Maarssen, Amersfoort, 13 April 2022 - Diginetwerk provider eGem and Eurofiber, provider of digital infrastructure, have entered into a partnership for connecting government authorities to the national Diginetwork. With this partnership, eGem will have 70,000+ kilometers of high-end fiber from the Eurofiber network as part of its offering.
Since 2015, eGem has offered a platform which connects municipalities, water authorities, provinces and other government authorities to the national Diginetwork. This is used for the exchange of data between governments, varying from geographical data to the issuance of passports. Without exception, this data requires maximum reliability and security of the connections. Eurofiber supplies digital infrastructure in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany. Its Dutch network is part of the vital infrastructure of the Netherlands, as determined by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Johan van Marle, Director of eGem: 'High availability is crucial while processing essential data, so we are extremely happy to include the leading Eurofiber network as part of our offer. Paul Naastepad, managing director Eurofiber Nederland: 'Eurofiber is the largest provider of fiber-optic connectivity in the Benelux business market, we are used to offer very high quality and reliability to our customers, including many government organizations. Our collaboration with eGem gives them also the opportunity to opt for the superior quality of the Eurofiber network for their mutual data exchange.’
About eGem
eGem is the authorized Diginetwerk supplier which connects the data traffic of local governments with the national Diginetwork. In addition to municipalities, water boards, provinces, social work organizations and environmental services, private organizations and software suppliers can - under certain conditions - connect quickly under lower costs. The connection network of eGem meets the independent IP criteria of Logius. In addition, eGem easily combines its Diginetwork with other linking networks. This gives local governments the maximum freedom of choice. The eGem Diginetwork is NEN 7510, ISO 27001, ISO 27002 and ISO 9001 certified.
About Eurofiber
Eurofiber is a supplier of high-quality digital infrastructure, established in 2000. Our network has a length of more than 60,000 kilometers and is growing by an average of 40 kilometers a week. In the Netherlands, our network has been designated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate as part of the national vital infrastructure. The network is scalable, enabling us to adapt it quickly to the changing situation and needs of our customers. We also apply an open network model, suitable for all applications, which offers clients maximum freedom of choice for their ICT environment. Eurofiber is ISO 9001, ISAE 3402 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 14001 and MEF 2.0 certified.
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