Cross Connects
At these sites LINX provides the fibre| PoP | Cable Type | Termination | Non-recurring fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telehouse North / East/ West |
2x Single mode (9/125) fibre pair |
SC/PC, LC/PC, or FC/PC | £950 allows for two connections |
| Telehouse North2 / South |
Single mode (9/125) fibre pair |
SC/PC, LC/PC, or FC/PC | £950 allows for one connection |
Cabling may be installed on a new 1U patch panel, patched to an existing panel or left loose in rack.
A one off £200 installation charge is also billed for each new service or changes in existing service, carried out by the LINX team.
Installation Fees
Sites where the LINX member provides the cross connect| LAN | PoP | Installation fee per port |
|---|---|---|
| LON1/ LON2 | Equinix, Digital Realty, Interxion | £200 |
| LINX Manchester | Equinix, M247, TeleData, & Lunar Digital (all Manchester sites) |
Free |
| LINX Wales | BT Stadium House (Cardiff) & Vantage Data Centers (Newport) | Free |
| LINX Scotland | Data Vita & Pulsant (all Scotland sites) | Free |
| LINX NoVA | Coresite, Digital Realty, Iron Mountain & QTS (all NoVA sites) | Free |
A one off £200 installation charge is also billed for each new service or changes in existing service, carried out by the LINX team.
Private Interconnect – Intrasite
LINX installs and provides maintenance of single–mode fibre cables between a LINX PI
rack and the member rack within the same building. Patch leads are not provided.
| PoP | Cable Type | Termination | Pairs | Non-Recurring Fee | Annual Recurring Fee* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty Sovereign House | Single mode (9/125) fibre | SC/PC, LC/PC, or FC/PC | 6 | £3000 | £500 |
| Telehouse North | Single mode (9/125) fibre | SC/PC, LC/PC, or FC/PC | 8 | £2000 | £500 |
| Telehouse East | Single mode (9/125) fibre | SC/PC, LC/PC, or FC/PC | 8 | £2000 | £500 |
| Telehouse West | Single mode (9/125) fibre | SC/PC, LC/PC, or FC/PC | 8 | £2000 | £500 |
| Telehouse North Two | Single mode (9/125) fibre | SC/PC, LC/PC, or FC/PC | 8 | £2000 | £500 |
*Please note this recurring fee will only be applicable to new services ordered from 1st July 2021.
- Any orders placed between 1st January 2021 and 30th June 2021 must order an initial patch prior
to 1st July 2021 or be subject to the £500 annual recurring fee. - There is also a one–off fee of £100 per Intrasite connection order/request. Each patch will be carried out as soon as possible from request.
- There is the option of an additional £400 one off fee (£500 total) to expedite any PI patch requests within a 24 hour deadline. This fee is to cover LINX’s costs of sending an engineer to site for an unscheduled visit.
Private Interconnect – Intersite
To enable private interconnects between Telehouse sites, a cross connect (single-
mode fibre) is required between the LINX PI ODF in each building. All Intersite services
require an existing connection to the Private Interconnect – Intrasite service.
| PoP | Non-Recurring Fee | Annual Recurring Fee* |
|---|---|---|
| Telehouse North, North Two, East & West | £1000 | £2400 |
* Please note that for Telehouse North2 this recurring fee will only be applicable to new services
ordered from 1st July 2021. Until this time there will be a one-off fee for installing Intersite PI at
Telehouse North2 of £3900.
Bi-Directional Optical Transceivers
A £200 fee is charged to install Bi-Di optics.
This product is only available at LINX Manchester at this time