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European Commission Contract Will Secure EU IT Networks

Classified telecommunication network provides secure information exchange between European and national administrations

The European Commission yesterday announced it has signed a contract with Equant/Hewlett Packard for "provision of the infrastructure replacing several data communication infrastructures at EU level."

sTESTA (Secured Trans European Services for Telematics between Administrations) is the European Union's classified telecommunication network providing for a secure information exchange between European and national administrations. In order to respond to the need for a telecommunication network serving multiple stakeholders in multiple policy areas, the European Commission, the European Council, Europol and the European Railway Agency have joined forces. The sTESTA framework contract was awarded following a jointly launched tendering procedure. This contract will allow European and national administrations to exchange data within several policy areas in a secured and reliable way.

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