All, Is anyone on-list familiar with the telecoms scene in Italy? I'm trying to get an Ethernet L2 circuit to a customer site in Florence from one of our datacentres in London (or Amsterdam, if that makes it easier). I've spoken to several of our "usual suspect" suppliers, and they've either no-bid, or we've had prices of between 30k and 55k UKP per year for a 500M link (which seems very high, compared to quotes we've had for similar services into other European countries).
For those who've bought circuits within Italy previously, is this pricing in line with what you'd expect? Am I likely to get better pricing by taking space in an Italian datacentre, and then buying an in-country tail circuit? Any suggestions for other suppliers that may be able to help (I've already spoken to Viatel, Zayo, Colt, KPN, GTT/Hibernia & Console)? Many thanks, Simon
