Interactive Network Map
Explore Sofia Connect's global PoP footprint. Click any node to view facility details, available services, and latency. Use the Route Tracer to calculate paths between locations.
AS47872— Network & Peering
Sofia Connect operates a carrier-grade IP backbone connecting Southeast Europe, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. With owned infrastructure in the Caucasus region and strategic partnerships across Europe, we deliver ultra-low latency transit and seamless interconnection at major exchange points.
Peering Policy
Sofia Connect maintains an open peering policy. We welcome peering with any network that meets our baseline requirements. Peering sessions are available at all our IX points and via private network interconnect (PNI) at co-location facilities where we are present.
Peering Requirements
- 🔑Valid, publicly routable ASN registered with an RIR
- 📋Up-to-date PeeringDB record with accurate prefix limits
- 📞Reachable 24/7 NOC contact for operational issues
- 📊Consistent and symmetrical traffic levels
- 🔒No proxy aggregation or route hijacking
- 🌐Peering in good faith — no MED or prepend manipulation
Peering Request Form
Prefer a structured request over email? Fill in the form below and our peering team will respond within 2 business days. You can also email peering@sofia-connect.net directly.
IX Presence
Sofia Connect peers at strategically selected Internet Exchanges to provide efficient, low-latency routes throughout Europe and the Middle East.
Live data from PeeringDB · Contact us for PNI requests at any of our co-location facilities.
Announced Prefixes
IP address blocks announced to the global routing table by AS47872. Data sourced from RIPE Stat.
BGP Communities
Sofia Connect supports the following standard BGP communities for traffic engineering and route control on peering sessions.
| Community | Description |
|---|---|
47872:100 | Learned from customers |
47872:200 | Learned from peers |
47872:300 | Learned from transit |
47872:1000 | Blackhole |
47872:47872 | Do not announce |
For complete community reference, contact noc@sofia-connect.net
Facilities
Sofia Connect has equipment in 9 carrier-neutral data centres across Europe.
Data from PeeringDB netfac_set
Points of Presence
18 PoPs — 9 international carrier nodes across the Carrier Corridor and 9 Bulgarian Edge sites forming our national backbone — with owned infrastructure and co-location in carrier-neutral facilities.
International Carrier PoPs(9)
Europe ↔ Caucasus ↔ Middle East — one AS, one SLA, one NOC.
| Location | Data Center | Services Available | Latency from Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇬SofiaPDB | Equinix SO1 & SO2, Telepoint | IP TransitEthernet L2VPNDWDMDark Fibre | — (core) |
| 🇩🇪FrankfurtPDB | Equinix FR5, NewTelco Frankfurt | IP TransitEthernet L2VPNDWDM | ~25 ms |
| 🇹🇷Istanbul | Equinix IL2 | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~12 ms |
| 🇬🇷Athens | Lamda Hellix | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~11 ms |
| 🇬🇧London | Telehouse North | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~42 ms |
| 🇬🇪Tbilisi | Cloud9 Data Center | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~46 ms |
| 🇦🇪Dubai | Datamena DC1 | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~78 ms |
| 🇦🇲Yerevan | Firebird | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~52 ms |
| 🇦🇲Agarak | Armenia–Iran Border Landing Station | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~58 ms |
Bulgarian Domestic Backbone(9 Sofia Connect Edge sites)
National IP Transit and DWDM coverage across Bulgaria — from the Danube plain to the Black Sea coast. Every Edge site terminates into the Sofia core with a diverse pair of protected fiber paths.
Balchik — Caucasus Cable System
Submarine landingBulgaria ↔ Georgia submarine fiber across the Black Sea, linking the EU backbone directly to the Caucasus corridor without transiting Türkiye. This is the strategic Black Sea corridor that makes Sofia Connect a true Europe–Caucasus carrier — routing around Türkiye for diversity on the east–west axis.
| Location | Facility | Services | Latency from Sofia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇬Plovdiv | Sofia Connect Edge | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~2 ms |
| 🇧🇬Stara Zagora | Sofia Connect Edge | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~3 ms |
| 🇧🇬Burgas | Sofia Connect Edge | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~5 ms |
| 🇧🇬Varna | Sofia Connect Edge | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~5 ms |
| 🇧🇬BalchikCLS | Sofia Connect Edge — Caucasus Cable Landing Station | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~6 ms |
| 🇧🇬Dobrich | Sofia Connect Edge | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~6 ms |
| 🇧🇬Montana | Sofia Connect Edge | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~2 ms |
| 🇧🇬Pleven | Sofia Connect Edge | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~3 ms |
| 🇧🇬Blagoevgrad | Sofia Connect Edge | Ethernet L2VPNDWDM | ~3 ms |
Looking Glass & Route Verification
For network diagnostics, traceroute, and route verification across the AS47872 backbone, our NOC team is available around the clock. We support BGP route lookups and path analysis on request.