Editing Internet backbone (section)

===Europe===
[[Europe]] is a major contributor to the growth of the international backbone as well as a contributor to the growth of Internet bandwidth. In 2003, Europe was credited with 82 percent of the world's international cross-border bandwidth.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Internet backbone back up to speed for 2003 after dramatic slow down in 2002|journal=TechTrends|year=2003|volume=47|issue=5|pages=47}}</ref> The company [[Level&nbsp;3 Communications]] began to launch a line of dedicated Internet access and [[virtual private network]] services in 2011, giving large companies direct access to the tier&nbsp;3 backbone. Connecting companies directly to the backbone will provide enterprises faster Internet service which meets a large market demand.<ref>{{cite news|title=Europe - Level 3 launches DIA, VPN service portfolios in Europe|newspaper=Europe Intelligence Wire|date=28 January 2011}}</ref>