NBIP Foundation
Expertise Center
The Nationale Beheersorganisatie Internet Providers (NBIP) foundation was established in 2001 as an implementing body for lawful interception orders. Providers of public electronic communications services and networks are required by the Telecommunications Act to fulfill such orders and arrange for their own compliance. NBIP took over — and continues to take over — the implementation of this from providers.
Today, NBIP has grown into the expertise center for DDoS mitigation, Lawful Interception, and Threat Intelligence analysis for providers of digital infrastructure such as telecom, internet, hosting, and cloud providers in the Netherlands and Europe.
Mission
NBIP provides shared facilities for providers of digital infrastructure and services so that they can maintain their digital resilience and compliance with laws and regulations.
A resilient digital infrastructure
The best-known example of a collective facility for digital resilience available to participants is the National Scrubbing Center (NaWas). The NaWas is the largest non-profit DDoS scrubbing center in the world, used by more than 130 organizations across 10 European countries.
Over the years, NBIP has grown into a fixture in the Dutch internet landscape. With more than 200 participants, an international presence, and involvement in strategic European development programs, it has been proven that NBIP’s philosophy also works in practice. Both providers of digital infrastructure and public and private partners know how to find their way to NBIP.
Not-for-profit, driven by a public interest
NBIP has no profit motive. The aim is to collectively organize services that are too costly or complex to operate individually. By doing so on a non-profit basis, costs remain manageable for all participants. Because NBIP primarily serves providers of digital infrastructure, that infrastructure as a whole also becomes safer and more reliable — benefiting all users of digital infrastructure, from consumers to large enterprises. It is no coincidence that NBIP’s vision is “Together stronger for a reliable internet.”
The governance of the foundation is as follows. Organizations that purchase one or more services from NBIP become participants of the foundation. The foundation has a Participants’ Council and a board. The Participants’ Council may nominate board members from among its own members and determines the number of board seats. The board holds ultimate responsibility for the direction and governance of the foundation.
