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Digital hub The digital infrastructure in the Netherlands is among the best in Europe. Amsterdam hosts one of the four key datacentre hot spots in Europe: AMS-IX, which is the largest internet exchange point in the world. In recent years, the AMS-IX has helped transform Amsterdam into a digital hub. Also, the Dutch LTE mobile internet broadband scores highest with regard to coverage, and fourth in terms of speed, on a European level. The Netherlands also has one of the highest levels of household broadband connections in the world, at 98%. Average broadband speeds in the Netherlands are some of the highest in the world, and it also has one of the highest levels of cybersecurity. It also directly links continental Europe to North America: eleven of the fifteen transatlantic cables run directly through the Netherlands. This ultra-modern, fully digital, advanced fibre-optic network serves a multitude of start-ups, datacentres and multinationals, such as Microsoft, IBM, Google, Cisco and Oracle. Netherlands Denmark Luxembourg Sweden United Kingdom Finland Germany Austria Estonia Ireland EU-28 France Belgium Malta Spain Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovenia Slovakia Italy Cyprus Latvia Portugal Romania Croatia Lithuania Greece Bulgaria EU-28 households with internet access at home 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2017 2015 100% 98% Road & rail Businesses looking to establish logistics and distribution operations in Europe gravitate naturally to the Netherlands, given its comprehensive, state-of-the-art network of roadways. The country has over 139,000 km (86,000 miles) of roads, including 3,055 km (1,900 miles) of highspeed motorways, and more than 12,000 transport companies. With the Netherlands handling 14% of Europe’s international road transport, it forms a critical hub for Europe’s international road-freight transport. The country’s rail system boasts 3,055 km (1,900 miles) of network rail, directly linked to inland container terminals and destinations throughout the EU, Scandinavia and the Middle East. The Netherlands also has three high-speed rail lines as well as the Betuweroute, a dedicated double-track freight line running from Rotterdam to Germany. This provides businesses with rapid and direct access to European distribution centres. Source: Statistics Netherlands, 2018 41