Netze

It is independent of the technology of public or commercially operated networks.

(accusative, form-of, genitive, nominative, plural) nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Netz
nets, networks

(neuter, strong) net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)
(also, general, neuter, strong) network; grid (a system, often interconnected, that covers a certain area)
(informal, neuter, strong) signal (connection to a network)
(informal, neuter, strong, with-definite-article) the internet