Expanding East–West Connectivity with Zayo Europe
Sofia Connect teamed up with Zayo Europe to strengthen its international backbone, bringing Tier 1 reach and redundant capacity to customers across Southeast Europe and the Caucasus.
The Challenge
Sofia Connect has established itself as a key wholesale carrier in Central and Eastern Europe, supporting data centres, carriers, and enterprises with vital regional connectivity. But as demand for greater capacity and more direct access to Western Europe's digital hubs increased, the company needed a partner with global reach and proven reliability.
The Partner
That's where Zayo Europe came in. By connecting Sofia, Zayo added another key location to its European footprint, and multiple links of redundant connectivity enabled Sofia Connect to deliver a growing, high-availability Tier 1 network — pairing regional expertise with global reach.
The Outcome
With Zayo Europe's infrastructure behind the Sofia Connect backbone, customers across Eastern Europe gain faster access to Western European digital markets, scalable capacity to match rising traffic demands, and the operational resilience required for long-term growth.
What the partnership delivers
Low-latency routes into Western Europe
Direct, high-performance paths into Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, and other core European digital markets.
Scalable capacity on demand
Headroom to absorb surging traffic from enterprise, hyperscaler, and carrier customers across Eastern Europe.
Resilient, high-availability backbone
Multiple redundant links on a Tier 1 network, supporting long-term growth with carrier-grade SLAs.
“Eastern Europe is a fast-growing hub for digital innovation and continued investment in infrastructure is critical to unlocking its full potential. This partnership is a strategic step-change. It's why this partnership is so important in providing high capacity, low latency connectivity through a partner that prides itself on service excellence.”
Yuliy Nushev — CEO, Sofia Connect
By enabling Sofia Connect to strengthen its international backbone, Zayo Europe is helping bridge the gap between East and West — making modern digital services more accessible, equitable, and future-ready across the region.
About this story
This case study is based on the partnership story originally published by Zayo Europe in June 2025. The CEO quote and operational details appear in Zayo Europe's published materials.
Connect East and West with Sofia Connect
IP Transit, DWDM wavelengths, Ethernet L2VPN, and dark fiber across Southeast Europe and the Caucasus — engineered for carriers, hyperscalers, and data centres.