Amsterdam, June 12 – NBIP and connectivity provider ERA-IX have entered a partnership for the DDoS protection service NaWas. This makes NaWas immediately available in the Netherlands and Germany (Frankfurt) on the ERA-IX platform. In this way, NBIP further fulfils its ambition to make joint digital resilience more widely available in Europe.
NBIP helps digital infrastructure providers to cover specific legal obligations and operational risks. The foundation does this by providing joint services, knowledge and advice. The best-known example of these services is NaWas, the largest not-for-profit DDoS mitigation service in Europe used by more than 130 organisations in 10 European countries.
The partnership between NBIP and ERA-IX is a step towards further opening Europe. ‘We see that the DDoS threat landscape in Europe has changed rapidly and the demand for reliable European DDoS mitigation services is increasing,’ says Frank Dupker, European Network Manager at NBIP. “The partnership with ERA-IX enables us to further expand the availability of NaWas in Europe and contributes more broadly to increasing Europe’s cyber resilience. In addition, ERA-IX offers our participants an interesting option to create additional redundancy.”
Because of the partnership, NaWas is now directly available in Frankfurt. Tamer Canki, founder of ERA-IX, explains: “We are not a traditional internet exchange, but operate as a connectivity fabric with multiple services. This makes us an alternative to other exchanges, with PoPs in more than 30 locations that are more geographically dispersed compared to other providers. We have been active for three years now and have almost 200 members. Recently, we have seen an increasing demand for DDoS protection. By connecting NaWas to our network, we can now offer a high-quality mitigation service with an excellent reputation to our members.”
