What seems obvious today was severely limited by infrastructure back then.The biggest technical hurdle was clear: “𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨”, 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

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

In the very beginning, the setup was quite modest➡️ Riverstone 3000 and 8000 routers➡️ 2x 100 Mbps uplinks to the internet➡️ 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:

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 GmbH’s vision was therefore clear from the start: to build a network that sets new standards. An IP-Backbone with low latency, high

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. 🌐 In the coming weeks, we’ll take you