ExpressRoute peering locations and connectivity partners

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 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.

  • Zone refers to pricing.

  • ER Direct refers to ExpressRoute Direct support at each peering location. If you want to view the available bandwidth at a location, see Determine available bandwidth

Global commercial Azure

Location Address Zone Local Azure regions ER Direct Service providers
Abu Dhabi Etisalat KDC 3 UAE Central
Amsterdam Equinix AM5 1 West Europe Aryaka Networks
AT&T NetBond
British Telecom
Colt
China Unicom Global
Deutsche Telekom AG
Equinix
euNetworks
GÉANT
GlobalConnect
InterCloud
Interxion (Digital Realty)
KPN
IX Reach
Level 3 Communications
Megaport
NTT Communications
Orange
Tata Communications
Telecom Italia Sparkle
Telefonica
Telenor
Telia Carrier
Verizon
Zayo
Amsterdam2 Interxion AMS8 1 West Europe BICS
British Telecom
CenturyLink Cloud Connect
Cinia
Colt
DE-CIX
Equinix
euNetworks
GÉANT
Interxion (Digital Realty)
Megaport
NL-IX
NOS
NTT Global DataCenters EMEA
Orange
Vodafone
Atlanta Equinix AT1 1 Equinix
Megaport
Momentum Telecom
PacketFabric
Auckland Vocus Group NZ Albany 2 Devoli
Kordia
Megaport
REANNZ
Spark NZ
Vocus Group NZ
Bangkok AIS 2 AIS
National Telecom UIH
Berlin NTT GDC 1 Germany North Colt
Equinix
NTT Global DataCenters EMEA
Busan LG CNS 2 Korea South LG CNS
Campinas Ascenty 3 Brazil South Ascenty
Canberra CDC 1 Australia Central CDC
Telstra Corporation
Canberra2 CDC 1 Australia Central 2 CDC
Equinix
Cape Town Teraco CT1 3 South Africa West BCX
Internet Solutions - Cloud Connect
Liquid Telecom
MTN Global Connect
Teraco
Vodacom
Chennai Tata Communications 2 South India BSNL
DE-CIX
Global CloudXchange (GCX)
Lightstorm
SIFY
Tata Communications
VodafoneIdea
Chennai2 Airtel 2 South India Airtel
Chicago Equinix CH1 1 North Central US Aryaka Networks
AT&T Dynamic Exchange
AT&T NetBond
British Telecom
CenturyLink Cloud Connect
Cologix
Colt
Comcast
Coresite
Equinix
InterCloud
Internet2
Level 3 Communications
Megaport
Momentum Telecom
PacketFabric
PCCW Global Limited
Sprint
Tata Communications
Telia Carrier
Verizon
Vodafone
Zayo
Chicago2 CoreSite CH1 1 North Central US CoreSite
DE-CIX
Megaport
Momentum Telecom
Copenhagen Interxion CPH1 1 DE-CIX
GlobalConnect
Interxion (Digital Realty)

National cloud environments

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.

US Government cloud

Location Address Local Azure regions ER Direct Service providers
Atlanta Equinix AT1 Equinix
Chicago Equinix CH1 AT&T NetBond
British Telecom
Equinix
Level 3 Communications
Verizon
Dallas Equinix DA3 Equinix
Internet2
Megaport
Verizon
New York Equinix NY5 Equinix
CenturyLink Cloud Connect
Verizon
Phoenix CyrusOne Chandler US Gov Arizona AT&T NetBond
CenturyLink Cloud Connect
Megaport
San Antonio CyrusOne SA2 US Gov Texas CenturyLink Cloud Connect
Megaport
Silicon Valley Equinix SV4 AT&T
Equinix
Level 3 Communications
Verizon
Seattle Equinix SE2 Equinix
Megaport
Washington DC Equinix DC2 US DoD East
US Gov Virginia
AT&T NetBond
CenturyLink Cloud Connect
Equinix
Level 3 Communications
Megaport
Verizon

China

Location Address Local Azure regions ER Direct Service providers
Beijing China Telecom China Telecom
Beijing2 GDS China Telecom
China Mobile
China Unicom
GDS
Shanghai China Telecom China Telecom
Shanghai2 GDS China Mobile
China Telecom
China Unicom
GDS

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. 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 want to explore other connectivity options, you can check the following satellite operators.

Connectivity through additional service providers

Location Exchange Connectivity providers
Amsterdam Equinix
Interxion
Level 3 Communications
BICS
CloudXpress
Eurofiber
Fastweb S.p.A
Gulf Bridge International
Kalaam Telecom Bahrain B.S.C
MainOne
Nianet
POST Telecom Luxembourg
Proximus
RETN
TDC Erhverv
Telecom Italia Sparkle
Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Telia
Atlanta Equinix Crown Castle
Momentum Telecom
Cape Town Teraco MTN
Chennai Tata Communications Tata Teleservices
Chicago Equinix Crown Castle
Spectrum Enterprise
Windstream
Dallas Equinix
Megaport
Axtel
C3ntro Telecom
Cox Business
Crown Castle
Data Foundry
Momentum Telecom
Spectrum Enterprise
Transtelco
Frankfurt Interxion BICS
Cinia
Equinix
Nianet
QSC AG
Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Hamburg Equinix Cinia
Hong Kong Equinix Chief
Macroview Telecom
Johannesburg Teraco MTN

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

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