regions to ExpressRoute locations within a geopolitical region.
East US West US East US 2 West US 2 West US 3 Central US South Central US North Central US West Central US Canada Central Canada East Mexico Central
Atlanta Chicago Chicago2 Dallas Dallas2 Denver Las Vegas Los Angeles Los Angeles2 Miami Minneapolis Montreal New York Phoenix Phoenix2 Quebec City Queretaro(Mexico) Quincy San Antonio Seattle Silicon Valley Silicon Valley2 Toronto Toronto2 Vancouver Washington DC Washington DC2
South America
Brazil South
Campinas Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo Sao Paulo2 Santiago
Geopolitical region
Azure regions
ExpressRoute locations
Europe
France Central France South Germany North Germany West Central Italy North North Europe Norway East Norway West Poland Central Spain Central Sweden Central Switzerland North Switzerland West UK West UK South West Europe
Amsterdam Amsterdam2 Berlin Copenhagen Dublin Dublin2 Frankfurt Frankfurt2 Geneva London London2 Madrid Madrid2 Marseille Milan Milan2 Munich Newport(Wales) Oslo Paris Paris2 Stavanger Stockholm Vienna Vienna2 Warsaw Zurich Zurich2
South Africa
South Africa West South Africa North
Cape Town Johannesburg
Geopolitical region
Azure regions
ExpressRoute locations
Asia
East Asia Southeast Asia Taiwan North
Bangkok Hong Kong Hong Kong2 Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Singapore Singapore2 Taipei Taipei2
India
India West India Central India South
Chennai Chennai2 Mumbai Mumbai2 Pune
Israel
Israel Central
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv2
Japan
Japan West Japan East
Osaka Tokyo Tokyo2 Tokyo3
South Korea
Korea Central Korea South
Busan Seoul Seoul2
Qatar
Qatar Central
Doha Doha2
UAE
UAE Central UAE North
Abu Dhabi Dubai Dubai2
Geopolitical region
Azure regions
ExpressRoute locations
Australia Government
Australia Central Australia Central 2
Canberra Canberra2
Oceania
Australia East Australia Southeast New Zealand North
Auckland Melbourne Perth Sydney Sydney2
Geopolitical region
Azure regions
ExpressRoute locations
US Government cloud
US Gov Arizona US Gov Texas US Gov Virginia US DoD Central US DoD East
Atlanta Chicago Dallas New York Phoenix San Antonio Seattle Silicon Valley Washington DC
Geopolitical region
Azure regions
ExpressRoute locations
China East
China East China East2
Shanghai Shanghai2
China North
China North China North2 China North3
Beijing Beijing2
Connectivity across geopolitical regions isn't supported on the standard ExpressRoute SKU. You'll need to enable the ExpressRoute premium add-on to support global connectivity. Connectivity to national cloud environments isn't supported. You can work with your connectivity provider if such a need arises.
ExpressRoute connectivity providers
The following table shows connectivity locations and the service providers for each location. If you want to view service providers and the locations for which they can provide service, see Locations by service provider.
Local Azure Regions refers to the regions that can be accessed by ExpressRoute Local at each peering location. ✗ indicates that ExpressRoute Local isn't available at that peering location.
Aryaka Networks AT&T NetBond British Telecom China Mobile International China Telecom Global Epsilon Global Communications Equinix GTT IPC InterCloud Level 3 Communications Megaport NTT Communications Orange PCCW Global Limited SingTel Tata Communications Telstra Corporation Telefonica Verizon Vodafone
CenturyLink Cloud Connect China Mobile International China Unicom Global Colt DE-CIX Digital Realty Epsilon Global Communications Equinix Lightstorm Megaport PCCW Global Limited SingTel Telehouse - KDDI
AT TOKYO BBIX China Telecom Global China Unicom Global Colt DE-CIX Digital Realty Equinix IPC IX Reach Megaport PCCW Global Limited Tokai Communications
Azure national clouds are isolated from each other and from global commercial Azure. ExpressRoute for one Azure cloud can't connect to the Azure regions in the others.
If your connectivity provider isn't listed in previous sections, you can still create a connection.
Check with your connectivity provider to see if they're connected to any of the exchanges in the table. You can check the following links to gather more information about services offered by exchange providers. Several connectivity providers are already connected to Ethernet exchanges.
Airgate Technologies Inc. Aptum Technologies Oncore Cloud Services Inc. Rogers Zirro
Mumbai
Tata Communications
Tata Teleservices
New York
Equinix Megaport
Altice Business Crown Castle Spectrum Enterprise Webair
Paris
Equinix
Proximus
Quebec City
Megaport
Fibrenoire
Location
Exchange
Connectivity providers
Sao Paulo
Equinix
Venha Pra Nuvem
Seattle
Equinix
Alaska Communications Momentum Telecom
Silicon Valley
Coresite Equinix Megaport
Cox Business Momentum Telecom Spectrum Enterprise Windstream X2nsat Inc.
Singapore
Equinix
1CLOUDSTAR BICS CMC Telecom Epsilon Telecommunications Limited LGA Telecom United Information Highway (UIH)
Slough
Equinix
HSO
Sydney
Megaport
Macquarie Telecom Group
Tokyo
Equinix
ARTERIA Networks Corporation BroadBand Tower Inc.
Toronto
Equinix Megaport
Airgate Technologies Inc. Beanfield Metroconnect Aptum Technologies IVedha Inc Oncore Cloud Services Inc. Rogers Thinktel Zirro
Washington DC
Equinix
Altice Business BICS Cox Business Crown Castle Gtt Communications Inc Epsilon Telecommunications Limited Masergy Momentum Telecom Windstream
ExpressRoute system integrators
Enabling private connectivity to fit your needs can be challenging, based on the scale of your network. You can work with any of the system integrators listed in the following table to assist you with onboarding to ExpressRoute.
Continent
System integrators
Asia
Avanade Inc. OneAs1a
Australia
Ensyst IT Consultancy MOQdigital Vigilant.IT
Europe
Avanade Inc. Altogee Bright Skies GmbH Inframon MSG Services New Signature Nelite Orange Networks sol-tec
North America
Avanade Inc. Equinix Professional Services FlexManage Lightstream Perficient Presidio
South America
Avanade Inc. Venha Pra Nuvem
Next steps
For more information about ExpressRoute, see the ExpressRoute FAQ.