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Solution Description –
Global Backbone-as-a-Service

Leverage Alkira Cloud Exchange Points (CXPs) for encrypted, low-latency connectivity across regions. Replace legacy VPNs and MPLS with faster, more cost-effective global networking.

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Use Cases

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MPLS Replacement

Achieve high-performance, secure connectivity worldwide in minutes at a fraction of the cost of MPLS.

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Multi-Region Connectivity

Quickly connect regions with encrypted IP connectivity and manage your entire network through one portal.

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WAN Modernization

Upgrade legacy WANs and integrate existing SD-WAN networks into a seamless global backbone.

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Solution Highlights

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Leverage Alkira’s Cloud Infrastructure

Build a secure, low-cost, high-speed, and highly available backbone across regions using Alkira’s cloud infrastructure.

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Extend Regional SD-WAN Meshes

Utilize Alkira’s cloud network to expand SD-WAN meshes globally, ensuring seamless connectivity across regions.

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Extend Segmentation Across Regions

Seamlessly extend segmentation to isolate users and workloads, enhancing security across regions.

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Featured Testimonial

Rethinking the WAN: How Alkira Enabled the Biggest Network Evolution of Our Decade

“The impact has been transformational: – 2000% increase in WAN bandwidth – Cost-neutral compared to MPLS – Simplified global and cloud-to-cloud connectivity – Deeper visibility into WAN backbone traffic flows – insight MPLS never delivered.

For years, the network was the bottleneck. Today it’s the enabler. If you’re still tied to MPLS, the move to Alkira’s NaaS isn’t just possible…it’s strategic.”

Sr. Manager – IT/OT Network Security,
Large Manufacturer

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FAQs


What is Global Backbone-as-a-Service?
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Global Backbone-as-a-Service is a cloud-native networking solution that allows enterprises to build a secure, high-performance global backbone across regions in minutes—without deploying hardware. It leverages Alkira Cloud Exchange Points (CXPs) to deliver encrypted, low-latency connectivity between clouds, data centers, and users worldwide.


How does Alkira replace MPLS and traditional WAN architectures?
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Alkira replaces legacy MPLS and complex WAN setups with a software-defined, on-demand backbone that is faster to deploy, more cost-effective, and easier to manage. Organizations can eliminate long provisioning cycles and expensive circuits while achieving better performance and global reach.


What are the key benefits of using Alkira’s global backbone?
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Key benefits include rapid deployment in minutes, high-bandwidth and low-latency connectivity, integrated security and segmentation, and centralized management through a single portal. The solution also reduces operational complexity and lowers total cost of ownership compared to traditional networking approaches.


How does Global Backbone-as-a-Service support multi-cloud and global connectivity?
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Alkira enables seamless connectivity across multiple cloud providers, regions, and edge locations through a unified, cloud-native network fabric. Enterprises can connect workloads, users, and sites globally while maintaining consistent security policies and full visibility across the entire network.

Additional Resources

Review Resource Library
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Blog

Revolutionizing WAN: How Alkira Cloud Backbone as-a-Service Transforms Enterprise Connectivity

Enterprise networking is at a critical turning point in the era of cloud computing, generative AI, and distributed workforces. Traditional WAN architectures—rooted in MPLS, SD-WAN, and colocation facilities—struggle to keep up. They’re complex, expensive, and often too slow to deploy to support the fast-paced needs of modern organizations. Alkira Cloud Backbone as-a-Service is changing the…
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Design Zone

Episode 22: China Connectivity – A Global Cloud Backbone without Borders

China’s connectivity is heavily regulated and technically complex. In this design zone video, we will show how Alkira can help simplify multicloud connectivity.
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Whitepapers

Whitepaper: WAN Migration to Alkira Cloud Backbone

WAN Migration to Alkira Cloud Backbone Wide Area Networks (WAN) are fundamental to any enterprise’s global connectivity needs. The benefits of a specific WAN solution do not only depend on the vendor, functionality and the features being used, but they also heavily rely on the architecture and its relevance in the context of the deployment…