ExpressRoute connectivity partners and peering locations

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.

Geopolitical region Azure regions ExpressRoute locations
North America 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
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

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 locations by service provider. If you want to view available providers by location, see Service providers by location.

Global commercial Azure

Service provider Microsoft Azure Microsoft 365 Locations
AARNet Melbourne
Sydney
Sydney2
Airtel Chennai2
Mumbai2
Pune
AIS Bangkok
Aryaka Networks Amsterdam
Chicago
Dallas
Hong Kong
Sao Paulo
Seattle
Silicon Valley
Singapore
Tokyo
Washington DC
Ascenty Data Centers Campinas
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo2
AT&T Connectivity Plus Dallas
AT&T Dynamic Exchange Chicago
Dallas
Los Angeles
Miami
Silicon Valley
AT&T NetBond Amsterdam
Chicago
Dallas
Frankfurt
London
Phoenix
Silicon Valley
Singapore
Sydney
Tokyo
Toronto
Washington DC
AT TOKYO Osaka
Tokyo2
BBIX Osaka
Tokyo
Tokyo2
BCX Cape Town
Johannesburg
Bell Canada Montreal
Toronto
Quebec City
Vancouver
Bezeq International London
Tel Aviv
BICS Amsterdam2
London2
British Telecom Amsterdam
Amsterdam2
Chicago
Frankfurt
Hong Kong
Johannesburg
London
London2
Mumbai
Newport(Wales)
Paris
Sao Paulo
Silicon Valley
Singapore
Sydney
Tokyo
Washington DC
BSNL Chennai
Mumbai
C3ntro Miami
Cello Sydney
CDC Canberra
Canberra2
CenturyLink Cloud Connect Amsterdam2
Chicago
Dallas
Dublin
Frankfurt
Hong Kong
Las Vegas
London
London2
Montreal
New York
Paris
Phoenix
San Antonio
Seattle
Silicon Valley
Singapore2
Tokyo
Toronto
Washington DC
Washington DC2
Chief Telecom Hong Kong
Taipei
China Mobile International Hong Kong
Hong Kong2
Singapore
Singapore2
China Telecom Global Hong Kong
Hong Kong2
Singapore
Tokyo2
China Unicom Global Amsterdam
Frankfurt
Hong Kong
Los Angeles
Silicon Valley
Singapore2
Tokyo2
Chunghwa Telecom Taipei
Cinia Amsterdam2
Stockholm
Cirion Technologies Queretaro
Rio De Janeiro
Santiago
Claro Miami
Cloudflare Los Angeles
Cologix Chicago
Dallas
Minneapolis
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Washington DC
Claro Miami
Cloudflare Los Angeles
Cologix Chicago
Dallas
Minneapolis
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Washington DC
Colt Amsterdam
Amsterdam2
Berlin
Chicago
Dublin
Frankfurt
Frankfurt2
Geneva
Hong Kong
London
London2
Marseille
Milan
Munich
Newport
Osaka
Paris
Paris2
Seoul
Silicon Valley
Singapore2
Tokyo
Tokyo2
Washington DC
Zurich
Comcast Chicago
Silicon Valley
Washington DC
CoreSite Chicago
Chicago2
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley2
Washington DC
Washington DC2
Cox Business Cloud Port Dallas
Phoenix
Silicon Valley
Washington DC
Crown Castle Los Angeles2
New York
Washington DC

National cloud environment

Azure national clouds are isolated from each other and from the Azure public cloud. ExpressRoute for one Azure cloud can't connect to the Azure regions in the others.

Service provider Microsoft Azure Office 365 Locations
AT&T NetBond Chicago
Phoenix
Silicon Valley
Washington DC
CenturyLink Cloud Connect New York
Phoenix
San Antonio
Washington DC
Equinix Atlanta
Chicago
Dallas
New York
Seattle
Silicon Valley
Washington DC
Internet2 Dallas
Level 3 Communications Chicago
Silicon Valley
Washington DC
Megaport Chicago
Dallas
San Antonio
Seattle
Washington DC
Verizon Chicago
Dallas
New York
Silicon Valley
Washington DC

To learn more, see ExpressRoute in China.

Connectivity through Exchange providers

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 above. 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.

  • Have your connectivity provider extend your network to the peering location of choice.

    • Ensure that your connectivity provider extends your connectivity in a highly available manner so that there are no single points of failure.
  • Order an ExpressRoute circuit with the exchange as your connectivity provider to connect to Microsoft.

Connectivity through satellite operators

If you're remote and don't have fiber connectivity, or you want to explore other connectivity options you can check the following satellite operators.

Connectivity through additional service providers

Connectivity provider Exchange Locations
1CLOUDSTAR Equinix Singapore
Airgate Technologies, Inc. Equinix
Cologix
Toronto
Montreal
Alaska Communications Equinix Seattle
Altice Business Equinix New York
Washington DC
Aptum Technologies Equinix Montreal
Toronto
Arteria Networks Corporation Equinix Tokyo
Axtel Equinix Dallas
Beanfield Metroconnect Megaport Toronto
Bezeq International Ltd. euNetworks London
BICS Equinix Amsterdam
Frankfurt
London
Singapore
Washington DC
BroadBand Tower, Inc. Equinix Tokyo
C3ntro Telecom Equinix
Megaport
Dallas
Chief Equinix Hong Kong
Cinia Equinix
Megaport
Frankfurt
Hamburg
CloudXpress Equinix Amsterdam
CMC Telecom Equinix Singapore
CoreAzure Equinix London
Cox Business Equinix Dallas
Silicon Valley
Washington DC
Crown Castle Equinix Atlanta
Chicago
Dallas
Los Angeles
New York
Washington DC

Connectivity through datacenter providers

Provider Exchange
CyrusOne Megaport
PacketFabric
Cyxtera Megaport
PacketFabric
Databank Megaport
DataFoundry Megaport
Digital Realty IX Reach
Megaport PacketFabric
EdgeConnex Megaport
PacketFabric
Flexential IX Reach
Megaport
PacketFabric
QTS Data Centers Megaport
PacketFabric
Stream Data Centers Megaport
RagingWire Data Centers IX Reach
Megaport
PacketFabric
T5 Datacenters IX Reach
vXchnge IX Reach
Megaport

Connectivity through National Research and Education Networks (NREN)

Provider
AARNET
DeIC, through GÉANT
GARR, through GÉANT
GÉANT
HEAnet, through GÉANT
Internet2
JISC
RedIRIS, through GÉANT
SINET
Surfnet, through GÉANT

Note

If your connectivity provider isn't listed here, you can verify if they are connected to any of the other ExpressRoute Exchange Partners mentioned previously.

ExpressRoute system integrators

Enabling private connectivity to meet your needs can be challenging, depending on the scale of your network. You can collaborate with any of the system integrators listed in the following table to assist with onboarding to ExpressRoute.

System integrator Continent
Altogee Europe
Avanade Inc. Asia
Europe
North America
South America
Bright Skies GmbH Europe
Optus Australia
Equinix Professional Services North America
New Era North America
Lightstream North America
The IT Consultancy Group Australia
MOQdigital Australia
MSG Services Europe (Germany)
Nelite Europe
New Signature Europe
OneAs1a Asia
Orange Networks Europe
Perficient North America
Presidio North America
sol-tec Europe
Venha Pra Nuvem South America
Vigilant.IT Australia

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