Data Centre
Interconnect

High-performance DC-to-DC connectivity without the cost and complexity of traditional solutions.

What is Data Centre Interconnect?

Spark Wholesale Data Centre Interconnect (DCI) provides high-speed, point-to-point optical connections between data centres. As applications and content move to the cloud, seamless data sharing and redundancy between data centres becomes essential. Coherent optics deliver speeds up to 1,600 Gbps per wavelength - supporting 100, 400 and 800 Gbps Ethernet Services - so data centres can share resources and balance workloads efficiently. 

Who is it for?

  • Data centre operators
  • Hyperscalers
  • Neocloud/scalers
  • Cloud and content providers
  • ISPs and carriers
  • Enterprise and financial services

Where DCI fits

Premium - DTS / OTN

Nationwide, fully manage, restorable.

New - Data Centre Interconnect

Simple, high-performance DC-to-DC.

Dark / unlit fibre

Lowest cost, customer-managed.

Built for performance - backed by partnership

When you partner with Spark Wholesale, you're choosing more than a network - you're choosing a trusted connectivity partner.
Our Data Centre Interconnect service gives you dedicated, high-performance optical connectivity backed by one of New Zealand's largest transport networks. That means you can move workloads between data centres with confidence, support cloud adoption, strengthen resilience, and deliver the performance your customers expect.
We work closely with you to understand your goals and design a connectivity solution that's tailored to your business, helping you scale with confidence while relying on the expertise, reliability, and support that come with being a Spark Wholesale customer.

Up to 1.6 Tbps per wavelength gives you the headroom to support growing workloads, AI backup and replication.

Select 100, 400 or 800 Gbps connectivity to suit your current requirements, with a seamless path to higher bandwidth.

Transparent Layer 1 connectivity delivers consistently low latency for replication, storage and business-critical applications. 

Connect your data centres across Spark Wholesale's proven optical transport network for resilient, high-performance connectivity.

Expand your interconnect as your data grows, without introducing unnecessary protocol or operational complexity. 

From solution design through deployment and onging support, our local specialists help keep your critical infrastructure connected. 

Choosing the right service

DCI and DTS are distinct by design - pick the right fit for each connection. DCI is purpose-built for direct data centre connections. DTS remainis the nationwide, fully-restorable premium option.

  Data Centre Interconnect (DCI) Data Transport Service (DTS)
Link paths DC to DC only Point-to-point
Path options Fixed Custom (where feasible)
Optical restoration No Yes (on available paths)
Diversity Multi-fixed path
(where available)		 Yes
Availability Metro Nationwide
Speed variants (Gbps) 100 - 400 - 800 10 - 100 - 400 - 800
Service type Layer 1 - Lit Layer 1 - Lit