Вообще это типично для крупных канальных провайдеров, когда реально переход между сетями - один, а остальные хопы - внутри магистральных сетей канальных провайдеров.
В порядке эксперимента сделал несколько трейсов.
# traceroute
intercom.com
traceroute to
intercom.com (198.143.4.204), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 9.88.32.216.static.reverse.ltdomains.com (216.32.88.9) 0.739 ms 0.532 ms 0.580 ms
2 * * *
3 hr2-ge-11-5.FortWorthda1.savvis.net (216.39.69.225) 1.144 ms 0.709 ms 0.646 ms
4 cr1-tengig0-3-5-0.dallas.savvis.net (204.70.193.25) 2.173 ms 1.700 ms 1.601 ms
5 * * cr2-loopback.nyr.savvis.net (206.24.194.71) 43.823 ms
6 204.70.196.70 (204.70.196.70) 39.506 ms 39.454 ms 39.750 ms
7 64.243.225.30 (64.243.225.30) 40.014 ms 39.705 ms 39.959 ms
8 astra.intercom.com (198.143.4.204) 39.699 ms 39.663 ms 39.539 ms
# traceroute speedsite.com
traceroute to speedsite.com (206.126.224.5), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 * 9.88.32.216.static.reverse.ltdomains.com (216.32.88.9) 0.935 ms 0.543 ms
2 * * *
3 hr1-ge-11-7.FortWorthda1.savvis.net (216.39.69.49) 0.615 ms 0.778 ms 0.540 ms
4 bhr1-po-15.FortWorthda1.savvis.net (208.172.131.45) 1.462 ms 1.650 ms 1.274 ms
5 cr1-tengig0-3-5-0.dallas.savvis.net (204.70.193.25) 8.492 ms 4.391 ms 1.840 ms
6 pr2-ge-4-0-0.DallasEquinix.savvis.net (204.70.200.169) 2.209 ms 2.291 ms 2.297 ms
7 * * *
8 ge-3-0-0-89.bbr2.Dallas1.Level3.net (4.68.19.130) 2.856 ms 2.790 ms 2.612 ms
9 ae-0-0.bbr2.Chicago1.Level3.net (64.159.1.34) 33.479 ms 33.500 ms as-2-0.bbr1.Chicago1.Level3.net (64.159.4.225) 34.163 ms
10 ge-7-2.ipcolo1.Chicago1.Level3.net (4.68.101.170) 33.300 ms ge-9-2.ipcolo1.Chicago1.Level3.net (4.68.101.138) 34.052 ms ge-9-0.ipcolo1.Chicago1.Level3.net (4.68.101.10) 33.987 ms
11 POS4-2.br1.chi1.il.anet.com (63.208.138.166) 34.120 ms 34.568 ms 33.849 ms
12 ge-5-1.a12.chcgil01.bb.anet.com (64.254.196.50) 34.604 ms 34.779 ms 34.394 ms
13 gw.jackson.speedsite.com (216.177.121.18) 34.710 ms 35.704 ms 35.478 ms
14 ghanima.speedsite.com (206.126.224.5) 36.125 ms 34.836 ms 35.605 ms
# traceroute
juneau.com
traceroute to juneau.com (69.56.155.104), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 9.88.32.216.static.reverse.ltdomains.com (216.32.88.9) 0.581 ms 0.445 ms 0.447 ms
2 * * *
3 hr2-ge-11-8.FortWorthda1.savvis.net (216.39.69.53) 169.256 ms 158.915 ms 1.267 ms
4 cr1-tengig0-3-5-0.dallas.savvis.net (204.70.193.25) 3.431 ms 1.781 ms 1.600 ms
5 208.172.139.130 (208.172.139.130) 1.190 ms 1.236 ms 1.286 ms
6 te7-1.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com (70.87.253.18) 1.443 ms 6.002 ms te9-1.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com (70.87.253.6) 1.400 ms
7 76.fd.5746.static.theplanet.com (70.87.253.118) 1.599 ms 1.516 ms 1.450 ms
8 vl1.car01.dllstx2.theplanet.com (12.96.160.11) 1.616 ms 1.652 ms 2.070 ms
9 a5.0.9c0c.static.theplanet.com (12.156.0.165) 7.862 ms 1.663 ms 1.951 ms
10 69.56.155.104 (69.56.155.104) 3.335 ms 8.841 ms 3.145 ms