The wholesale operator lyntia has introduced DC Connect, a private interconnection solution that allows businesses to access multiple digital services through a single physical connection at 100 data centers across Spain and Portugal. With this launch, the company reinforces the Península Ibérica as a strategic digital hub in Southern Europe and accelerates the adoption of multicloud architectures, secure networks, and artificial intelligence services.
“DC Connect addresses a growing market need: how to quickly, flexibly, and securely access multiple clouds, network services, and key applications for digital transformation and sustainable growth,” explained Mariló Quevedo, Product Manager of Connectivity Services at lyntia.
“This solution is born from our deep understanding of our clients’ connectivity needs and the robust infrastructure backing us.”
A single DC Port for multiple services
The key innovation of DC Connect is its “one port, many services” approach. Through a DC Port—a single physical interface within the data center—customers add and manage various connections: corporate internet, private links to cloud providers and their regions, connectivity to managed security providers, links to AI services, as well as interconnections between data centers. This model simplifies operations, reduces CAPEX and OPEX, and shortens provisioning times.
Operational benefits highlighted by lyntia include:
- Agility: rapid deployment thanks to pre-connected ports at participating facilities.
- Technical and economic efficiency: multiple services via a single physical port.
- Security: private connectivity that doesn’t traverse the public internet, with optional MACsec encryption.
- Performance: low and predictable latency for sensitive workloads (AI, distributed databases, VDI, real-time voice and video).
- Scalability: high capacity and flexible bandwidth to handle seasonal peaks or expansion projects.
Network reach and MEF 3.0 standards
DC Connect leverages lyntia’s own fiber network, covering 70% of the public data centers in the peninsula, along with its MPLS network—comprising over 350 nodes in 200 cities. Building on this foundation, the company offers:
- MEF 3.0 certified private Ethernet E-Line with end-to-end quality guarantees.
- Access to multiple cloud providers and regions, enabling hybrid multicloud scenarios and cloud disaster recovery.
- Automated provisioning and 24/7 support (in Spanish and English).
- High availability and redundant services with guaranteed SLAs.
- Scalability from 1 Gbps up to 100 Gbps.
The MEF 3.0 certification is crucial for corporate environments requiring interoperability, service classes, and standardized operations, especially when interconnections involve multiple carriers and various data centers.
Operational coverage and expansion plans
The solution initially covers 100 public data centers in Spain and Portugal and will continue to grow through ongoing investments to include new locations, including private data centers upon request. Deployment aligns with Iberia’s digital infrastructure investment cycle, which foresees over €13 billion in upcoming years and notable projects such as the Equinix and Iron Mountain campuses in Madrid.
This environment promotes regional peering, low intrapeninsular latency, and international exit points to major European hubs—elements critical for latency-sensitive workloads like real-time AI services and traditional uses such as storage replication, distributed databases, or rendering.
Use cases: from generative AI to critical B2B applications
The one port, many services model fits scenarios where rapid provisioning and network predictability are vital:
- AI and advanced analytics: private, low-latency access to AI APIs, GPU models, and inference hosted on clouds or other data centers, protected with MACsec and backed by SLA guarantees.
- Multicloud architectures: interconnection with multiple clouds and regions for resilience, cost management, and avoiding vendor lock-in.
- Business continuity/DR: E-Line links MEF 3.0 for synchronous/asynchronous replication, backup, and file orchestration between sites and data centers.
- Industrial edge and media: streaming video, rendering, and post-production with consistent latency; industrial telemetry and critical IoT to cloud-based analytics platforms.
- SaaS and security: direct onramps to security providers (firewall as a service, SSE/SASE) and enterprise SaaS with private routes.
Operation and support: from automated provisioning to SLAs
Beyond fiber and MPLS, lyntia emphasizes operational experience:
- Provisioning automation to reduce setup times, bandwidth changes, and virtual circuit deployment.
- 24/7 bilingual support and a proactive network management model.
- Redundancies and high-availability options to eliminate single points of failure from DC Port to core.
- Clear, verifiable SLAs with metrics for availability, latency, and packet loss tailored to critical loads.
lyntia as a neutral wholesale hub
With a fiber network exceeding 56,000 km, lyntia functions as a neutral wholesale provider connecting operators, companies, institutions, and data centers across Spain and Portugal. DC Connect consolidates this positioning by integrating private interconnection, cloud access, and network services into a unified catalog, reducing the need for multiple contracts and parallel management for each service.
Why now: multicloud complexity and AI explosion
Companies are shifting from isolated cloud projects to multicloud operational states. Simultaneously, the adoption of AI—training, fine-tuning, and especially inference—demands guaranteed bandwidth, stable latencies, and encryption in transit. In this context, DC Connect provides a short path: a single port offering access to multiple environments without compromising security or governance.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What sets DC Connect apart from contracting multiple lines with different providers?
DC Connect aggregates multiple services (internet, cloud access, security, AI, data center-to-data center links) into one physical port under shared SLAs, reducing contractual complexity, provisioning times, and day-to-day management. It also offers MEF 3.0 E-Line, optional MACsec, and scalability from 1 to 100 Gbps.
How does DC Connect support multicloud and AI strategies?
It enables private onramps to multiple clouds and regions from the same DC Port, with predictable latency and encryption. This accelerates migrations, inter-cloud disaster recovery, and API/model consumption with performance guarantees.
What does MEF 3.0 certification in E-Line mean?
It ensures interoperability standards, service classes, and globally recognized operations, especially important when interconnecting multiple operators and various data centers.
In how many data centers is it available, and what is the growth forecast?
DC Connect is operational in 100 data centers across Spain and Portugal and will continue expanding with ongoing investment, including private data centers upon demand.