In late 2021, the European Commission launched a call to establish a national quantum communications infrastructure for each Member State. In Belgium, a consortium consisting of several partners, including Belnet, will take charge of rolling out a quantum network.
Crisis management and communication are crucial for companies and organisations to ensure their business continuity and protect their reputation. On 29 and 30 November, three Belnet colleagues participated in CLAW 2022, a workshop on crisis management specifically for research and education networks (NRENs) organised by the European research network GÉANT.
The European research and education network GÉANT is launching an Innovation Programme to support innovative projects within the European R&E community. The funding - up to EUR 30 000 per project - offers a unique opportunity to enable initial development, establish or test new ideas.
As the number of DDoS attacks continues to increase – with another attack on the European Parliament just last week - and our current DDoS Mitigation service having reached its maximum capacity, it was high time for a new DDoS solution.
As a service provider, we believe it is important to always provide you with the best possible quality. In order to guarantee the stability of our network and our services during the Christmas period, we plan a network freeze as every year.
From 1 January 2023, all institutions whose main activity is higher education and/or research will automatically become members of the Belnet R&E community.