The networks behind the network.
VCloud's footprint is Punjab; the rest of the world reaches us through a deliberately diverse set of upstream carriers, public exchanges and content partners. We're naming categories, not individual logos — those vary by quarter and we don't think marketing-page logos are a great way to demonstrate a peering relationship.
What we connect to, and why it matters to you.
Tier-1 IP transit upstreams
Two diverse Tier-1 carriers terminate at our Karachi peering — protected on different submarine paths. The reason there are two is to make sure your traffic still moves when one of them has a bad day.
PKIX (Pakistan Internet Exchange)
We run public peering ports at PKIX. Domestic eyeball networks reach our customers through PKIX without our traffic touching international transit.
Submarine cable landing carriers
Karachi-landing partners give us diverse paths to Singapore, Marseille and Mumbai. We hold capacity contracts on multiple submarine systems for redundancy.
Hyperscaler private interconnect
Direct private NNI to global cloud regions for customers running hybrid workloads. Reduces public-internet hop count for SaaS and IaaS traffic.
Content delivery networks
On-net cache footprint from major CDNs, reducing upstream transit and improving latency to typical Punjab eyeballs for static, video and software traffic.
Domestic LDIs and metro carriers
Inter-AS option-A and -B connections to other Pakistani carriers for sites we don't reach directly — typically Sindh, KP and the smaller Balochistan towns.
Carrier-neutral data centres
Cross-connects into multi-tenant DCs in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad let us reach customers and partners hosted in facilities we don't operate.
Equipment vendors
Routing, DWDM and optics partners chosen for serviceability over headline specs. We standardise on a small set so the NOC actually knows the gear.
Standards bodies and registries
RIPE NCC LIR; PeeringDB-verified; MANRS-aligned; member of national operator groups. We invest in the routing community we depend on.
Why this page doesn't have logos.
Most carriers' partner pages are wallpapered with logos that haven't reflected real commercial relationships in years. We've chosen to describe the category and the role instead — when a prospect asks for the named upstream or peering partner, we share it under NDA, with the contract reference. It's slower, it's also accurate.
Three reasons to talk to us.
Peering
Open peering policy at PKIX and at our Lahore / Islamabad MMRs. Settlement-free for networks meeting our PeeringDB policy.
On-net delivery
If you're a content network or hyperscaler looking for a Punjab footprint, we host cache nodes and PNI ports.
Channel
Resellers and systems integrators selling into Punjab enterprises — we have a structured wholesale margin programme.
Want to peer or partner?
Send PeeringDB record, peering location and prefix counts. We respond to peering requests inside three business days.