SingAREN Open Exchange

Region / Country	NREN / Institution Name	Port / Bandwidth (Gbps)
Asia / Europe	Trans Eurasia Information Network (TEIN)	100
Asia / Europe	Collaboration Asia Europe-1 (CAE-1)	100
Australia	Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet)	100
Indonesia	Indonesia Research and Education Network (IDREN)	via TEIN
Japan	National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)	100
Japan	National Institute of Informatics (NII)	100
Malaysia	Malaysian Research and Education Network (MYREN)	via TEIN
Nordic	NORDUnet	10
Oman	Oman Research and Education Network (OMREN)	1
Philippines	Department of Science and Technology- Advanced Science and Technology Institute	10
Saudi Arabia	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)	2 x 100
South Korea	National Information Society Agency (NIA)	10
Sri Lanka	Lanka Education And Research Network (LEARN)	10
Thailand	UniNet	20
U.S.	Internet2	100

What are the benefits of connecting to SOE?

SOE is a single point of presence (PoP) in Singapore for establishing interconnections with other countries. Through connecting to SOE, it facilitates high-speed data transfer, improves routing efficiency, and reduces latency.
SOE supports connections of up to 100 Gbps, thus enabling the execution of research projects with higher bandwidth connectivity requirements.

Peering services: SingAREN is open to sharing our peering traffic with the international partners connecting to SOE. Please contact us for discussions.
perfSONAR: This is a widely deployed test and measurement infrastructure for monitoring and ensuring network performance.

SOE’s peering policy is to advertise all routes to all members unless instructed otherwise. Bilateral peering is also supported. However, the connecting partner will need to contact the respective peering partners for permission to peer at SOE.

How does an institution connect to SOE?

The connecting institution will need to engage a service provider to connect to SOE. The set-up and monthly recurring costs will be borne by the connecting institution. SingAREN will provide advice and assistance in the configuration.

The connecting institution can connect to either SOE-1 at Tai Seng and SOE-2 at Equinix SG3. SingAREN will carry the traffic between the two POPs.

For the SOE location at Global Switch, Singapore, the connecting institution will need to procure both vertical and horizontal cross-connects from 2nd floor, Meet-Me-Room to SingAREN rack at level 6, Telstra Telehouse. For the horizontal cross-connect to SingAREN rack, the cross-connect order is to be placed with Telstra.

For further queries on connecting to SOE, please contact us.

What are the costs of connecting to SOE?

a. Set-up Costs: Connection to SingAREN Open Exchange (Indicative)

Set-up costs: SOE-1@ Global Switch

Cost Components	*One-Time Costs (SGD)	*Monthly Recurring Costs (SGD)
10 Gbps Local Loop charges	$4,690	$3,986
Cross-connection to SingAREN rack (Vertical + horizontal cross-connects from 2nd floor, Meet-Me-Room to SingAREN rack @ Level 6, Global Switch) (Horizontal cross-connect order is to be placed with Telstra.)	$5,700	$300

Set-up costs: SOE-2@ Equinix SG3

Cost Components	*One-Time Costs (SGD)	*Monthly Recurring Costs (SGD)
10 Gbps Local Loop charges	$4,690	$3,986
Cross-connection to SingAREN rack (As at Jun 2023, based on 12 months contract)	$1,530	$240

* Indicative rates for reference only. Rates quoted are before tax (GST). The connecting institution should contact the respective ISP for the actual costs.

b. Service Subscription Fees

An institution would need to register as a SingAREN member, before subscribing to SingAREN’s services.

^ SingAREN Service Subscription Rates

Components	Prices (SGD)
1. Annual Membership Fees	$1,000
2. # SingAREN Engineering Fees: One-Time Cost (Connector Charges and Consultation Fees) 1. For the 1^st new connection to SingAREN Open Exchange (SOE): 2. For the 2^nd and subsequent new connections to SingAREN Open Exchange (SOE): # For each new connection to SOE, remote hands service of up to 3 hours, to be utilized within 1 month of date of activation, is included in the one-time engineering fees.	$4,000 per connection $2,000 per connection
3. International Research & Education (R&E) Internet
i. Low Bandwidth Utilization	$500/mth
ii. Medium Bandwidth Utilization	$2,000/mth
iii. High Bandwidth Utilization	$10,000/mth
4. Port Charges
i. 10GE	$600/mth
ii. 100GE	$3,000/mth
*5. Fibre Leasing (per pair of fibre)** (* Subject to fibre availability)	$6,000/mth
6. Wavelength (per pair)	$2,000/mth

^ SingAREN reserves the right to revise and adjust these prices. Rates quoted are before tax (GST).

Please refer to Forms & Policies to download the SingAREN service application forms, Terms & Conditions and Acceptable Use Policy documents.

What are the available network ports?

Please refer to the table below for the network ports information:

Port Speed	Transceivers, Connector Type	Speed Duplex	Cable Type
100G	LR4, LC Connector	Auto	SMF
10G	LR, LC Connector	Auto	SMF

Global Connectivity

Network Topology

Connections: International Partners

a. Set-up Costs: Connection to SingAREN Open Exchange (Indicative)

b. Service Subscription Fees

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