Strengthening the Europe-Canada Digital Gateway with Polar Connect
Joint communications statement In line with the EU-Canada Digital Partnership and to strengthen the collaboration on submarine cables, NORDUnet and CANARIE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the Polar Connect initiative aimed at safeguarding European and Canadian digital sovereignties. This agreement recognizes the benefits of secure, resilient, and sustainable international connectivity between […]
Revival of the non-artificial intelligence – NDN2026 Keynote Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir
In a time dominated by AI, the ability to connect to human intuition will be the defining feature in our work lives. The message is delivered by Icelandic author and serial entrepreneur Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir. An overlooked AI side-effect is the influence on the way we perceive human mental capacity. “AI seems so powerful that we […]
Introducing a new paradigm for accurate time
The Nordic Research and Education Networks (NREN’s), National Metrology Institutes (NMI’s), and NORDUnet have launched a pilot to investigate technology that can fundamentally change how fibre optic networks are used to distribute time with very high accuracy. The importance of knowing time Knowing time with high accuracy is essential for a wide range of activities, […]
Sensing the Deep Ocean – NDN2026 Keynote, Mikael Mazur
Sensing the Deep Ocean: Distributed Fiber Sensing Over Operational Trans-Oceanic Subsea Cables While the purpose of optic fiber cables is transmitting data, it has transpired in recent years that they can also produce data. Subtle variations in the tension along the cable can provide early warning of potential cable breaks and contribute in many ways […]
Funet Technical Network Days in Jyväskylä, Finland
Jyväskylä University is the venue for the 2026 version of Funet’s Technical Days. Funet – Finnish University and Research Network – is operated by CSC – IT Center for Science, the national research and education network (NREN) of Finland. Funet’s Technical Days are an annual stakeholder event where Funet infrastructure, services, plans, and challenges are […]
Space as a workplace – NDN2026 Keynote, Kris Capelle
Kris Capelle, heading the training of European astronauts, offers a glimpse behind the scenes of one of the world’s most fascinating professions. Astronauts are picked from thousands of applicants and undergo extensive interviews and tests before being accepted for their positions. Few other jobs are associated with similar levels of fascination. Kris Capelle, head of […]
Sweden’s NREN: living with smart machines
Being a human surrounded by intelligent machines. In their daily lives, many already face the scenario outlined by Jonas Ivarsson, Informatics Professor at Gothenburg University. He kicks off the Spring 2026 version of Sunetdagarne, the traditional gathering held by Sunet, the Swedish National Research and Education Network (NREN). Sunetdagarna provides an opportunity to meet […]
An Arctic connection: it can be done – NDN2026 Keynote, Katarina Gårdfeldt
Improved cable laying techniques that combine advanced ice management and seafloor surveying have brought the vision of Arctic submarine connections within reach. This message from Katarina Gårdfeldt, Director at the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, will surely resonate well with NDN2026 participants. NORDUnet and the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) of the Nordic Countries are […]
Guðmundur H Kjærnested appointed chair of the NORDUnet Board of Directors
Following the 2026 NORDUnet shareholder’s ordinary General Assembly held in Reykjavik, Iceland, Guðmundur H Kjærnested of University of Iceland was appointed chair of the NORDUnet Board of Directors. In addition, Per Öster of Finnish NREN CSC has been appointed member of the NORDUnet Board of Directors, representing the Finnish shareholder. Per replaces Pekka Uusitalo who […]
Nordic Workshop Advances Cross-Border Timing Collaboration
Precision timing is moving beyond the lab and into operational networks. At a recent workshop hosted by NORDUnet and SUNET, engineers from Nordic National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) and National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) came together to focus on deploying high-accuracy timing infrastructure across borders. The sessions centred on wide-area synchronisation using White Rabbit technology, […]