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To meet the increasing demand for higher bandwidths, Belnet has modified the design of its network. The heart of our backbone now features new hardware that allows us to upgrade our other Points of Presence in a scalable manner.

The Flemish government and the Walloon Region recently renewed their collaboration with Belnet. This will allow all recognised Flemish and Walloon universities, colleges and research centres to enjoy high-performance access to the Belnet network at a greatly reduced rate for the next 15 years.

The Belnet R&E Federation platform has been completely rewritten to optimise your experience. Discover, right now, the new features that will help you effortlessly upload, correct and validate your institution's metadata.

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.