Merge pull request #313896 from mbender-ms/patch-521143

Networking | Update Microsoft global network mileage and regions

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articles/networking/microsoft-global-network.md

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 # Microsoft global network
 
-Microsoft owns and operates one of the largest backbone networks in the world. This global and sophisticated architecture, spanning more than 165,000 miles, connects our datacenters and customers. 
+Microsoft owns and operates one of the largest backbone networks in the world. This global and sophisticated architecture, spanning more than 500,000 miles, connects our datacenters and customers. 
 
 Every day, customers around the world connect and pass trillions of requests to Microsoft Azure, Bing, Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, XBox, and many others. Regardless of type, customers expect instant reliability and responsiveness from our services. 
 
-The [Microsoft global network](https://azure.microsoft.com/global-infrastructure/global-network/) (WAN) is a central part of delivering a great cloud experience. The global network connects our Microsoft [data centers](https://azure.microsoft.com/global-infrastructure/) across 61 Azure regions with a large mesh of edge-nodes strategically placed around the world. The Microsoft global network offers both the availability, capacity, and the flexibility to meet any demand.
+The [Microsoft global network](https://azure.microsoft.com/global-infrastructure/global-network/) (WAN) is a central part of delivering a great cloud experience. The global network connects our Microsoft [data centers](https://azure.microsoft.com/global-infrastructure/) across 80 Azure regions with a large mesh of edge-nodes strategically placed around the world. The Microsoft global network offers both the availability, capacity, and the flexibility to meet any demand.
 
 :::image type="content" source="./media/microsoft-global-network/microsoft-global-wan.png" alt-text="Diagram of Microsoft global network.":::
 
 ## Get the premium cloud network
 
-Opting for the [best possible experience](https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/azure-tops-aws-gcp-in-cloud-performance-says-thousandeyes/2018/11/) is easy when you use Microsoft cloud. From the moment when customer traffic enters our global network through our strategically placed edge-nodes, your data travels through optimized routes at near the speed of light. These edge-nodes, all interconnected to more than 4000 unique Internet partners (peers) through thousands of connections in more than 175 locations, provide the foundation of our interconnection strategy. 
+Opting for the [best possible experience](https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/azure-tops-aws-gcp-in-cloud-performance-says-thousandeyes/2018/11/) is easy when you use Microsoft cloud. From the moment when customer traffic enters our global network through our strategically placed edge-nodes, your data travels through optimized routes at near the speed of light. These edge-nodes, all interconnected to more than 4000 unique Internet partners (peers) through thousands of connections in more than 190 locations, provide the foundation of our interconnection strategy. 
 
 Whether connecting from London to Tokyo, or from Washington DC to Los Angeles, latency, jitter, packet loss, and throughput affect network performance. At Microsoft, we choose and utilize direct interconnects instead of transit-links. This approach ensures symmetric response traffic and helps to minimize hops, peering parties, and paths to keep them as short and simple as possible.