SWARCO Belgium NV

Connectivity

Your local specialist for critical infrastructure networks.

For over twenty years SWARCO Belgium is a system integrator for high-bandwidth optical, industrial IoT Ethernet and IP/MPLS OT (Operational Technology) networks. With state of the art technology and highly experienced qualified personnel, we implement solutions that meet our customer's expectations. We design, supply, install and commission mission critical infrastructure networks. Through professional support services, we monitor and maintain customers' installed base 24/7.

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Contact Details

SWARCO Belgium NV

Paepsem Business Park, Boulevard Paepsem - Paapsemlaan 20

1070 Anderlecht

Belgium

T. +32 2 303 27 00

F. +32 2 303 27 01

E. office.belgium@swarco.com

The Challenge

As digital services continue to grow, organizations face an increasing demand for bandwidth, performance, and reliability across their networks. Applications such as cloud computing, data center interconnect, video, and real-time services require ever-higher capacities and low latency.

At the same time, fiber infrastructure is a finite and valuable resource. Deploying new fiber is often costly, time-consuming, and sometimes not feasible due to physical or regulatory constraints. Network operators must therefore find ways to scale capacity while maximizing existing assets—without compromising on performance or availability.

The Solution

SWARCO Belgium’s Optical Transport solution leverages advanced technologies such as DWDM to deliver a highly scalable, high-capacity infrastructure over your existing fiber footprint. By using multiple wavelengths on a single fiber pair, we enable efficient bandwidth expansion without the need for costly and time-consuming civil works.

Capacity is no longer static. With software-driven control, bandwidth can be dynamically adjusted to meet evolving demands—whether you require 100 Gbps today or 1.6 Tbps tomorrow. This flexibility allows you to scale services efficiently, while maintaining full control over your network resources.

Security is a fundamental part of the solution. We assess potential risks such as fiber tapping and unauthorized access, and implement robust, end-to-end encryption mechanisms to ensure data confidentiality and integrity at all times.

In addition, our services are delivered according to dynamic, assured, high-speed, and technology-agnostic service standards, aligned with the Mplify MEF 3.0 framework principles. This guarantees predictable performance, interoperability, and lifecycle automation—ensuring your connectivity services are not only fast and secure, but also standardized and future-ready.

The Challenge

Operational Technology (OT) networks—used for critical infrastructure, industrial control, and regional as well as municipal government services—face growing demands for high-speed, reliable, and secure connectivity. While these networks often need to serve legacy systems and infrastructure, they must also support modern applications and workloads, all while addressing today’s sophisticated cybersecurity threats.

Precise timing and synchronization are also critical in OT networks to ensure coordinated control, accurate logging, and safe operations, especially in industrial automation or grid control systems.

Organizations must balance the need for real-time performance, predictable service, and operational safety, while minimizing the risk of downtime, data breaches, or unauthorized access.

The Solution

Our OT Network Connectivity solution delivers robust, industrial-hardened Ethernet, IP, and IP-MPLS services over fiber, copper, and wireless/mobile networks infrastructure, providing secure, reliable, and high-performance connectivity for operational technology environments.

We deliver grandmaster clocks and precise timing devices to ensure coordinated operations, accurate logs, and compliance with OT timing requirements.

This solution ensures OT networks are fast, secure, and resilient, delivering reliable connectivity that bridges legacy infrastructure and modern operational requirements.

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The Challenge

OT networks—used for industrial control, critical infrastructure, and regional or municipal government services—must support both legacy devices and modern applications while remaining secure. Traditional endpoint security (like EDR) is often not feasible in these environments, leaving networks exposed to insider threats, cyberattacks, and unauthorized access.

These networks must remain operational 24/7, while preventing unauthorized access, insider threats, and sophisticated attacks that could compromise safety, service continuity, or sensitive data. Ensuring security without disrupting operations is a constant challenge.

The Solution

Our OT Network Security approach provides a layered, network-centric defense designed for industrial and government environments:

Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) – Deployed strategically between datacenters and the OT field and at boundaries with IT networks or external connections (e.g., mobile operator gateways) to enforce traffic policies, detect threats, and prevent lateral movement.
Network Access Control (NAC) – Ensures only authorized devices and users can access OT systems.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) – Secures administrative accounts and enforces strict policies for privileged access.
Network Detection and Response (NDR) – Monitors traffic in real time, detecting anomalies and cyber threats without interfering with OT operations e.g. via fiber optic taps.

By combining these solutions, we deliver continuous monitoring, threat prevention, and secure access, tailored to the operational and safety requirements of OT networks. Your infrastructure remains protected, compliant, and fully operational, even in environments where traditional endpoint security is not feasible.