Compendium 2003 - BELNET - User Base
| Total connected | ISDN or lower | up to 2 Mbit | 2 - 10 Mbit | 10 - 100 Mbit | 100 - 1000 Mbit | 1 Gbit or above | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 21 |
| Institutes of higher/further education | 35 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 43 | 3 | 0 |
| Research institutes | 34 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Secondary schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Primary schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Libraries | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospitals (other than University hospitals) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Government departments | 27 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Others | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 75 | 0 |
| Expected increase in two years' time | We expect further migration of customers towards Ethernet as their access technology. This would mean that all small/medium sized customers connect at 100 Mbit/s (FE), and all larger customers connect with (multiple) 1000 Mbit/s (GE) links. |
| Directly to POP on the NREN | Via a regional or metropolitan network by a third party | Via or behind another connected institution | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Institutes of higher/further education | 80.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Research institutes | 85.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Secondary schools | 0.0 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
| Primary schools | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Libraries | 10.0 | 10.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 |
| Hospitals (other than University hospitals) | 75.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 |
| Government departments | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Others | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Type of student | % that can have Internet access through your organisation |
|---|---|
| Students in university education | 100 |
| Students in higher/further education | 70 |
| Students in secondary education | 5 |
| pupils in primary education | 0 |
| Congestion level | Campus LAN | MAN or regional network | Access Network | NREN backbone | External Connections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little | 50 | 90 | 60 | 100 | 100 |
| Some | 40 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Serious | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Remarks regarding this section | Concerning the percentage of students that can have Internet access through the NREN, we have interpreted this as "who in Belgium has access via BELNET". If the question was "Who in Belgium could potentially have access via BELNET", then the answer is 100% for all categories mentioned, although this is unrealistic given that our service offering and pricing is probably not optimal for a large portion of these potential customers. |