Express Connect launching on 16 June 2025
In January we published consultations outcomes on our proposal to introduce a new Data Centre Access product. We are now pleased to confirm the name of our new product is Express Connect, available in the following variants:
Variant: | Express Connect Basic | Express Connect Premium | Express Connect Premium | Express Connect Premium | Express Connect Premium |
Price: | $70 | $300 | $400 | $500 | $700 |
High Traffic Class: | 0 | 1000 Mbps | 2000 Mbps | 4000 Mbps | 10000 Mbps |
Low Traffic Class | 1000 Mbps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Technology | Point-to-Point Ethernet | Point-to-Point Ethernet | Point-to-Point Ethernet | Point-to-Point Ethernet | Point-to-Point Ethernet |
Customer Termination | Glass-only | Glass-only | Glass-only | Glass-only | Glass-only |
Transparent VLAN | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MTU Size: | 2000 | 9100 | 9100 | 9100 | 9100 |
MAC Limit: | 32 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
L2CP | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
New Connection Provisioning SLA: | 4 Business Hours | 4 Business Hours | 4 Business Hours | 4 Business Hours | 4 Business Hours |
Please refer to the Express Connect Service Description for a more comprehensive overview of what the product has to offer. Please note that the Service Description is still a working document, is subject to final review and may be updated as Express Connect development progresses – a final version will be available before launch.
To ensure efficient use of fibre, fast provisioning and the ability to provide the desired price points, Express Connect is delivered through a Chorus access node that is located onsite in the data centre. This means that Express Connect will only be available inside of data centres where Chorus has installed an access node.
On launch, Express Connect will be available at Data Centre 220 initially.
We have plans to significantly expand the availability of Express Connect to more data centres and welcome your feedback on which locations we should target next.
Notice of changes
We are now providing official notice that Express Connect will be launching on 16 June 2025, available in the data centre mentioned above.
Contact
Please get in touch with your Customer Engagement team should you have any feedback or questions, or if you wish to express your interest in testing this product with us prior to launch.
We will keep you informed of progress and any changes should they emerge.