About velia.net

velia.net, an ISP since 1999, operates its own, autonomous high-speed IP network and adheres to the Six Sigma quality philosophy.

The velia.net network, with its redundant upstream concept and its own peering, can operate completely independently of individual suppliers and carriers.

Telecity All computer systems are housed in a state-of-the-art data centre in Germany. Security features of the centre include climate control, access control and emergency power supply via UPS and diesel generators, and beyond this we offer emergency stand-by 24/7.

Technical specifications of the data centre:

Data area:

• 1000 kg/m² maximum floor area load
• 350mm raised floor

Power supply and climate control:

• 4 x 2000 kVA emergency power generators N+1
• 8.4 MVA UPS emergency power system - redundant mirrored configuration N+1
• Sensible downflow climate control units guarantee constant temperature and humidity in redundant configuration N+1
• 2 mirrored climate and cooling water systems, each redundant N+1

Security:

• Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
• Separate smoke alarm system
• FOGTEC high-pressure water mist fire fighting system
• CCTV systems monitor all entry and exit points as well as the interior zone
• 24/7 video recording
• PAC security card access control system

IP connection

• 3 independent IP upstreams (N+2)
• Upstream cabling is routed via separate paths/physical media (Layer 2 redundancy)
• Dynamic routing via BGP4 (Layer 3 redundancy)
• Consistent focus on open standards means velia.net can offer maximum transparency and interoperability.
• Debian/GNU LINUX was chosen as the primary platform, because it is an open, extremely stable (as proven repeatedly in practice) and easily extendable system.

Most of velia.net's customers are medium-sized businesses in the media sector, such as Sevenload.