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Unleash the Potential of the Internet… October 2005 Forname Surname Tel: +XX XXX XXXX XXXX Mob: +XX XXX XXXX XXXX Email: Fsurname@cogentco.com Cogent Communications [Country] Address Tel: +XX XXX XXXX XXXX ZIP City Fax: +XX XXX XXXX XXXX
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Unleash the Potential of the Internet… October 2005 Forname Surname Tel: +XX XXX XXXX XXXX Mob: +XX XXX XXXX XXXX Email: Fsurname@cogentco.com Cogent Communications [Country] Address Tel: +XX XXX XXXX XXXX ZIP City Fax: +XX XXX XXXX XXXX www.cogentco.com/[Country] Email: [Country]-info@cogentco.com
Who is Cogent ? Cogent is a Top 10 Global Internet Service Provider • Founded in 1999 in Washington, DC; Operates now in 12 countries; 300 employees; Publicly traded company (AMEX: COI) • Cogent provides Internet Access, Ethernet Transport and Colocation services to over 9,400 NetCentric (bandwidth-intensive users) and Corporate customers worldwide • Cogent operates a 50,000 km all-optical IP network in over 85 markets in Europe and North America • Independent third parties rank Cogent as one of the leading ISP in the world: • The 6th largest Autonomous System (CAIDA) • The 6th largest ISP by AS connectivity (Telegeography) • The 6th largest number of peers (Fixed Orbit) • The 6th largest IP space control (Fixed Orbit) • The largest Ethernet provider in U.S. (Ovum-RHK) Cogent’s vision is… Make very high speed quality service affordable to Internet Professionals and Corporate users Brilliantly Fast – Elegantly Simple – Competitively Priced
Our Milestones Cogent’s Success Story combines Organic Growth and Acquisition-based External Growth January 2004 France & Spain markets launch February 2002 COI listed on AMEX August 2004 Launches U.S. Layer 2 services April 2002 Offers Off-Net Internet service & colocation September 2004 Germany market launch November 2001 20th U.S. market complete August 1999 Cogent founded October 2004 Offer wholesale dial IP services July 2005 Cogent named largest Ethernet service provider in U.S. by Ovum-RHK November 2000 Backbone lit in initial 4 markets November 2002 Toronto market launch November 2004 Launches managed security service Milestones 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 September 2001 Acquires assets of NetRail June 2005 Cogent raises $69 million in secondary offering April 2002 Acquires major U.S. assets of PSINet Acquisitions February 2003 Acquires Fiber Network Solutions January 2004 Acquires LambdaNet France & Spain February 2002 Acquires Allied Riser May 2003 Acquires assets of Applied Theory March 2004 Acquire fiber network & equipment in Germany out of former Carrier 1 assets April 2002 Acquires building access agreements from OnSite Access September 2002 Acquires major assets of FiberCity Networks August 2004 Acquires UFO September 2004 Acquires Global Access Since 2001, Cogent acquired the entire business or select assets of 13 companies, including 3 in Europe. October 2004 Acquires Aleron Broadband December 2004 Acquires NTT/Verio dedicated access business in U.S.
Our Network One of the World’s Largest All-Optical IP Network Inter-Continental Pervasive
Our Products – Dedicated Internet Access Features / Technical Characteristics • Single world-wide Tier-1 AS 174 • BGP or Static Routing Configuration • Interfaces • Ethernet: FastE or GigE • PDH/SDH/SONET: E1/T1, E3/DS3, STM-N/OC-X • Flat or usage-based billing options • Options • Primary / Secondary DNS • Black Hole Server • Back-Up Mail Server • Full SLA • Network availability: 99.99% • Packet loss: < 0.1% • Latency < 50 ms intra-continent < 85 ms transatlantic • Proactive outage notification within 15 minutes • Rapid Installation • On-Net: 17 days or less • Off-Net: Depending on Local Tail provider • Customer Support • Available 24x7x365 • Global NOC in Washington, DC • Local NOCs in Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt Dedicated Internet Access IP Transit Applications • Netcentric Customers (ISPs / Content Providers)Deliver quality content to end-users, guarantee low ping times and high transfer rates for all types of Internet usage, from fractional FastE to multiple GigE configurations • Corporate CustomersGain high-speed fully dedicated quality Internet access, in Data Centers as a complement of your world-wide WAN solution or directly at your office premises Delivery • On-NetDelivery in one of Cogent’s > 1000 On-Net buildings • 28 Cogent Data Centers • > 200 Carrier Neutral Data Centers • > 800 Corporate Buildings • Off-NetDelivery at Customer Premises
Our Products – Ethernet Point-to-Point Features / Technical Characteristics • Native Layer-2 Ethernet over WDM • Reach and Port Based Billing • National • International • Transatlantic • Per port (rather than per link) bandwidth assignment • VLAN-based Connectivity • Flexible assignment of VLAN between ports • VLAN tagging acc. to IEEE 802.1q • MTU size 1,500 bytes (Q-in-Q optional) • Interfaces • Ethernet: FastE or GigE • Full SLA • Network availability: 99.99% • Packet loss: < 0.1% • Rapid Installation • On-Net: 17 days or less • Off-Net: Depending on Local Tail provider • Customer Support • Available 24x7x365 • Global NOC in Washington, DC • Local NOCs in Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt Ethernet Point-to-Point Layer 2 Transport Applications • Netcentric Customers (ISPs / Content Providers)Interconnect distant network locations, Remote access to public peering points, Guaranteed high-speed throughput • Corporate CustomersPrivate and secure full speed LAN-to-LAN extension, Enabler for bandwidth intensive distributed applications, Remote storage or Disaster Recovery • Available TopologiesPoint-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Meshed Network Delivery • On-NetDelivery in one of Cogent’s > 1000 On-Net buildings • 28 Cogent Data Centers • > 200 Carrier Neutral Data Centers • > 800 Corporate Buildings • Off-NetDelivery at Customer Premises
Our Products – Colocation Features / Technical Characteristics • Configurations • Stand-Alone Footprint / Rack or Cage / Suite • Bundle with Internet or Ethernet connectivity • Fully Redundant Power Supply • AC (110 / 230V) or DC (48V) • Redundant UPS • Battery Back-Up • On-Site Diesel Generators • Fire Detection and Suppression Systems • Above and below floor smoke heads • Central monitoring • Inert gas tanks (FM 200) • Air Conditioning • Temperature and Humidity Control • Access Control • Intercom and Keycard systems • Helping Hands Option (select locations) • Rapid Installation • Customer Support • Available 24x7x365 • Global NOC in Washington, DC • Local NOCs in Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt Colocation Over 30,000 m² Applications • Netcentric Customers (ISPs / Content Providers)Host telecommunications equipment (DC or AC powered) and IT devices (servers, mainframes) in a secure and state-of-the-art data center environment, right in the heart of the Internet • Corporate CustomersHouse your mission-critical IT environment (applications servers, mainframes, storage devices) in a highly secure and perfectly connected data center environment Delivery • In one of Cogent’s 28 Data Centers North America Herndon, VA New York, NY Los Angeles (Marina del Rey), CA Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Columbus, OH Detroit (Troy), MI Pittsburgh, PA Milwaukee, WI Europe Germany France Paris (2 locations) Lille Nantes Toulouse Grenoble Nice / Sophia-Antipolis Montpellier Frankfurt Strasbourg Bordeaux Rouen Rennes Reims Tours Poitiers