Rolf Nordhagen inducted into Internet Hall of Fame
Rolf Nordhagen (1928 – 2013) is one of 24 Internet pioneers that recently were inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. Rolf Nordhagen had leading roles in the forming years of the Norwegian academic network UNINETT, and the Nordic university network NORDUnet. He is regarded as one of the founding parents of networking in these […]
In memory of Karel Vietsch 1952 – 2014
It is with great sadness that we have received the news about the death of Karel Vietsch, TERENA Secretary General. Karel Vietsch was a driving force in the collaborative effort between the European countries on the development of Research and Educational Networks. Karel became TERENA Secretary General in 1996, and since then he has been […]
SURFnet and NORDUnet give researchers fast access to datasets.
SURFnet and NORDUnet deploy 100G optical network to London for research and education Utrecht 4 December 2013 – SURFnet and NORDUnet (the network for education and research in the Nordic countries) today deployed an optical network between Amsterdam and London, initially comprising two 100 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) connections. Each organisation now has its own 100G connection to […]
NORDUnet Conference 2014 – call for presentations
The Programme Committee for the 28th NORDUnet Conference invites your presentation proposals for NDN2014. The NORDUnet 2014 Conference will take place on 23-25 September, 2014, at Uppsala University, Sweden’s oldest institution of higher learning. The theme of the conference is Innovation. NORDUnet 2014 is the Nordic networking meeting place, bringing together the networking and information […]
World’s First 100G Intercontinental Transmission Link for the Research and Education Community
NORDUnet to Help Building the World’s First 100G Intercontinental Transmission Link for the Research and Education Community WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 24, 2013 Today NORDUnet, Internet2, ESnet, SURFnet, CANARIE and GÉANT – Six of the world’s leading research and education networks today announced their intent to build the world’s first 100 gigabits-per-second (Gbps) intercontinental transmission […]
NeIC2013: Nordic e-Infrastructure Conference, 15-16 May 2013, Trondheim
The first Nordic e-Infrastructure Conference takes place in Trondheim, Norway on 15-16 May 2013, with preceding workshops 13-14 May. It marks the 10-year anniversary of Nordic collaboration in computing and storage services for science. The aim of the conference is to couple Nordic user communities with the skill base that exists within the national e-Infrastructure […]
NORDUnet complete 2011 Network expansion by taking a third connection to the US in production
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EC GEANT Expert Group Releases report on “Knowledge without Borders – GÉANT 2020”
Today at an event at the EU Commission in Brussels the report from the GEANT Expert Group was presented to EU Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes. The GEANT Expert Group’s mandate from the Eu Commission was to: “The GÉANT Expert Group (GEG) will articulate a 2020 vision for European Research and Education networking and will identify an action […]
NORDUnet hosting GÉANT JRA1 Technical Workshop
On 20-21 November Network Transport specialists from all over Europe come to Copenhagen to discuss trends in network transport technology and the impact on research and education networking. A technical workshop organized by the GÉANT “Future Networks” joint research activity (JRA1) sets the framework for these discussions. The GN3 project has been making great advances […]
SUNET launches national eduroam mobility
600,000 students and researchers in Sweden go mobile with eduroam and The Cloud. The Swedish education and research network SUNET and The Cloud have entered a partnership that gives researchers, students and staff at Sweden´s universities and university colleges access to wireless Internet connection off-campus vith eduroam authentication on The Cloud´s 4,500 or so access […]
