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At the request of the Metropolitan Region Rotterdam The Hague, we have mapped the business fibre optic infrastructure in industrial estates in the Rotterdam The Hague region.
The Netherlands is one of the frontrunners within the European Union when it comes to digital connectivity. The importance of good digital infrastructure for the Dutch economy has been emphasized by events such as the COVID-19 crisis. While the current networks can handle the increased data traffic well, the advancing digitalisation and growing data traffic mean that maintenance and improvements of the broadband infrastructure remain an important focus.
Within the MRDH, the Digital Connectivity network was established in March 2019 and has since expanded to involve twelve MRDH municipalities, the municipality of Dordrecht, the province of South Holland, and InnovationQuarter. Other MRDH municipalities are regularly informed. The network is working on six action lines: (1) digital strategy, (2) knowledge sharing, (3) fibre optics, (4) 5G, (5) Living Labs & Fieldlab, and (6) data centres. The goal of action line A3 is to 'ensure good digital connectivity within the metropolitan region by assisting municipalities in maintaining and/or improving their fixed digital broadband infrastructure'. It particularly focuses on promoting the installation of fibre optics in locations that are most relevant from a business climate perspective. MRDH sees fibre optic networks as the most future-proof, given the very high bandwidth they can provide. The deployment of fibre optics is also desired to ensure sufficient competitive pressure for providers of existing networks.
As part of action line 3, the MRDH has asked Dialogic to inventory the offering of business fibre optic services in industrial estates. The results of this inventory will be used to inform entrepreneurs about the available options. It helps municipalities to further define their policy strategy on this topic based on this information.
