Challenge

Corda Campus in Hasselt grew into a home for tech companies and start-ups. Even so, the major telecom operators didn't lay fiber there, and they weren't going to anytime soon: the campus was left behind. Companies had to rely on internet over cable or VDSL. For many young companies, that wasn't fast and stable enough, or was simply too expensive.

Solution

That's why Wave C started in 2018, then still as Erbacom. It laid its own, independent fiber network alongside the existing networks on the campus. Not to replace them, but as an extra choice. Companies on the campus could now connect to a fast network run by a partner that moves quickly. Because the network is fully owned by Wave C, Wave C could offer services that weren't possible on other networks, or were far too expensive there.

Result

Corda Campus became more attractive to tech companies and start-ups, without extra work for the campus itself. Wave C handles activation, billing and support directly with every tenant. Today, Corda Campus is Wave C's home base. All residents of the Corda INCubator work via Campus Connect, and 1 in 5 companies with their own office chose Campus Fiber themselves. Together that is half of the campus, on a network that exists because the big players stayed away.

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