IP transit
Internet reach for networks, hosting platforms and service providers. Discuss ports, bandwidth, routing policy and the locations where you need to connect.
Explore transit →GLOBAL BANDWIDTH. HUMAN CONNECTION.
A world of networks.
One clear connection.
From the first fibre to the final mile. Source the bandwidth, routes and network reach your business needs—with a brief built around you.
01 / NETWORK INTELLIGENCE
Find your place.
Explore the possibilities.
Start with a connectivity market, a network or a region. Explore sourcing possibilities, then confirm the exact premises and service availability with us.
GLOBAL NETWORK EXPLORERSELECT A LOCATION TO EXPLORE
Planning markets · not guaranteed PoPsEXPLORATORY · NOT A LIVE ROUTING MAP
This atlas shows major connectivity planning markets and providers’ broadly published regions. It does not map verified provider points of presence, fibre routes or confirmed reseller relationships. Confirm building access, service availability, physical diversity and commercial terms for your enquiry.
MAJOR NETWORKS. REQUIREMENTS-LED SOURCING.
Lumen legacy Level 3Vodafone Business legacy Cable & WirelessBTArelionCogentGTTNTT DATATata CommunicationsOrange BusinessZayo
02 / THE RIGHT CONNECTION
Capacity is the beginning.
The fit is everything.
A single office, a multi-site network or a wholesale requirement. Start with the outcome; we will work through the connectivity options.
Dedicated internet
Business internet specified around your premises, capacity and operational requirements. Compare access options and ask about resilience at each location.
Connect a business →Ethernet & private networks
Connect offices, data centres and cloud-adjacent locations. Define the endpoints, handoff, capacity and private connectivity your applications require.
Join your locations →Optical wavelengths
Explore high-capacity optical transport between suitable locations. Route, interface, protection and service availability are assessed against your brief.
Talk optical capacity →Data-centre interconnect
Bring your infrastructure closer together. Share the facilities, cross-connect requirements, interfaces and diversity objectives that matter to your architecture.
Connect infrastructure →Built for reseller enquiries
Source connectivity for your customers with a clear technical and commercial brief. Tell us the geography, service mix, volumes and support model you need.
Start a reseller conversation →03 / THE LIGHT PRINCIPLE
Move information.
At the speed of possibility.
186K takes its cue from light—approximately 186,000 miles per second in a vacuum. Optical fibre carries information as light, turning a physical route into a digital connection.
Inside fibre, light travels more slowly. Distance sets a physical floor; real-world latency also depends on routing, equipment, path length and network conditions. Good connectivity planning respects all of them.
Make performance part of your brief →OPTICAL INSIGHT / 001
What does distance mean?
Explore an idealised propagation floor for a length of fibre.
km
4.90ms / ONE WAY
9.79ms / ROUND TRIP
Illustrative physics only: refractive index 1.468; no equipment or routing delay. This is not a measured latency, service promise or route estimate.
04 / FROM BRIEF TO BANDWIDTH
Make the complex
connect.
Better sourcing starts with the right questions. We turn your requirements into a connectivity discussion with a clear next step.
- 01
Define the requirement.
Locations, capacity, service type, timing and the outcomes your network needs to support.
- 02
Explore the options.
Assess potential providers and ask the site, route and commercial questions that determine suitability.
- 03
Shape your quotation.
Confirm the proposed service, availability, term and delivery dependencies before any commitment.
05 / LET’S CONNECT
Where do you
want to go?
Tell us what you need to connect. A specific brief helps us understand the right services, locations and sourcing questions.
Your brief goes to our connectivity team.
Include exact premises or facility names where possible. Please do not submit passwords, payment details or other sensitive credentials.
An enquiry is a request for a tailored conversation, not an order or confirmation of coverage. We will use your details to respond to your request.
06 / A FEW CLEAR ANSWERS
Good questions.
Clear connections.
What connectivity can I enquire about?
186K welcomes enquiries for IP transit, dedicated internet access, Ethernet and private networks, optical wavelengths, data-centre interconnect and reseller or wholesale requirements. Tell us the service, locations, bandwidth and timing you need. Specific availability is confirmed during quotation.
Can resellers and service providers request a quote?
Yes. Select “Reseller / wholesale enquiry” and include the services, locations, anticipated volumes and operating model you are considering. A sourcing enquiry does not imply a pre-existing agreement with any network shown.
Does a location on the map guarantee service?
No. The explorer shows major connectivity planning markets and networks’ broadly published regions, not verified provider facilities. Exact building access, available capacity, service types, route diversity and commercial terms must be confirmed for each enquiry. It is not a live inventory or fibre-route map.
Are the networks shown 186K partners?
The explorer identifies potential networks for a sourcing discussion. Showing a provider does not represent a confirmed reseller agreement, endorsement or promise that 186K can supply that provider at every location.
What should I include in a connectivity enquiry?
Include your contact and company details, service type, bandwidth, exact premises or facility names, endpoint locations, target delivery date, preferred contract term and any resilience or interface requirements. If you are unsure, describe the outcome you want to achieve.
What does the optical latency calculator tell me?
It estimates only the propagation time of light through an entered length of fibre, using a refractive index of 1.468. Real services add equipment, processing and routing delay. Actual fibre paths can be longer than the distance between locations, so the result is not a latency commitment.