Locations and network

Opteamax operates the autonomous system AS48200 with its own equipment in five data centres in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main and Nuremberg. The locations are linked by our own backbone; in Frankfurt we are connected directly to the major Internet exchanges, and we reach further ones via remote peering.

Opteamax network and locations Own data-centre sites in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main and Nuremberg, interconnected by our own backbone. Directly connected to DE-CIX, LOCIX and MegaIX in Frankfurt; by remote peering to AMS-IX and NL-ix, DE-CIX and MegaIX in Düsseldorf and Hamburg, and DE-CIX in Munich. AMS-IX · NL-ix DE-CIX · MegaIX Hamburg DE-CIX Munich Rheinbreitbach (Office) Düsseldorf MyLOC DUS3 DE-CIX · MegaIX (remote) Frankfurt am Main Digital Realty · NTT DE-CIX · LOCIX · MegaIX Nuremberg Hetzner · NorthC Own site (PoP) Internet exchange (remote peering) Own backbone Remote peering via partner networks

Our data centres

City Data centre Address Services on site
Düsseldorf MyLOC DUS3 Am Gatherhof 44 IP transit, Layer 2, colocation, VM hosting; S3 and backup being built
Frankfurt am Main Digital Realty FRA6 Hanauer Landstraße 300a IP transit, Layer 2, colocation, AMS-IX, LOCIX, MegaIX, NL-ix, Megaport
Frankfurt am Main NTT FRA1 Eschborner Landstraße 100 IP transit, Layer 2, colocation, VM hosting, S3, backup, DE-CIX
Nuremberg Hetzner Sigmundstraße 135 IP transit, Layer 2, colocation, backup
Nuremberg NorthC Am Tower 5 IP transit, Layer 2

In addition, we connect our customers’ external sites to our network via fibre or as bitstream access. Our office is in Rheinbreitbach near Bonn.

Backbone

The locations are linked by our own MPLS backbone: Frankfurt – Nuremberg – Düsseldorf, and within Frankfurt also between the data centres. Between Frankfurt and Nuremberg we operate our own WDM system. The backbone carries IP transit as well as our customers’ Layer 2 connections.

Internet exchanges

All exchange ports terminate in Frankfurt: DE-CIX at NTT, AMS-IX, LOCIX, MegaIX and NL-ix at Digital Realty. Via these ports we are connected to DE-CIX Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Munich, to MegaIX Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Hamburg, and to AMS-IX, LOCIX and NL-ix. Port sizes and peering addresses for each exchange are listed on our peering page.

Frequently asked questions

In which cities is Opteamax present?

With its own equipment in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main and Nuremberg. Internet exchanges in Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich and Amsterdam are connected via remote peering.

Can I house my servers with Opteamax?

Yes, in Düsseldorf (MyLOC DUS3), Frankfurt am Main (Digital Realty FRA6, NTT FRA1) and Nuremberg (Hetzner) – see Colocation.

How do I connect a site where Opteamax is not present?

Via fibre, as bitstream access, via a partner’s Layer 2 connection or via Megaport, whose full range of services we resell. Details on the Layer 2 connections page.