Connectivity
Nine carriers on site, and the freedom to use any of them.
Paragon is carrier-neutral. We own no network you are forced to buy. Carriers bring their fibre into our meet-me room, and we run a cross-connect from their rack to yours.
Datasheet
- Carriers on site
- 9
- Fibre routes in
- 3, on separate roads
- Cross-connect
- ₦45,000 a month
- Set-up
- ₦60,000 once
- Turnaround
- 2 working days
Example figures for this demo.
01Meet-me room
Where the networks meet.
The meet-me room is a locked room with its own cooling and power, where every carrier on site terminates its fibre. When you order a cross-connect, our engineers run a labelled cable from the carrier's panel to the panel in your rack and test it end to end.
Because the carriers are next to each other, you can buy from two of them for resilience, move to a cheaper one at renewal, or peer directly with a partner who is also here.
- Three fibre entries on three different roads
- Single-mode and multi-mode fibre and copper cross-connects
- Every cable labelled at both ends and recorded in your portal
02Latency
How far is Paragon from your users?
Pick a city to see an example round-trip time from Enugu on our main carriers. Real times vary by carrier and time of day.
Choose a city above.
Example figures for this demo.
03Services
Network services we run ourselves.
Cross-connects
Fibre or copper from any carrier, or from another customer, to your rack. ₦45,000 a month each.
Blended IP transit
For customers who want one bill: bandwidth blended from three carriers at ₦1,200 per Mbps a month.
Local exchange port
A port on the Eastgate exchange to swap traffic with other networks in the South East without going through Lagos.
DDoS filtering
Always-on filtering on blended transit, with alerts to your engineers.
04Carriers
Who is in the meet-me room.
| Carrier | Type | Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninewave Fibre | Long-haul fibre | Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt | Two diverse paths |
| Ekulu Networks | Metro fibre | Enugu city ring | Office links in 10 days |
| Coalfield Telecom | Mobile and fibre | National | Mobile backhaul |
| Udi Link | Wireless and fibre | Udi, Nsukka, Awka | Rural branches |
| Eastgate Exchange | Exchange point | Local peering | Free port for first year |
| Atlantic Spur | Subsea access | Via Lagos landing | International transit |
05Questions
Connectivity questions.
Do I have to buy bandwidth from you?
No. Most customers contract directly with a carrier. Our blended transit is there for those who want one bill.
Can you connect my office to my rack?
Yes. Ekulu Networks and Udi Link run office links across Enugu and nearby towns, usually within ten working days.
Do cross-connects go down when power fails?
No. The meet-me room is on the same 2N power as the halls.
Can I connect to another customer?
Yes, with their written approval, at the normal cross-connect rate.