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Cogent's end-to-end optical network consists of multiple metropolitan IP-over-WDM fiber rings located in Cogent's major markets throughout the United States and Europe. Cogent currently has a presence in over 155 markets throughout North America and Europe. Cogent's network provides each building or data center with up to 80 Gbit/s of dedicated bandwidth. Layer 3 edge routers in each building are connected to Cisco Layer 3 Terabit core routers over two diverse optical paths. 

We provide colocation services in 41 Cogent-owned Data Centers in North America and Europe. Services include rack space, power, helping hands, state-of-the-art environmental controls and, of course, full connectivity services (Internet Access and Point-to-Point). Search below for a complete list of our Data Center locations.

Cogent has strategically located points of presence throughout Europe and North America to enable businesses to connect to high quality, dedicated bandwidth at some of the lowest prices available in the world today. The optical technology behind Cogent's data only network provides significant amounts of bandwidth at costs that are 99% less than networks that carry both voice and data.

Cogent's superior network architecture and virtually unlimited bandwidth enable us to offer impressive network performance, as exemplified below. These statistics are actual performance metrics and are updated monthly.

This Looking Glass provides you with information relative to backbone routing and network efficiency, providing you with the same transparency that customers on our network receive directly.