AI and cloud workloads are accelerating pressure on European backbone capacity. euNetworks today activated a direct fibre route between Frankfurt and Strasbourg, the sixth link in its Super Highway programme and the latest attempt to get ahead of surging demand across the FLAP-D corridor.
The 247km route connects Frankfurt, site of the world's most interconnected metropolitan network, with Strasbourg, a long-haul interconnection hub that sits at a junction of traffic flows between Germany, France, and deeper European routes. It extends euNetworks' direct reach to 76 or more data centres in its Frankfurt metropolitan footprint and provides onward access to over 600 connected data centres across the continent.
Built on new high-capacity fibre, the route was designed to avoid existing high-traffic paths, delivering diversity that reduces single-point exposure. Two of three in-line amplifier sites on the route are new builds, equipped with energy-efficient cooling systems that reduce carbon impact. The new fibre types use low attenuation to improve transponder performance and lower cost per bit.
Marisa Trisolino, CEO of euNetworks, said: "euNetworks is relentless in our pursuit to address Europe's accelerating demand for bandwidth, and we will continue to develop our state-of-the-art networks where our customers need it the most. This new Super Highway between Frankfurt and Strasbourg provides greater diversity and higher capacity in an increasingly busy corner of FLAP-D, with seamless connectivity into our extensive data centre footprint. I am incredibly proud of our team for their continued dedication to our Super Highways programme, which provides truly unparalleled long-haul connectivity options for our customers across Europe."
The Super Highway system is the only modern fibre network currently live that connects key data centres across the FLAP-D region, which covers Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Dublin. The programme is driven by capacity demand from hyperscalers and enterprises moving workloads across jurisdictions, with AI inference and training infrastructure among the fastest-growing traffic categories.
euNetworks operates 18 metropolitan city networks linked by a high-capacity intercity backbone covering 53 cities across 17 countries. It connects directly to all major cloud platforms.
euNetworks is relentless in our pursuit to address Europe's accelerating demand for bandwidth, and we will continue to develop our state-of-the-art networks where our customers need it the most. This new Super Highway between Frankfurt and Strasbourg provides greater diversity and higher capacity in an increasingly busy corner of FLAP-D, with seamless connectivity into our extensive data centre footprint. I am incredibly proud of our team for their continued dedication to our Super Highways programme, which provides truly unparalleled long-haul connectivity options for our customers across Europe.
