Network Topology

The GÉANT network interconnects Europe’s NRENs, providing research data communication across the continent. More about the NRENs on the Partner pages.

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Key features:

• Operates at data transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps across 50,000 km of network infrastructure, of which 12,000 km is based on our own lit fibre. 
• Comprises 25 Points of Presence (PoPs), 44 routes and 18 dark fibre routes
• Multiple 10Gbps wavelengths are employed in the network's core with an ongoing trial of 40Gbps over 1,400 km of fibre between Frankfurt and Milan, via Geneva.