Choose transit for Internet reachability
IP transit gives your ASN a route to destinations beyond any one exchange. Confirm whether the provider supplies full IPv4 and IPv6 tables or a default route, the permitted announcements and the commercial commit. An IXP connection on its own does not replace that reachability.
InformatiQ provides full IPv4 and IPv6 BGP routes from AS215605 in Amsterdam. Our published 1 Gbps offer starts from €250/month, ex VAT, on a 12-month term; the customer arranges and pays for the facility cross-connect. Other commitments are quoted.
Choose an exchange port for your own peering
A direct 10G port on ERA-IX or Frys-IX places your ASN on that exchange fabric. The networks you can exchange traffic with depend on approved route-server or bilateral BGP sessions and each participant’s peering policy. Being connected to a fabric is not a promise of sessions with every member.
We quote ERA-IX and Frys-IX access in the Amsterdam metro. Send your ASN, selected exchange, router location and interface; we confirm the port, handoff path, exchange requirements and any third-party charges before you order. No fixed exchange-port price is published.
Treat the cross-connect as a separate physical step
A cross-connect is the physical link between named endpoints within a facility. It can deliver a transit handoff, an exchange port or a private connection, depending on what the far endpoint actually provides. It does not itself supply BGP routes or a peering agreement.
For equipment at Qupra or Nikhef, specify the rack or meet-me-room endpoint, media and port speed. Ask who orders and pays for the facility link and whether any additional transport is needed to reach the selected exchange.
Compare complete orders, not port labels
Put the exchange or transit service, cross-connect, router interface, setup charges, recurring charges, term and support scope on one sheet. An exchange operator’s own port terms do not necessarily cover the delivered handoff to your rack.
If you need both full routes and peering, ask for separate line items. That makes it clear which service carries traffic when a peer does not announce a destination, and which team owns each incident path.