Month: May 2026

#12: 400G links at DE-CIX and LINX

Core-Backbone GmbH was the first carrier to deploy 400G links at DE-CIX and LINX, reports Ulrich, Head of Network & IT Operations, with pride. This was not just an upgrade, but a significant step forward for our technology and for high-performance international connections.Increased capacity means not only more bandwidth, but also optimized peering, lower latencies, […]

20 Years Core-Backbone

#11: Changes in the NOC and in our tools

As our network grew, off-the-shelf solutions eventually became insufficient. At the same time, it became increasingly important to spread the growing workload across more people.Step by step, we either expanded existing tools in targeted ways or developed our own solutions from scratch, tailored precisely to our needs and providing a noticeable reduction in the daily […]

20 Years Core-Backbone

#10: The first 100G and strategic decisions

Anyone who sees 100G as the standard today can easily forget what that step meant back then. It was a true technological leap, both in terms of hardware and financially. Suddenly, scaling was no longer thought of in small increments; instead, capacity could be planned on an entirely new level. Not every decision was easy. […]

20 Years Core-Backbone

Welcome to the team, Svenja!

Welcome on board, Svenja! We’re thrilled to have you on the Core-Backbone Team as our IT-Security & Project Manager.With your experience in quality management and your combination of IT-Security expertise and project management skills, you’ll help drive our security projects forward in a structured way – from planning to implementation. We wish you a great […]

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