When you colocate in a carrier-neutral data center, you’re in a meet-me room where dozens of competing providers maintain on-net gear. That simple distinction unlocks three cost-saving levers:
- Marketplace economics – Multiple ISPs bid for the same cross-connect, forcing MRCs down and shaving 15–40 % off typical single-carrier quotes.
- Diversity by design – You can haul primary traffic on a Tier 1 backbone and swing a failover circuit to a regional carrier—without trenching a new entrance. The result: lower latency paths plus automatic price-shopping at contract renewal.
- Scalability without truck-rolls – Need another gig by Monday? Your NOC can extend a virtual cross-connect instead of waiting for last-mile construction.
Hidden ROI beyond the invoice
- Reduced downtime costs: Diverse carriers in the same facility mean fiber cuts or upstream outages seldom take every path down.
- Interconnection gravity: Proximity to cloud on-ramps, SaaS peers, and IX points slashes transport spend and boosts app performance.
- Cap-ex deferral: Leasing cabinets beats building out a private MDF, and with carrier-neutral space you avoid vendor lock-in that forces forklift upgrades.
How Network Advisors leverages neutrality
Because we’re not tied to any single backbone, we shop your requirements across multiple carriers at each POP—often playing them against one another to land better commit rates and free cross-connect promos. The result: enterprise-grade bandwidth without the enterprise-grade sticker shock.
Ready to move your workload into a carrier-neutral hub—or just want to benchmark your existing contract? Let’s talk.