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#5: The biggest challenge

What seems obvious today was severely limited by infrastructure back then.The biggest technical hurdle was clear: โ€œ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จโ€, recalls Ulrich, who has been with the company as network manager from the very beginning. This led to intensive discussions and a great deal of planning in advance. It was precisely […]

20 Years Core-Backbone

#4: Support that builds the future

A key milestone was our personal exchange with the founders of Hetzner Online, Martin Hetzner, and noris network, Ingo Kraupa. From the very beginning, we had visionary entrepreneurs by our side who believed in us and supported us early on. Our founder Daniel, remains very grateful for this to this day. To him, it’s โ€œ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ […]

20 Years Core-Backbone

#3: The network

In the very beginning, the setup was quite modestโžก๏ธ Riverstone 3000 and 8000 routersโžก๏ธ 2x 100 Mbps uplinks to the internetโžก๏ธ A single network location: Nuremberg No proprietary fiber-optic network. No international backbone. Yet a clear vision of performance and stability.Step by step, this evolved into what we have today: a strong, global backbone. Our […]

20 Years Core-Backbone

#2: The vision

In 2006, the carrier market in Germany was dominated by standard solutions and severely limited backbone infrastructures. Performance was often a compromise, and true differentiation was virtually nonexistent.Core-Backbone GmbHโ€™s vision was therefore clear from the start: to build a network that sets new standards. An IP-Backbone with low latency, high availability, high capacity, and zero […]

20 Years Core-Backbone

#1: The countdown begins: 20 years of Core-Backbone

On May 19, 2026, Core-Backbone GmbH will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Two decades of growth, innovation, and reliable network infrastructure.What began in 2006 with two routers and 100 Mbps uplinks is now an international carrier network with a presence on three continents. ๐ŸŒ In the coming weeks, weโ€™ll take you on a brief journey through […]

20 Years Core-Backbone