Bucharest, London – May 7, 2026 – RETN, the leading independent global network service provider, announces the launch of a new end-to-end backbone route linking Drobeta, Bucharest, Iași and Chișinău. Delivered as a single continuous backbone path, the route provides a new physical connectivity option across Romania and into Moldova, creating an alternative to established regional IP transit corridors in Eastern Europe.
The route forms part of RETN’s broader strategy to strengthen its optical network across Central and Eastern Europe. By connecting Romania and Moldova with RETN’s existing Balkans’ corridor linking Budapest, Timișoara and Sofia, the expansion creates a new geographical path across the region and delivers greater physical route diversity across its international backbone.
It also enables alternative routing to Ukraine via Moldova and into the Balkans via Bulgaria, providing additional options for regional and international traffic flows. This is particularly relevant for customers seeking physical route diversity across Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
“This project is an important step in strengthening connectivity resilience in Romania,” said Olena Lutsenko, Business Development Director at RETN. “Bucharest and Iași are rapidly developing hubs for business, education and technology, and demand for resilient, high-capacity infrastructure is rising fast. By delivering a direct route from Timișoara to Bucharest and onward to Chișinău, we are enabling faster, more scalable access to the region from the Balkans, Ukraine and Central and Eastern Europe in general - for operators, ISPs, enterprises and international customers.”
The expansion comes at a time of rapid fiber growth and infrastructure modernisation across Romania and Eastern Europe. According to The National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM), Romania is among the region’s fiber leaders – 6.9 million fixed broadband connections in mid‑2025, with 37% capable of gigabit‑level speeds and continuing growth in uptake for ultra‑high‑speed internet. Fixed broadband average traffic per capita is also rising, a sign of increasing demand for more bandwidth. At the same time, internet adoption in Romania remains high at around 94 % of the population by late 2025, reflecting widespread online engagement across the country.
About RETN
RETN is one of the fastest growing independent Eurasian network service providers, awarded the title of Best Pan-European Connectivity Provider, at the prestigious Global Connectivity Awards 2025, and the Digital Infrastructure Action Award, by The Tech Capital in 2025.
RETN’s unique solution to connect Europe and Asia is built on its own homogenous DWDM and IP/MPLS Network Platform and widely branched land routes, passing through Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia up to the border with China and further onwards into Southeast Asia.
RETN provides telecommunication services throughout its Eurasian network with short lead times, industry leading uptimes, and multiple layers of redundancy.
For more information on RETN and its services, please visit the company's website at www.retn.net
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