diff --git a/frontend/src/component/admin/network/NetworkTrafficUsage/BackendConnections.tsx b/frontend/src/component/admin/network/NetworkTrafficUsage/BackendConnections.tsx
index 675a7929ed..195b94947b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/admin/network/NetworkTrafficUsage/BackendConnections.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/admin/network/NetworkTrafficUsage/BackendConnections.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ import type { FC } from 'react';
 import { usePageTitle } from 'hooks/usePageTitle';
 import useUiConfig from 'hooks/api/getters/useUiConfig/useUiConfig';
 import { ConditionallyRender } from 'component/common/ConditionallyRender/ConditionallyRender';
-import { Alert, Box } from '@mui/material';
+import {
+    Alert,
+    Box,
+    styled,
+    Tooltip as TooltipComponent,
+    Typography,
+} from '@mui/material';
 import { PeriodSelector } from './PeriodSelector';
 import { Bar } from 'react-chartjs-2';
 import { customHighlightPlugin } from 'component/common/Chart/customHighlightPlugin';
@@ -20,6 +26,13 @@ import {
 } from 'chart.js';
 import annotationPlugin from 'chartjs-plugin-annotation';
 import { useChartDataSelection } from './hooks/useChartDataSelection';
+import HelpOutline from '@mui/icons-material/HelpOutline';
+
+const ConnectionExplanationBox = styled(Box)(({ theme }) => ({
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    gap: theme.spacing(0.5),
+}));
 
 // TODO: consider renaming to Connection Consumption
 export const BackendConnections: FC = () => {
@@ -41,7 +54,17 @@ export const BackendConnections: FC = () => {
                     <StyledBox>
                         <TopRow>
                             <Box>
-                                1 connection = 7200 backend SDK requests per day
+                                <Alert severity='info' icon={false}>
+                                    <ConnectionExplanationBox>
+                                        <Typography>
+                                            1 connection = 7200 backend SDK
+                                            requests per day
+                                        </Typography>
+                                        <TooltipComponent title='1 connection involves polling every 15 seconds and sending metrics every 60 seconds. This translates to 5 requests per minute, 300 requests per hour, and 7200 requests per day.'>
+                                            <HelpOutline />
+                                        </TooltipComponent>
+                                    </ConnectionExplanationBox>
+                                </Alert>
                             </Box>
                             <PeriodSelector
                                 selectedPeriod={chartDataSelection}