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Backbone Networks

The long-haul core that carries aggregated traffic between cities, regions and countries.

Last updated 14 Jun 2026

Backbone (or core) networks are the high-capacity long-haul routes that interconnect metros and nations. They aggregate traffic from millions of access connections and hand it off to internet exchanges, data centres and subsea cable landing stations.