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18 Sep. 2020

Astronomers from the Institute of Astronomy (KU Leuven) operate Mercator telescope from a distance of 3,000 km

Thanks to the technology developed by the Institute of Astronomy and the high-performance Belnet connection, (future) astronomers will be able to continue their research from 3,000 kilometres away during the COVID-19 crisis. Belnet spoke with Prof. Hans Van Winckel, Head of Astronomy at the KU Leuven.

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26 Mar. 2021

Framework agreement for network equipment: Dynniq and Infradata are our partners for the next five years

On 31 March, Belnet's previous network equipment contracts will come to an end and be replaced with a new framework agreement, which will become active on 1 April.

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22 Feb. 2021

Framework agreement for network equipment: home straight before the awarding of the contract

A few months ago, we presented you with a framework agreement for the maintenance and acquisition of optical and IP equipment from the brands Ciena, Nokia, Juniper and F5, and the associated services, intended for the Belnet community.

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19 Feb. 2021

New filters make Belnet network more resistant to attacks

Without adequate protection, the routers of the Belnet network would succumb every day to the many attacks they have to deal with. To make our network even more resilient to cybercrime, new protections have recently been installed for both IPv4 and IPv6.

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15 Dec. 2020

Belnet helps to make the internet safer by implementing RPKI

Belnet recently implemented RPKI as one of the first Belgian ISPs. In doing so, we contribute to the security of BGP routing and the internet in general. Invalid BGP routes (without certificate, or ROA) are now rejected, which means that Belnet helps thwarting BGP Hijacking.

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25 Nov. 2020

Belnet completes redesign of its network

As 2020 draws to a close, the final steps will be taken in the redesign of the Belnet network. With this ambitious project, we have succeeded in significantly improving the stability, redundancy and performance of our network. The focus of the final stage has been on increasing and redistributing external capacity. And as for the future, it is definitely set to bring both investments and improvements in the long term.

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10 Nov. 2020

Temporary contact procedure during the Christmas period

From Friday evening 18 December 2020 until Sunday 10 January 2021 included, we will not perform any upgrades or implement new services. Please note also that our offices will be closed from Friday 25 December 2020 to Sunday 3 January 2021 included. We will resume our activities on Monday 4 January 2021.

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28 Sep. 2020

Framework agreement for network equipment: update of our provisional planning

If you are one of the 30 institutions to have expressed an interest, we would like to keep you fully informed regarding the progress of the various stages of the contract award process.

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28 Sep. 2020

Belnet hosts podcast service for ULB

The coronavirus crisis is having a major impact on the way universities and colleges are working. In order to allow its students to remotely attend and review lessons, the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) will use a podcast service in the new academic year. The university approached Belnet to implement this service quickly.

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14 Jul. 2020

Belnet looks back on a successful higher-education action plan during the online examination period

Belgian colleges and universities have had easy access to the platforms they host to conduct online examinations. Thanks to a tailor-made action plan, we could guarantee them stable, high-performance service.

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