Company lists · Data refreshed November 2026

Top 25 Backbone network operators worldwide

RevenueBase identified 525 company matches for backbone network operators worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 47,460 professional contacts across them, including 16,212 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for backbone network operators worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for backbone network operators follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Nov 6, 2026 How this list was built
525Companies
47,460Contacts tracked
16,212Verified emails
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The 25 largest backbone network operators worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 525 company matches for backbone network operators worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchMonroe, LA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+16,043 contacts →

Exact match

“Lumen is the trusted network for the AI-powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through one of the world’s most expansive fiber networks.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchDenver, CO, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0003,886 contacts →

Exact match

“For more than 18 years, Zayo Group of companies has helped the world’s most ambitious organizations build the infrastructure behind what’s next.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,523 contacts →

Exact match

“Cogent is one of the world's largest Internet Service Providers, delivering high quality Internet, Ethernet, Transport, and Colocation services to more than 138,025 Enterprise and…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchNairobi, KenyaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-5001,454 contacts →

Exact match

“Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchLittle Rock, AR, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,0001,428 contacts →

Exact match

“Uniti is a premier insurgent fiber provider dedicated to enabling mission-critical connectivity across the United States.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6Exact matchMadrid, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,303 contacts →

Exact match

“UFINET is a Latin American carrier of carriers providing high-quality solutions in the wholesale telecom market.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7Exact matchHerndon, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,124 contacts →

Exact match

“XO Communications is a Verizon company that provides the technology that helps business and wholesale customers compete in a hyper-connected economy.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8Exact matchCharlotte, NC, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,013 contacts →

Exact match

“Segra owns and operates a wide and dense fiber-optic infrastructure footprint that provides state-of-the-art connectivity, cybersecurity, voice, cloud and colocation solutions…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9Exact matchRome, ItalyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000785 contacts →

Exact match

“Sparkle is a global service provider offering a complete range of capacity, IP, SD-WAN, colocation, IoT connectivity, roaming and voice solutions designed to meet the ever…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
10Exact matchSolna, SwedenHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000596 contacts →

Exact match

“Arelion is a leading light in global connectivity services.”

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11Exact matchManchester, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000571 contacts →

Exact match

“PXC is the UK’s leading wholesale provider of innovative solutions for connectivity, voice, cloud and security, underpinned by the UK’s most robust, secure, resilient and reliable…”

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12Exact matchBuenos Aires, ArgentinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500531 contacts →

Exact match

“IPLAN es la compañía líder en la provisión de Conectividad, Datacenter, Soluciones IT y Servicios Cloud para las empresas de las principales ciudades de la Argentina.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
13Exact matchMaarssen, NetherlandsHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000470 contacts →

Exact match

“Eurofiber has been a provider of industry-leading open digital infrastructure since Utilizing our own fiberoptic network and datacenters, we provide smart, open, future-proof…”

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14Exact matchRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+442 contacts →

Exact match

“center3 is a leading data center provider delivering world-class infrastructure and connectivity solutions to meet the surging demand for digital services across the Middle East.”

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15Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500385 contacts →

Exact match

“euNetworks (@euNetworks) is a European provider of bandwidth infrastructure services.”

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16Exact matchMauá, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000368 contacts →

Exact match

“A VIP TELECOM é uma marca que faz parte do Grupo Alloha Fibra, a maior empresa independente de fibra Óptica no Brasil.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
17Exact matchKansas City, IA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500323 contacts →

Exact match

“Bluebird Fiber serves the Midwest with a carrier-class fiber network built for the high-bandwidth world of today and the technologies shaping tomorrow.”

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18Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000321 contacts →

Exact match

“Interoute is part of EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, and owns kilometres of fibre network across 34…”

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19Exact matchMadrid, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500314 contacts →

Exact match

“As the world’s needs for uninterrupted global interconnectivity continue to rise, we are preparing the road ahead.”

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20Exact matchNova Friburgo, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500314 contacts →

Exact match

“Há 23 anos no mercado, somos a primeira empresa de Internet e Telecomunicações da Região Serrana do Rio de Janeiro e pioneira no uso de Fibra Óptica no Brasil.”

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21Exact matchMechelen, BelgiumHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200245 contacts →

Exact match

“Wyre is building the network of the future.”

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22Exact matchCity Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200245 contacts →

Exact match

“Comsol is South Africa's premier layer 2 open access solution partner, enabling major Telcos, Carriers and Service Providers to answer the demand for high speed, reliable carrier…”

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23Exact matchChapeco, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500228 contacts →

Exact match

“A ALT - Acessoline Telecomunicações LTDA, parte do grupo Brasil Tecpar, é uma empresa dedicada a fornecer serviços de conectividade tanto para o mercado wholesale quanto para o…”

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24Exact matchFrankfurt, NY, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500216 contacts →

Exact match

“DE-CIX provides premium interconnection services and operates several carrier and data center-neutral Internet Exchanges in Europe, the Middle East, Americas, Asia, and Africa.”

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25Exact matchDublin, IrelandHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200214 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in and with a heritage serving the world’s largest financial institutions, BSO is a global pioneering infrastructure and connectivity provider, serving more than 400…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

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Backbone network operators worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
34.2%Verified-email coverage
90.4Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
2.3%Largest-city concentration · London
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
141
11-50
208
51-200
93
201-500
39
501-1,000
16
1,001-5,000
19
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
3

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for backbone network operators are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “backbone network operators” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 16,212 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Backbone network operators by location

3 lists · largest first

Every Backbone network operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “backbone network operators”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many backbone network operators are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 525 company matches for backbone network operators worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Lumen Technologies tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most backbone network operators?

The United States leads with 122 companies, followed by Brazil (57) and the United Kingdom (26). Every backbone network operators list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most backbone network operators?

London leads with 12 company records, followed by Amsterdam (6) and New York (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 16,212 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 525 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.