Carrier services over our own network.
Ethernet transport, EVPN and wavelengths over our own Dutch network.
Xyphen IT B.V. (AS211588) delivers carrier-grade transport services between Dutch data centres: Ethernet transport, EVPN/VXLAN and wavelengths. Delivered over a network we build, light and manage ourselves.
Our own infrastructure, no intermediary.
Xyphen IT B.V. operates its own optical transport network between Dutch data centres. We light our leased dark fiber ourselves with our own DWDM equipment and route traffic over routers and switches that we operate ourselves. The services on this page are delivered over this infrastructure — not resold or rented from another carrier.
Four transport services over one backbone of our own.
What we build and manage ourselves:
- Dark fiber — between our core locations we lease dark fiber, which we light ourselves. No managed wave from a third party: we put the optics on it ourselves.
- Our own optical transport — our DWDM equipment is fully under our own management: muxponders, transponders and amplifiers are configured, monitored and maintained by us.
- Our own network — we route and switch on Arista, Juniper MX and Huawei equipment. EVPN/VXLAN and BGP run entirely on platforms we operate ourselves.
- Managed by our own NOC — we handle configuration, monitoring, change management and troubleshooting ourselves. That means one point of contact, without another carrier in between.
Our network, drawn out.
This is how it hangs together: our own lit dark fiber between core locations, cross-connects where that is smarter. Click a location to see the services available there.
What a delivered service looks like.
Every service is measured at delivery and monitored continuously afterwards: light levels on the optics, BFD on the path, latency included. This is what our engineers see — and what you simply get told when you ask.
$ service-check wave-1042 --path nikhef:bit-ede optics nikhef Et31 TX -1.2 dBm RX -2.4 dBm OK optics bit-ede Et14 TX -1.1 dBm RX -2.9 dBm OK bfd nikhef <-> bit-ede up interval 3x 300 ms rtt 1.48 ms avg / 1.52 ms p95 (100 probes) path protected — failover via northc status ACTIVE — within SLA
From request to active service.
- IntakeLocation(s), service and capacity — that's all we need. You talk to an engineer right away, not an account manager with a call script.
- ProposalUsually a same-day proposal that fits your situation — no price-list PDF, but a design that is right.
- Cross-connectWe handle the request with the data centre. This is usually the longest step — which is exactly why we chase it.
- ActivationOnce the cross-connect is in, we usually activate the service the same day — monitoring included from minute one.
Expanding or moving later? Same process, same pace.
Managed by the people who built it.
- Continuous monitoring of light levels, BFD sessions and traffic — we usually spot an outage before you notice it
- Reporting an incident means talking directly to an engineer with access to the equipment — no ticket funnel
- Planned maintenance is always announced in advance, within an agreed maintenance window
- Failover is tested, not hoped for: paths switch over automatically across our backbone
No intermediate carrier also means: nobody to point at. If something breaks, we fix it — and you hear exactly what happened.
Frequently asked questions
Is this your own network or resold?
Our own network. We lease dark fiber, but light it ourselves with our own DWDM equipment. Our routers and switches (Arista, Juniper MX, Huawei) are fully under our own management and are configured and monitored by our NOC. We don't resell managed waves or transport services bought from another carrier.
Why aren't all services available in Greenhouse?
We have no fiber of our own in Greenhouse Datacenters GHDC3 (yet). Through cross-connects to two of our core locations we deliver IP transit there; Ethernet/EVPN-VXLAN is planned. Wavelengths require our own optical infrastructure in the building, so we don’t offer those there.
What speeds do you deliver?
Services up to and including 80 Gbit/s are actively available. Handoff at 1GE, 10GE, 25GE, 40GE or 100GE. Wavelengths at 10G or 100G.
How quickly can a service be delivered?
Often within one working day, depending on the cross-connect at the data centre. Once the physical cross-connect is in place, we can usually activate the service the same day.
What is your AS number?
AS211588. We have seven connections to internet exchanges (a mix of 10G and 100G pipes), including NL-IX, SPEED-IX, Frys-IX and ERA-IX. We take transit from Fusix Networks, Eranium, NL-ix and Worldstream.
Request a quote.
Which location, which service, which capacity? Email or call — we usually come back with a fitting proposal.