Overview
Arranging for Direct Link connectivity
Pricing for IBM Cloud Direct Link (2.0) offerings is shown in the following monthly pricing tables. For Direct Link (1.0) pricing, see Pricing for IBM Cloud Direct Link on Classic. Direct Link pricing does not include any charges by service providers. You, the customer, must arrange connectivity and billing with your service providers, independently of IBM Cloud.
Service provider charges
For Direct Link Dedicated, the Service Provider (SP) connecting to the Letter Of Authorization/Connecting Facility Assignment (LOA/CFA) must include pricing for the cross-connect in its quote to you. Direct Link Connect uses physical connections to support virtual connections that do not need a LOA/CFA, but do require ordering from the SP.
Pricing options
Unmetered – Direct Link Connect
Leverage a service provider to quickly establish and deliver connectivity to IBM Cloud locations.
| Region | 50 Mbps | 100 Mbps | 200 Mbps | 500 Mbps | 1 Gbps | 2 Gbps | 5 Gbps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
USD 100
|
USD 150
|
USD 300
|
USD 650
|
USD 1,199
|
USD 1,999
|
USD 3,750
|
|
Canada/Amsterdam
|
USD 103
|
USD 155
|
USD 309
|
USD 670
|
USD 1,235
|
USD 2,059
|
USD 3,863
|
|
Mexico / London / Norway
|
USD 107
|
USD 161
|
USD 321
|
USD 696
|
USD 1,283
|
USD 2,139
|
USD 4,013
|
|
Paris / Frankfurt / Milan / Korea
|
USD 110
|
USD 165
|
USD 330
|
USD 715
|
USD 1,319
|
USD 2,199
|
USD 4,125
|
|
Japan / Singapore / Hong Kong
|
USD 113
|
USD 170
|
USD 339
|
USD 735
|
USD 1,355
|
USD 2,259
|
USD 4,238
|
|
Australia / Brazil / India
|
USD 120
|
USD 180
|
USD 360
|
USD 780
|
USD 1,439
|
USD 2,399
|
USD 4,500
|
Unmetered – Direct Link Dedicated
Terminate a single-tenant, fiber-based, cross connect into your own IBM Cloud private network connection. Also used by colocation facilities adjacent to IBM Cloud PoPs and data centers.
| Region | 1 Gbps | 2 Gbps | 5 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
USD 1,199
|
USD 1,199
|
USD 3,750
|
USD 4,999
|
|
Canada/Amsterdam
|
USD 1,235
|
USD 2,059
|
USD 3,863
|
USD 5,149
|
|
Mexico / London / Norway
|
USD 1,283
|
USD 2,139
|
USD 4,013
|
USD 5,349
|
|
Paris / Frankfurt / Milan / Korea
|
USD 1,319
|
USD 2,199
|
USD 4,125
|
USD 5,499
|
|
Japan / Singapore / Hong Kong
|
USD 1,355
|
USD 2,259
|
USD 4,238
|
USD 5,649
|
|
Australia / Brazil / India
|
USD 1,439
|
USD 2,399
|
USD 4,500
|
USD 5,999
|
Metered – Port charges
Prices are determined by the bandwidth speed of the port
| Speed | Global |
|---|---|
|
50 Mbps (Direct Link Connect only)
|
USD 40
|
|
100 Mbps (Direct Link Connect only)
|
USD 45
|
|
200 Mbps (Direct Link Connect only)
|
USD 60
|
|
500 Mbps (Direct Link Connect only)
|
USD 150
|
|
1 Gbps
|
USD 250
|
|
2 Gbps
|
USD 500
|
|
5 Gbps
|
USD 1,200
|
|
10 Gbps (Direct Link Dedicated only)
|
USD 1,800
|
Metered – Data transfer charges
Data transfer is for egress only and varies based on region. Inbound data transfer to IBM Cloud is free of charge.
| Region | Per gigabyte |
|---|---|
|
US, Canada and EU
|
USD 0.025
|
|
Asia Pacific
|
USD 0.050
|
|
Brazil and Mexico
|
USD 0.140
|
Pricing for routing charges
Local and global routing options are available at no charge.
Local routing charges
The default option, Local routing, accesses data centers in the same market as the IBM Cloud Direct Link PoP.
Global routing charges
Global routing expands across to include all IBM Cloud Data Centers globally. See our FAQs for more details.
Next steps
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