{"id":1848,"date":"2017-08-05T12:26:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T12:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.themefreesia.com\/idyllic\/?page_id=1848"},"modified":"2025-12-26T07:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:15:20","slug":"colocation-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clevertelecom.am\/index.php\/colocation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Colocation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carrier-grade space and power for client’s IT equipment at more than 320+<\/strong> data centers worldwide. <\/p>\n

Colocation<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Colocation is an infrastructure service that provides businesses with secure physical space, redundant power supply, carrier-grade cooling, and controlled environmental conditions for hosting client-owned IT and network equipment \u2014 such as servers, storage systems, and telecom hardware \u2014 inside certified, operator-neutral data center facilities. Unlike cloud or rented servers, colocation gives organizations full ownership and operational control over their hardware while enabling direct, high-performance network interconnects, cross-connect flexibility, and proximity to global carriers, IXPs, and cloud edges for building reliable, scalable, and jurisdiction-compliant digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Clever Telecom delivers colocation as a long-term infrastructure service that enables businesses to deploy and operate their own <\/strong>IT and network equipment inside operator-grade and carrier-neutral data center facilities around the world. The service ensures dedicated physical space, stable power supply, cooling, climate control, and carrier-level physical security \u2014 removing the need for enterprises to build or maintain private data center sites to extend their digital edge internationally.<\/p>\n

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Colocation by Clever Telecom is designed to house:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Equipment Class<\/th>\nExamples<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Compute<\/strong><\/td>\n1U servers, blade servers, high-density server clusters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage<\/strong><\/td>\nSAN\/NAS arrays, distributed storage nodes, backup vaults<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Network<\/strong><\/td>\nRouters, switches, firewalls, edge PoP equipment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telecom \/ Transport<\/strong><\/td>\nCarrier hardware, signaling nodes, media gateways<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Replication & Data Nodes<\/strong><\/td>\nCross-region storage replicas, data sync hubs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Extending the Network Edge<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Unlike traditional server hosting, Clever Telecom\u2019s colocation model physically and logically connects client-owned infrastructure into a globally interconnected backbone fabric<\/strong>. This allows international traffic exits (IP breakouts), cross-regional transport, and direct adjacency to peering and cloud edges \u2014 building a true distributed edge instead of isolated hardware placement.<\/p>\n

Customers receive transparent connectivity options engineered at the physical layer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Connectivity & Handover Model<\/th>\nSupport<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Unprotected cross-connects<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dark fiber handover<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patch-panel breakout (if pre-cabled)<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Metro Ethernet via fiber\/access partners<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IXP\/Peering fabric adjacency<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cloud edge circuit builds<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private VPN\/IP-VPN extensions<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This architecture makes deployments suitable for cloud-bridged networks, DIA\/VPN hybrids, edge hosting, storage replication clusters, and low-latency Internet\/VPN exits from multiple global regions.<\/p>\n

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Deployment Scale & Availability<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Clever Telecom maintains a uniquely flexible deployment capacity model that allows clients to scale footprints across a wide range of physical formats \u2014 from minimal equipment form factors to fully private environments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Deployment Format<\/th>\nTypical Purpose<\/th>\nAvailability<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1U \/ N\u00d71U servers<\/strong><\/td>\nSmall deployments, edge nodes, initial PoPs<\/td>\nSupported in most locations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private dedicated rack<\/strong><\/td>\nEnterprise-grade hardware colocation<\/td>\nSupported worldwide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cage colocation<\/strong><\/td>\nEquipment isolation zone for network fabrics<\/td>\nAvailable with partners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suite \/ Private suite<\/strong><\/td>\nFull private infra footprint<\/td>\nAvailable by qualification<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Multi-equipment modular footprint<\/strong><\/td>\nDistributed infra clusters<\/td>\nSupported<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Security, Control & Operational Standards<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The service is operated under carrier-grade transparency and control principles, giving clients predictable operational governance of their hardware and routing paths:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Control & Transparency Domain<\/th>\nSupport<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Internet exit transparency<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VPN handover policy transparency<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24\/7 physical & network monitoring<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rapid fault domain identification<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duress-free physical isolation zones<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Optional: Network-level DDoS mitigation<\/td>\n\u2699\ufe0f (where engineered)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Optional: Remote peering engineering<\/td>\n\u2699\ufe0f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Optional: Cloud circuit chaining<\/td>\n\u2699\ufe0f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Physical security includes equipment access isolation, facility ingress control, protected hardware placement zones, and secure cross-connect governance for Internet and VPN exits.<\/p>\n

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Global Footprint & Regional Presence<\/strong><\/h3>\n

With backbone-level partnerships and interconnect agreements, Clever Telecom enables colocations in 320+ certified data centers<\/strong> globally, while providing full telecom network coverage across two strategic macro-regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Region<\/th>\nNetwork Coverage<\/th>\nData Center Presence<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Europe<\/strong><\/td>\nFull regional telecom routing<\/td>\nMultiple colocations via partners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United States<\/strong><\/td>\nNationwide integrated backbone routing<\/td>\n320+ colocations via partner data centers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nNational backbone transport routing<\/td>\nIntegrated exit points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Global<\/strong><\/td>\nCross-region transport via PoPs<\/td>\n320+ facilities for colocation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Use Case Qualification<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Enterprises typically deploy Clever Telecom colocation for predictable networking and distributed IT workloads such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Industry Segment<\/th>\nCommon Scenarios<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Finance & Trading<\/strong><\/td>\nLow-latency exits, peering adjacency, international breakouts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Media & Streaming<\/strong><\/td>\nGlobal CDN adjacency, storage replication, transport co-deployment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telecom & Wholesale Carriers<\/strong><\/td>\nCarrier racks, MMR cross-connects, signaling node co-deployment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High-Tech & Cloud Hybrid<\/strong><\/td>\nEdge PoP extension, IXP peering, VPN \u2192 DIA \u2192 Cloud chain builds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage Systems<\/strong><\/td>\nBackup routing hubs, cross-region replica placements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Key Infrastructure Benefits<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Clever Telecom gives clients commercially and operationally predictable infrastructure growth without unnecessary capital expenditure on private facilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Benefit Class<\/th>\nResult<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
No private DC build cost<\/strong><\/td>\nScale hardware without building your own DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Network exits worldwide<\/strong><\/td>\nRoute Internet\/VPN edge internationally<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Small-form support<\/strong><\/td>\nDeploy 1U nodes for initial edge builds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carrier neutrality<\/strong><\/td>\nMulti-provider interconnect freedom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Predictable environment<\/strong><\/td>\nPower, cooling, security guaranteed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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