Wide area network

A wide area network (WAN) is a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area. Wide area networks are often established with leased telecommunication circuits. Businesses, as well as schools and government entities, use wide area networks to relay data to staff, students, clients, buyers and suppliers from various locations around the world.

Extends: [Wide area networks](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Wide area networks), Telecommunications, [Data transmission](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Data transmission)