Modern network for AI-era applications and workloads

The Google global network connects with more than 5,700 ISPs and partner networks across 200+ countries and territories. Our network spans more than 7.75 million kilometers of terrestrial and subsea fiber. Customers’ data and traffic stay on the Google global network, minimizing latency, security risks, and reliability issues.

With the highest border gateway protocol (BGP) peering rank among cloud providers, the Google global network offers extensive reachability and peering services through the Verified Peering Provider program providing the fastest and most reliable way to reach users.

In the AI era, we are on a journey moving beyond traditional availability measures because even minutes of downtime a year is unacceptable. Our goal is to deliver consistent up time through advanced fail over techniques while enabling deterministic performance and rapid mitigation to keep your operations running smoothly. Our network is built with regional isolation and multi-shard networking where each shard runs independently with automatic failover between shards. With protective reroute , the Google global network provides rapid detection and failover, reducing outage duration by up to 93%.

The Google global network is highly programmable with SDN controllers, standard APIs, and universal network models such as Multi-Abstraction-Layer Topology representation (MALT), enabling flexibility, agility, and control. 

Designed for declarative operations that easily translate business policies into network intent, the Google global network customizes network controls to specific business requirements, encompassing regulatory compliance, digital sovereignty mandates, and unique application performance to address business needs.