Become part of a global partner network, with Local and Remote Connect Most businesses are constantly exchanging data with their partners, suppliers, large customers and subsidiaries - yet how much of that communication is really secure?

It may well be encrypted and hidden away inside an internet VPN, but one day the encryption will be broken, it’s only a matter of time. Also, it’s still using the inherently insecure internet, so attacks, hacks and data compromise / loss will remain as possibilities.

Launched in early 2017, two new members of the Connect solution family, Local and Remote are now enabling connectivity across Continent 8’s network without the expense of a private circuit or equivalent premium-level solution.

You can use Local and Remote to build a secure partner network to give your business a competitive advantage.

Why choose Continent 8?• Multiple global Network Operations Centres• Proven track record of delivering high availability services to

the most demanding verticals including:-• Public services• Online payment processors• eBusiness • eGaming• Offshore finance• Corporate Service Providers

• A boutique approach to service excellence• Customer references readily available• Privately owned and debt free

Over 25 Connected Locations • 3 Continents • 1 Global Network

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A solution enabling partnership - locally and globallyAll successfull businesses rely on partnership. In fact, it is through strategic alliances and joining forces that businesses can partner for strategic advantage; this is the basis for local and Remote.

As the Continent 8 global footprint expands as does the breadth of blue chip customers taking advantage of the hosted services - across the globe. This network of customers is uniquely connected, via the Continent 8 network, and today, many of them are excahnging data with one another.

Before Local and remote the only options were over the internet or via a costly private circuit or MPLS solution. There was a need to enable flexible, low cost and secure point-to-point connectivity directly between customers in the same data centre, and actoss the globe - without the SLA and associated price tag of premium level solutions.

Key benefits of Local and RemoteAs part of the Connect solution family, Local and Remote are additional options to connect securely to any other customer of Continent 8 at any location, at a range of speeds - ideal for secure B2B traffic.

• Point-to-point guaranteed bandwidth, not routable from the public internet• Removes external threat of Denial of Service Attacks• Removes external security threats from hacking• Removes threat of internet issues affecting traffic delivery• Inherent higher availability based on full mesh, dual router and link architecture of a private MPLS

backbone with fast convergence• Lower packet loss and packet loss variation over time than IP Transit• Lower latency and latency variation than an internet service as the traffic is not subject to

external congestion risks

Local connect - access a range of partners in your local data centre

• A secure private connection for two parties located in same Continent 8 site• Monitoring and portal access to view bandwidth used• 10Mbps / 100Mbps / 1Gbps speed options (reflecting Ethernet port speeds)

• No metering, no burst, and capped at the contracted speed

• Layer 2 only – 802.1q (Q-in-Q) port-based, point to point

• No link sharing and non redundant

Remote connect - establish a global ecosystem of connected partners

• Point-to-point ‘virtual circuits’ between Continent 8 locations • Same physical port can be used for multiple VCs to multiple locations and partners• Speeds between 1Mbps and 1Gbps available – capped per VC• Layer 2, point-to-point MPLS EoMPLS , no burst • Non-Internet facing, secure, managed and monitored• Dedicated bandwidth and rapid provision of additional VCs

ComparisonConnect local and Remote are also a potential differentiator for operators, software providers and payment processors amongst others where details such as this can give a tangible edge over their competition.

The diagrams show how by using Connect complete ecosystems of connected partners can emerge - all benefiting from the Continent 8 global network.

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Continent 8 data centre

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Customer A Customer B

Local Remote IP Transit

Same DC - virtual cross-connect

Inter-site virtual circuits between

customers

High availability Internet access via Continent 8

peering

Point to Point Multipoint

Layer 2 options Layer 3 options

Secure, private non-internet facing Capped at committed circuit speed

Burst above commit Portal access for bandwidth stats

Support Response time (critical) 60 mins 60 mins 15 mins

Support Response time (non- critical) 1 business day 1 business day 2 hours

Availability SLA 99.95% 99.95% 99.99%

Contacting Continent 8

SalesEurope+44 1624 694625 North America+1 514 461 5120sales@continent8.com

TechnicalEurope+44 1624 694611North America+1 514 461 5111support@continent8.com

HeadquartersContinent 8 HousePulrose RoadDouglas, IM2 1ALIsle of ManTel. +44 1624 678888info@continent8.com

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