Operator of a global backbone network with IP transit, data center services and managed services
Core-Backbone GmbH
90429 Nuremberg · MunichNew on Amplifa
About Core-Backbone
Core-Backbone GmbH is a German carrier headquartered in Nuremberg. The company, in existence for over 20 years, operates a worldwide backbone network with more than 60 Points of Presence in Europe, North America and Asia, an edge capacity of over 60 TBit/s and more than 4200 peering relationships. Its service portfolio includes IP transit, Internet access, DDoS protection, WDM wavelengths, L2 circuits, EVPN, remote peering, cloud connectivity as well as colocation, server hosting, site interconnection (MPLS/VPLS/VPN), network consulting and remote hands. Customers include telecommunications and network providers, data center operators, content networks, financial service providers, IT service providers, enterprises and public authorities. At its Nuremberg headquarters, Core-Backbone GmbH operates its own data center with redundant power supply and 24/7 monitoring; a further office location is in Munich.
- Site
- Nuremberg
- Processes
- IP Transit, Internet Access, DDoS Protection, WDM Wavelengths, L2 Circuits, EVPN, Remote Peering, Cloud Connectivity
- Materials
- IP Transit, WDM Wavelengths, L2 Circuits and EVPN, Site Interconnection, DDoS Protection, Colocation
- Industries
- Telecommunications and network providers, Data center operators, Content networks, Financial service providers, IT service providers/system houses, Enterprises and public authorities
- 01
Network planning and consulting
- 02
PoP expansion and backbone operation
- 03
Service delivery (IP transit, connectivity)
- 04
DDoS protection and traffic management
- 05
Data center operation and colocation
- 06
Managed services and remote hands
- 07
24/7 support and monitoring
Technologies and Services
IP Transit
High-performance connection to the global Internet routing table with port sizes from 1G to 400G.
WDM Wavelengths
Dedicated fiber wavelengths for high bandwidths over long distances.
L2 Circuits and EVPN
Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connections for building and expanding networks.
Site Interconnection
Secure interconnection of globally distributed sites, e.g. MPLS network for a DAX corporation.
DDoS Protection
Tailored protection against distributed denial-of-service attacks.
Colocation
Housing from rack units up to a private cage in our own Nuremberg data center.
Locations
Nuremberg
DEHeadquarters, own data center
- Own data center with redundant UPS (A-feed and B-feed)
- Diesel generators for emergency power
- Cooling based on an n+1 concept
- 24/7 video surveillance and fire alarm system
Munich
DEOffice location (Design Offices, Highlight Towers)
Services
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 2006
Founding period (approx.); website mentions 20th anniversary and 'over 20 years'
- 2014
New PoPs in Hong Kong (Equinix) and New York City
- 2016
New PoPs in Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Munich
- 2017
New PoPs: IPHH Hamburg and EvoSwitch AMS1 (Haarlem)
- 2020
Office location in Munich; new PoPs at Alboin-Kontor Berlin and in Düsseldorf (Equinix DU1, Datacenter One DUS1)
- 2022
Second London PoP in Equinix LD5, Slough
- 2025
New PoP Budapest (Dataplex); Nokia partnership; PoP at NETMOUNTAINS in Velbert; 100G port at TPIX Warsaw
- 2025/2026
Backbone upgrade with Juniper MX10k/MX304 and Nokia DWDM; upgrade FRA-AMS to Nokia GX series with 2 x 1.2 Tbit/s