# About Hats Network

> **AS203314 - Global BGP Backbone**
>
> Hats Network Inc. operates a **global BGP backbone** with Points of Presence (PoPs) across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. We are dedicated to building a safer and more advanced next-generation network infrastructure.
>
> * **Founded:** 16 Aug 2022
> * **ASN:** AS203314
> * **Peering Policy:** Open Peering
> * **Network Type:** Eyeball ISP & Transit Provider
> * **Global PoPs:** 16+ across 4 continents
> * **Backbone Capacity:** 1 Tbps+ aggregated
> * **Upstream Providers:** Cogent (AS174), NTT (AS2914), Hurricane Electric (AS6939), PCCW Global (AS3491), iFog (AS34927)

## Our Vision

We imagine a world where network connectivity is seamless, secure and accessible to everyone. Our mission is to:

1. **Build** a robust, global BGP backbone with redundant infrastructure
2. **Enable** open peering and interconnection to improve Internet resilience
3. **Deliver** reliable IP-Transit services with transparent pricing
4. **Innovate** continuously to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving digital world

## Network Resources

- [Global PoP Map](/#network) — View our interactive global network map and Points of Presence locations across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

- [GeoFeed](https://hatsnet.io/geofeed/all.csv) — Subscribe to our Geographic Feed (RFC 8805) for the latest updates on IP geographical mappings.

- [PeeringDB](https://www.peeringdb.com/asn/203314) — View our complete peering information, including IX participation and contact details.

- [BGP Tools](https://bgp.tools/as/203314) — Explore our routing information, prefixes, and ASN connectivity on BGP.tools.

## Global Presence

> Interactive content is available on the canonical HTML page.

> Our network spans **16+ PoPs** across **4 continents**, providing low-latency connectivity and diverse routing options. Key backbone routes include **HKG ↔ TPE at 15 ms**, **AMS ↔ FRA at 5 ms**, **IAD ↔ NYC at 6 ms**, and **SIN ↔ MEL at 89 ms**.

### Core Locations

| Region      | City      | IATA           | Capacity | IX Exchanges                     | Status |
| ----------- | --------- | -------------- | -------- | -------------------------------- | ------ |
| Hong Kong   | Hong Kong | HKG1/HKG2/HKG3 | 50 Gbps  | Equinix HK, HKIX                 | Active |
| Japan       | Tokyo     | TYO2           | 100 Gbps | Equinix Tokyo, JPIX, BBIX, JPNAP | Active |
| Singapore   | Singapore | SIN1           | 200 Gbps | Equinix SG, SGIX                 | Active |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | AMS            | 40 Gbps  | AMS-IX, NL-IX                    | Active |
| Germany     | Frankfurt | FRA            | 100 Gbps | DE-CIX Frankfurt                 | Active |
| UK          | London    | LON            | 100 Gbps | LINX                             | Active |

### Edge Locations

| Region       | City         | IATA      | Capacity | IX Exchanges           | Status  |
| ------------ | ------------ | --------- | -------- | ---------------------- | ------- |
| Taiwan       | Taipei       | TPE1/TPE2 | 20 Gbps  | STUIX, TPIX-TW, TWIX   | Active  |
| Germany      | Berlin       | BER       | —        | DE-CIX, BCIX           | Active  |
| France       | Calais       | CQF1      | 1 Gbps   | —                      | Active  |
| France       | Marseille    | MRS       | 80 Gbps  | France-IX              | Active  |
| USA          | Los Angeles  | LAX       | 100 Gbps | SFMIX                  | Active  |
| USA          | Ashburn      | IAD       | —        | —                      | Active  |
| USA          | New York     | NYC       | 150 Gbps | NYIIX, DE-CIX New York | Active  |
| USA          | Seattle      | SEA       | 100 Gbps | SIX Seattle            | Active  |
| Canada       | Toronto      | YYZ1      | —        | —                      | Active  |
| Australia    | Melbourne    | MEL       | —        | HE / Superloop         | Active  |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | JNB       | —        | HE Only                | Planned |
| Brazil       | São Paulo    | GRU       | —        | NTT / Ascenty          | Planned |

### Backbone Latency Matrix

Key routes (representative sample, updated periodically):

| Route                   | RTT (ms) | Region Pair    |
| ----------------------- | -------- | -------------- |
| Hong Kong → Taipei      | \~15     | Intra-Asia     |
| Hong Kong → Singapore   | \~32     | Intra-Asia     |
| Amsterdam → Frankfurt   | \~5      | Intra-Europe   |
| Amsterdam → London      | \~6      | Intra-Europe   |
| Ashburn → New York      | \~6      | Intra-NorthAm  |
| New York → London       | \~92     | Trans-Atlantic |
| Hong Kong → Los Angeles | \~145    | Trans-Pacific  |
| Singapore → Melbourne   | \~89     | Asia-Oceania   |

For the full auto-updated RTT matrix across all 19 PoPs, see the [Backbone Latency Matrix](/docs/network/latency) page.

### Featured Market Notes

#### Los Angeles (LAX)

Los Angeles is one of our primary west-coast handoff markets for trans-Pacific reach, bridging Asia-facing capacity into dense North American carrier ecosystems. Measured latency: **\~145 ms to HKG**, **\~101 ms to TYO**, **\~26 ms to SEA**, connected via SFMIX with 100 Gbps committed capacity.

#### New York (NYC)

New York represents our east-coast financial and transatlantic market focus, where low-latency delivery and backbone diversity matter most for enterprise-grade traffic profiles. Measured latency: **\~92 ms to LON** (trans-Atlantic), **\~57 ms to LAX** (cross-continental), **\~6 ms to IAD** (metro), with 150 Gbps committed capacity and NYIIX + DE-CIX New York peering.

#### Seattle (SEA)

Seattle serves as our Pacific Northwest gateway with exceptionally low latency to East Asia. Measured latency: **\~85 ms to TYO**, **\~115 ms to TPE**, **\~130 ms to HKG**, connected via SIX Seattle with 100 Gbps committed capacity and upstream providers HE, Cogent.

#### Marseille (MRS)

Marseille is a strategic Mediterranean cable landing market that strengthens south-European access to EMEA and subsea routes between east and west. Measured latency: **\~14 ms to FRA**, **\~21 ms to BER**, **\~26 ms to LON**, connected via France-IX with 80 Gbps committed capacity.

#### Calais (CQF1)

Calais is our French edge gateway, announcing `2a0c:9a40:95ea::/48` through MoeDove (AS44324). Its location code is `253`, and it provides an additional European path for the North American backbone.

#### Toronto (YYZ1)

Toronto is our Canadian edge gateway and a North American path toward Europe. It announces `2a0c:9a40:95eb::/48` and `2a13:a5c7:2526::/48` through ParadoxNetworks (AS52025); the primary node address is `2a13:a5c7:2526:1001::1` and its location code is `304`.

#### Melbourne (MEL)

Melbourne provides our Oceania foothold, connecting Australia to our Asia-Pacific backbone via Singapore. Measured latency: **\~89 ms to SIN**, **\~114 ms to TYO**, **\~138 ms to HKG**, via HE and Superloop upstream connectivity.

## Contact Us

> **Need Help?**
>
> If you have any questions, peering requests, or abuse concerns, please feel free to reach out to the appropriate team below.

### Contact Information

| Team        | Email Address                                   | Purpose                              |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| **Sales**   | [sales@hatsnet.io](mailto:sales@hatsnet.io)     | IP-Transit orders, pricing inquiries |
| **Peering** | [peering@hatsnet.io](mailto:peering@hatsnet.io) | Peering requests, PNI arrangements   |
| **NOC**     | [noc@hatsnet.io](mailto:noc@hatsnet.io)         | Network issues, outages              |
| **Support** | [support@hatsnet.io](mailto:support@hatsnet.io) | Abuse reports, general support       |

## Quick Links

- [Peering Policy](/docs/peering) — Learn about our open peering policy and how to establish a session with AS203314.

- [IP Transit](/docs/transit) — Explore our IP-Transit services in Asia and Europe.

- [BGP Communities](/docs/community) — View our BGP community strings for route management.

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