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The coronavirus has accelerated the process of digitalization in the care sector. This increased digitalization demands good, reliable, secure connectivity. Dark Fibre is increasingly being recognised as the solution to these needs.

Relined Fiber Network is taking over the German firm Globalways from Datacenter One. This marks a further strengthening of Relined’s position within the market and promotes the company’s ambition to achieve more growth in Germany.

Relined Fiber Network will be relocating to a new address in Vianen as from 1 November 2020. In recent years, The Dark Fiber supplier has outgrown its existing accommodation and so is undertaking this relocation as the next step in its ambitions for growth.

Using Dark Fibre connections from Relined, the webhoster went from a 1 Gigabit connection to a 10 Gigabit connection, resulting among other things in customers’ websites loading faster.

“Cooperation with the Project Support department was good. Relined appoints a dedicated contact person for the whole process, who can immediately answer all questions. As such a process requires cooperation with different kinds of service providers and interested parties a partner is essential”.

Tjebbe de Winter,
Managing Director, Cyso

In this blog, you can read about how to protect your organisation against cybercrime by setting up a secure, reliable IT network using Dark Fibre connections, and how best to secure these connections.

Kristel Landa has been appointed Managing Director of Relined Fiber Network. Landa takes over from Jan Willem Tom at the helm of the organisation he is leaving after more than 16 years. As a member of Relined’s management board, Landa will further determine the course to be taken by Relined and set out the strategy towards the organisation.

Jan Willem Tom, Managing Director with Relined Fiber Network from the start, is to leave after more than 16 years with the organisation. Under Tom’s stewardship, the business has become a player offering national coverage in both the Netherlands and Germany and has built up an international reputation.

100% availability? Prevent network failure and ensure that your IT infrastructure is build with redundant connections. In this blog you can read how!

Relined is expanding its Dark Fiber network in internet hub Amsterdam. The second quarter of 2020 will see the NorthC data centre in Oude Meer connected via two unique routes, allowing for the delivery of redundancy.

Read more to see what Dark Fibre can mean for your organization: 10 reasons why it makes sense to have your own Dark Fibre set-up.

Sinds december 2019 is het coronavirus uitgebroken en ook in Nederland zijn er inmiddels vele besmettingen geconstateerd en komen hier dagelijks nieuwe besmettingen bij. Wij als organisatie volgen deze ontwikkelingen op de voet en hebben voor onze werknemers en relaties hiervoor de nodige maatregelen getroffen om besmetting en verspreiding van het virus zoveel mogelijk tegen te gaan.

What exactly is a smart city? And how can you build the robust, digital spine needed to both achieve and manage smart cities? In this blog, we will tell you everything you need to know.

By making the most of existing fibre network infrastructure, Relined Fiber Network is delivering cost-effective, scalable and secure connectivity with near unlimited bandwidth to organisations across Northwestern Europe

Digitalization in healthcare... What does it mean? What is involved? And how do you ensure that it runs safely? Read our blog!

This year, the account managers of Relined Fiber Network can be found at various events. A summary of these events is provided below!

“When it turns out we need to expand our capacity again, we can increase the throughput speed even further, up to a maximum of 100 gigabits.”

Theo Belder,
System Specialist , oneCentral

Customized education can be provided using digital learning resources. In this blog you can read how you can adjust your IT infrastructure accordingly.

The world of telecommunications is one that never stands still. Read more about digitization, Internet of Things, cybersecurity and other trends in 2020.

The interconnection between Denmark and the Netherlands has now been officially launched; in addition to power transmission, the submarine cable also provides a brand new low latency and high capacity connection for data traffic between the Nordics and Western Europe. Norwegian company Tampnet is the first company to make use of this new connection.

Data available at multiple locations? Create your own network! How, you can read in our blog about IP-VPN versus Dark Fibre and other methods.

Relined Fiber Network collaborates with JINC to support young people with a socio-economic disadvantage. Relined gives employees time off for voluntary work for JINC and organises ‘taster’ training courses to give these young people a ‘peek behind the scenes’.

Your organisation GDPR proof? With the help of Dark Fibre and encryption on fiber optic level you minimize security risks! Want to know more? Read our blog!

Are you working with sensitive data? Make your Dark Fibre connection even more secure with encryption. In this blog we will explain what it means.

‘Relined has been working with Art Of Automation since 2013 but for many in our company, Relined has been a reliable partner for even longer than that. For instance, I got to know Relined via my previous employer. Our partnership is a flexible and enjoyable one. All the people there who we have come into contact with know all the ins and outs of our ‘case’, show a sincere interest in our needs and can also make a valuable contribution to our success. What’s more, Relined does not operate in a way that could compromise our competitive position in any way. This makes our collaboration an even more pleasant one!’

Relined Fiber Network's project for connecting the Afsluitdijk to its network started several years ago. The goal? To be able to deliver the shortest/a low latency route to Amsterdam from Eemshaven. This 20 to 30 km shorter route means that the company can now offer customers (including those based in the Nordic area) a new redundant connection between the North of the Netherlands and Amsterdam. The new COBRA Fiber Optic Cable - the submarine cable between the Netherlands and Denmark - and the fact that the company now has more network infrastructure at its disposal in North Holland significantly accelerated progress during the past year. These new developments meant that the project could be completed at the end of March 2019.

Agriport A7 is located in the northern part of North Holland. Originally an area almost wholly devoted to greenhouse horticulture, more and more large data centres and high tech companies are now establishing themselves here. To provide greater connectivity for these companies, Dark Fibre supplier Relined Fiber Network will redundantly connect the business park to its network.

“Every month, more than 11,000 requests for lab work are submitted fully automatically; completely error-free and extremely fast. Thanks in part to Relined’s connections, we are making healthcare more efficient here.”

We are producing and generating more and more data. This data not only needs to be stored somewhere - it also needs to be easily and, above all, readily available. Facts and figures about data and connectivity.

Dark Fibre is literally a lightless fibre optic connection. Without the activating equipment that is needed to send and receive data, the fibre optic cable remains dark. So you could say that Dark Fibre is just a cable lying under the surface. Not very exciting, right? In fact, the opposite is true! In this blog you read why.

“Relined is an important and well-established player in the Dutch data communication sector. Our collaboration focuses on the use and management of our fibre-optic network and ducts. Resulting in good value for money and reliable connections.”

No one can ignore the fact that the amount of data is growing hugely. The causes are also obvious to most people. We have listed them below. This exponential data growth can be attributed to five main causes.

Connectivity is the backbone of all modern organisations. This is because data and applications are located off-premises increasingly often; i.e. outside an organisation’s own office or production environment.

Businesses, institutions and government organisations rely heavily on IT. However, IT encompasses much more than the hardware and software, which are the focus of attention in most cases. Connectivity is often neglected, even though it is the true backbone of every modern organisation.

In the Netherlands, businesses, institutions and government organisations are expected to be able to demonstrate that they handle personal data in a responsible manner. Operational data, e.g. production-related data, is also an extremely valuable asset that needs to be protected.

CloudFest 2019 (March 23-29) is a week-long festival featuring presentations by (and for) cloud, hosting and internet infrastructure professionals. It’s one of the largest festivals worldwide! Relined is a sponsor and pleased to offer you a complimentary pass to be our guest: please fill in the following code while booking your tickets on the website of Cloudfest: CF19SYF.

Organisations in the Netherlands must be able to demonstrate that they are in control increasingly often. This involves more than physical security and safely storing data. Challenging requirements now also apply to connectivity and data transport.

“Together with Relined, Fujitsu was able to present a much more attractive business case that also offered considerably greater capacity.”

After completing a major seven-month upgrade and modernisation programme, data centre specialist maincubes festively opened its new AMS01 data centre in Schiphol-Rijk in September. The data centre is connected to an extensive network in the Amsterdam area via an existing Dark Fiber connection operated by Relined Fiber Network.

Asteroid, the global interconnection platform innovator, and Relined Fiber Network, the independent, leading supplier of Dark Fiber connections in Northwest Europe, announced today that they are partnering to connect networks in Amsterdam.

“Relined offers quality at an attractive price, which – along with its great network coverage and the low damping in the connections – are important reasons why we purchase Dark Fibre connections from Relined.”

“The fact that only certified contractors are allowed to work near the fibre optic cables means the network is exceptionally stable, safe and secure.”

“Relined’s proposal offered us quality at a competitive price. Prior to this, Relined had already submitted a clearly written implementation plan to us that considered all the possible scenarios. This gave us a lot of confidence in them. Not for nothing was the tender awarded to Relined.”

Relined Fiber Network, the independent Dutch provider of unlit glass fibre, is now spreading its wings further by offering its clients access to a network in Germany that provides nationwide coverage there. This high-quality network means that Relined can now offer its clients access to over 14,500 km of fibre optic infrastructure in Germany that includes networks in many German cities. Relined already has its own Dark Fiber metropolitan network in the financial and business centre that is Frankfurt am Main, which also provides redundant connections with a large number of data centres. Relined’s activities in Germany mean that it is the sole party to offer nationwide coverage in both countries.

With a festive anniversary at venue the Fabrique we reflected – with our entire team and invited guests - on the fact that Relined has been in business for 15 years. An achievement of which we are extremely proud.

Het Nederlandse bedrijf Relined Fiber Network breidt haar Dark Fiber netwerk uit naar Duitsland. Met een metro glasvezelnetwerk in Frankfurt gaat Relined, net als in Amsterdam, datacenter verbindingen leveren. Hiermee zijn twee belangrijke internetknooppunten in Europa aangesloten op het netwerk van Relined. 

Relined Fiber Network, de onafhankelijke exploitant van onbenutte Dark Fiber capaciteit, heeft een overeenkomst gesloten met BT, één van ’s werelds grootste leveranciers van communicatiediensten en -oplossingen, om Dark Fiber capaciteit binnen BT’s Nederlandse glasvezelnetwerk te gaan resellen. Hierdoor groeit het bereik van Relined’s Dark Fiber netwerk met ongeveer 7.000 kilometer.

Datacenter.com, een ambitieuze leverancier van datacenter services die van plan is om wereldwijd in een selectief aantal markten grootschalige colocatie datacenters te ontwikkelen en beheren.

Relined Fiber Network heeft de definitieve gunning gekregen voor de aanbesteding van de Provincie Noord-Holland om 44 bruggen en sluizen aan te sluiten op Managed Dark Fiber. Om deze aansluitingen te realiseren zal Relined ruim 170 kilometer nieuw glasvezelnetwerk aanleggen. Een mooie uitbreiding van het glasvezelnetwerk in de provincie Noord-Holland.