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
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
9 PoPs spanning Southeast Europe, the Caucasus, and the Middle East — with owned infrastructure and co-location in carrier-neutral facilities.
| Location | Data Center | Services Available |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇬Sofia | Equinix SO1 & SO2, Telepoint | All services |
| 🇩🇪Frankfurt | Equinix FR5, NewTelco Frankfurt | IP TransitDWDMEthernet |
| 🇹🇷Istanbul | Equinix IL2 | IP TransitDWDMEthernet |
| 🇬🇷Athens | Lamda Hellix | IP TransitDWDM |
| 🇬🇧London | TH North | IP TransitDWDM |
| 🇬🇪Tbilisi | Cloud9 Data Center | IP TransitDWDMEthernet |
| 🇦🇪Dubai | Datamena DC1 | IP TransitDWDM |
| 🇦🇲Yerevan | Firebird | IP TransitDWDM |
| 🇦🇲Agarak | Armenia–Iran Border | Dark FiberDWDM |
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.