Network Overview

SoftLayer integrates three distinct and redundant gigabit network architectures—public, private, and data-center-to-data-center—into the industry's first network-within-a-network topology for maximum accessibility, security, and control.

With 220 Gbps of connectivity to the Internet, Softlayer runs one of the largest IP backbones in the country, spread across 10 of the leading network providers in the US.

Network Providers

Dallas, TX
Comcast 1 x 10 Gbps
Equinix 1 x 10 Gbps
Global Crossing 1 x 10 Gbps
Internap 1 x 10 Gbps
Level3 1 x 10 Gbps
NTT America 2 x 10 Gbps
SAVVIS 1 x 10 Gbps
Telefonica 1 x 10 Gbps
Seattle, WA
Comcast 1 x 10 Gbps
Internap 2 x 10 Gbps
Level3 1 x 10 Gbps
NTT America 2 x 10 Gbps
Qwest 1 x 10 Gbps
SIX 1 x 10 Gbps
Washington, DC
Comcast 1 x 10 Gbps
Equinix 1 x 10 Gbps
Internap 2 x 10 Gbps
Level3 1 x 10 Gbps
NTT America 1 x 10 Gbps