Cogent's Off-Net service connects customers via tail circuit to our Tier-1 backbone, guaranteeing the full benefits of our worldwide fiber network. Thousands of customers today enjoy Cogent's dedicated T1/T3/Ethernet service. From the low price on the invoice to the high capacity of the network, it's a winning combination. Think of it as your own private road to the Internet.

All Off-Net services are dedicated and non-oversubscribed. Off-Net services are available in over 165 markets across North America and Europe.

Product Features

FULL SLA. Our SLA guarantees 100% global network availability, 99.9% packet delivery, less than 45 milliseconds roundtrip latency and proactive outage notification within 15 minutes.

IP ADDRESSES. As many as you need at no charge.

GUARANTEED INSTALLATION INTERVALS. We guarantee installation of T1 service within 40 days, T3 service within 60 days and OC or Ethernet service within 90 days.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT. Technical expertise is just a phone call away 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND BILLING. Billing is simple and transparent. Local loops are priced at a flat rate with no hidden charges.

Product Types

Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps). For Ethernet customers in buildings that don't connect directly to Cogent's network, we offer Internet access over Off-Net Fast Ethernet loops.  This is by far our most popular product!

GigE (200 to 1,000 Mbps). Even larger Ethernet Enterprise customers outside of Cogent's On-Net footprint can take adavantage of Off-Net GigE services.

T1 (1.5 Mbps). T1 connectivity meets the needs of most small businesses. Cogent differentiates itself by ensuring the service is dedicated to you (not shared) and competitively priced. We include unlimited static IP addresses and proactive monitoring of your line.

T3 (45 Mbps). Popular among our growing and larger customers, T3 service offers 45 Mbps of bottleneck-free connectivity.

OC3 to OC48 (155 Mbps to 2,500 Mbps). For our largest customers, we offer OC services from 155 Mbps (OC3) to 2.5 Gbps (OC48). These services take full advantage of connectivity to our non-oversubscibed backbone, able to support all the traffic our customers can produce.