Case study – Transportation
A private, dedicated path into AWS – live in days, not months.
56k.Cloud and Init7, one of Switzerland's fastest fibre networks, built an AWS Direct Connect offering that keeps sensitive traffic off the open internet – with predictable low latency and Swiss-wide reach, delivered in 5–10 days instead of the weeks or months traditional providers take.
The problem
Organizations needed secure, high-performance connectivity between on-premises infrastructure and AWS. The existing landscape of private connectivity in Switzerland was fragmented, expensive, and slow – with some providers taking weeks or months to establish a connection, and no Layer 2 encryption available through existing solutions.
- keep sensitive data off the public internet
- Layer 2 connectivity, unavailable through existing providers
- predictable low latency for critical workloads
- fast to deploy, without prohibitive procurement costs
- Swiss-wide reach for regulated industries
The architecture
Backbone connections at 10G, 25G, and 100G, with Virtual Interfaces (VIFs) for isolated, secure customer access – built on Init7's Ethernet7 and Carrier Ethernet Services and integrated with 56k.Cloud's Sovereign Landing Zone. Init7's nationwide fibre network reaches over 4 million properties across Switzerland; bandwidth scales from 15 Mbps to 100 Gbps.
The outcome
Layer 2 connectivity that keeps sensitive data off the public internet.
Dedicated high-bandwidth links with predictable low latency
Active-active or active-passive redundancy for reliability
Deployment in 5–10 days – as quick as 20 minutes for existing connections
Init7 became an AWS Direct Connect Partner, reaching Select Tier
A connection 56k.Cloud helps you provision and keep – designed with your team, not a one-off hand-off
A private, dedicated path into AWS – Layer 2 over Init7 fibre, live in 5–10 days instead of months.