Network Services

    Public Cloud
    Connect

    Private, dedicated onramps into AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud — bypassing the public internet for predictable performance, lower egress costs and a single SLA from your office to the cloud edge.

    • Private layer-2/3 onramps to AWS, Azure & GCP
    • Speeds from 50Mbps up to 10Gbps
    • Bypass the public internet entirely
    • Predictable latency and zero contention
    • Reduce egress and data-transfer costs
    • Multi-cloud and hybrid topologies
    0Gbps
    Maximum bearer speed
    0%
    Uptime SLA
    0ms
    Latency to UK regions
    0/7
    UK NOC support
    Supported clouds

    Direct onramps to every major cloud

    We're a partner with all three hyperscalers and most of the second-tier clouds. Pick one — or connect to several over a single bearer.

    AWS Direct Connect

    Private VIFs to your VPCs, public VIFs for S3/DynamoDB and transit VIFs for hub-and-spoke. Hosted connections from 50Mbps.

    Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute

    Private peering into Azure VNETs and Microsoft peering for Microsoft 365, Dynamics and other SaaS workloads.

    Google Cloud Interconnect

    Partner Interconnect VLAN attachments straight into your GCP VPCs, with sub-5ms latency to London regions.

    Other Clouds & SaaS

    Oracle FastConnect, IBM Cloud Direct Link, Salesforce Express Connect and Equinix Fabric on request.

    What's included

    Private connectivity, end-to-end SLA

    Every onramp ships with hard committed bandwidth, BGP peering, resilience options and a single UK NOC owning the whole path to the cloud edge.

    Bypass the Public Internet

    Traffic stays on our private MPLS core all the way to the cloud edge — no IPSec, no internet jitter, no surprises.

    Predictable Performance

    Hard CIR with sub-5ms latency to UK cloud regions and consistent throughput, even during peak hours.

    Lower Egress Costs

    Cloud providers charge less for data leaving over a private interconnect than over the public internet — savings scale fast at volume.

    Multi-Cloud Ready

    Connect to AWS, Azure and GCP simultaneously over a single bearer with VLAN-tagged sub-interfaces.

    Resilient by Design

    Active/active dual links across diverse fibre paths and provider edges for true 99.99% availability.

    End-to-End SLA

    We own the circuit from your kit to the cloud handover — one SLA, one number to call, no finger-pointing.

    Burstable Bandwidth

    Scale your committed rate as workloads grow without re-installing the bearer or renegotiating the contract.

    UK NOC, 24/7/365

    Real engineers answer the phone — no offshore call centres, no scripts, no hand-offs.

    Live Reporting

    Real-time bandwidth graphs, NetFlow analytics and SLA reports through the customer portal.

    Who it's for

    Built for hybrid and multi-cloud workloads

    Hybrid Cloud

    Extend your on-premise or colocated kit into AWS, Azure or GCP as a private layer-2 LAN segment.

    Backup & DR

    Replicate VMs and databases off-site to public cloud over a fast, predictable private circuit.

    Microsoft 365 & SaaS

    Dedicated ExpressRoute Microsoft peering for Teams, SharePoint and Exchange — without the public internet.

    Data Lakes & Analytics

    Move large datasets between on-prem storage and cloud analytics platforms at line rate.

    Technical specification

    At a glance

    Cloud providers
    AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, IBM, Salesforce
    Service type
    Private VIF / Private Peering / VLAN attachment
    Bearer
    1Gbps / 10Gbps Ethernet
    Committed rates
    From 50Mbps up to 10Gbps
    Profile
    Symmetric 1:1, uncontended
    Latency (UK regions)
    < 5 ms typical
    BGP
    Required — full table or default route
    Resilience
    Active/active or active/passive dual links
    Uptime SLA
    99.99% with proactive credits
    MTTR
    ≤ 4 hours
    From quote to live

    A predictable delivery process

    1. 1

      Scope & design

      Tell us your cloud regions, target bandwidth and resilience needs. We'll design the topology and quote the right service.

    2. 2

      Provision the onramp

      We order the cloud-side VLAN attachment, manage any wayleaves on the access tail and project-manage the build.

    3. 3

      Configure BGP & test

      Our engineers stage your edge router, configure BGP peering with the cloud provider and validate end-to-end routing.

    4. 4

      Live & monitored

      Go live with 24/7 NOC monitoring, SLA reporting and a single UK number for both the circuit and the cloud handover.

    FAQ

    Frequently asked questions

    Private onramps vs VPN, supported clouds, multi-cloud VLANs, BGP, egress savings, delivery times, resilience and SLA — before you request a quote.

    • AWS Direct Connect · Azure ExpressRoute · Google Cloud Interconnect
    • 50Mbps–10Gbps private onramps · multi-cloud VLANs on one bearer
    • 99.99% SLA · sub-5ms UK regions · 24/7 UK NOC on AS48825

    Designing a hybrid or multi-cloud link?

    Tell us your cloud regions, bandwidth target and resilience needs — our UK network engineers will scope the topology and quote within one working day.

    12 common questions

    An IPSec VPN runs over the public internet — lower cost but unpredictable latency, jitter and bandwidth caps on your internet circuit. Public Cloud Connect is a private layer-2/3 onramp with dedicated committed bandwidth, sub-5ms latency to UK cloud regions, no encryption overhead on the bearer and a hard SLA from your site or rack to the cloud handover point.

    Designing a private AWS, Azure or GCP onramp? Talk to our UK cloud-connect engineers.