8el is not an ISP, however by connecting customers into their core network, 8el is able to offer access to a selection of top quality Internet backbones.

Once customer sites have been linked into the core, 8el can provide direct access to the core of the Internet. 8el’s core is based in the same building as the London Internet Exchange LINX. (www.linx.net) and subsequently has connections to a variety of ISP cores rather than any regional access points. By connecting at this point, the regional router hops are avoided. (Normally, traffic needs to cross these in order to connect to other ISPs and the international backbones). This leads to a higher performance and lower pricing by being at the heart of all of the capacity negotiations.

As well as a standard transit service, where the ISP provides Internet access, Domain Name Services and customer site equipment, 8el can also offer resilience and centralised firewall services.