IMHO:

Zayo = worse coverage/connectivity, adequate connectivity to other Tier1/Tier2, massive fiber network
HE = less redundancy built into their network, but best-connected to leaves/edges of the internet (and still good connectivity to core)

Others may have had different experiences, but that's what I see from where I sit.

-Adam

Adam Thompson
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From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+athompson=merlin.mb.ca@nanog.org> on behalf of James Lumby <james@jlent.net>
Sent: April 19, 2021 16:30
To: nanog@nanog.org <nanog@nanog.org>
Subject: Zayo or HE for IP transit

What is the current experience with Zayo or HE? I’m looking at possibly adding one of them into a mix of cogent and a mix from my datacenter. Would be using BGP full routes. Any experiences would be appreciated.

Sincerely,

James