Direct South Africa – South America connectivity
TENET (the NREN of South Africa) and RedCLARA (the regional network of South America, interconnecting the NRENs of the countries in South Amercia) have recently enabled direct R&E connectivity across the South Atlantic. The link utilises NREN connectivity secured on the SACS (South Atlantic Cable System) and WACS (West African Cable System) submarine cables. The link […]
Smooth connectivity for Nordic academics
Smooth connectivity for Nordic academics As video-conferencing has become highly popular, the value of fast and reliable connections is obvious. A smooth and easy way to secure this is to download the eduVPN app for when you’re not connected via the NREN network. Since eduVPN started as a project in 20115 at the Dutch research […]
Interview with NORDUnet CEO René Buch
The GÉANT Association CONNECT magazine has interviewed NORDUnet CEO René Buch. HIghlights of the interview includes discussion of NORDUnet’s role as a regional Research and Education Network and its role in supporting the highly collaborative Nordic NREN community, the role of NORDUnet in the global research & education community, and the strategy and plans for the next five years. The […]
Nordics receive honour and community awards
Vietsch Foundation Medal of Honour NORDUnet Media Services Manager Erik Kikkenborg has been awarded the prestigious Vietsch Foundation Medal of Honour 2020 together with Bartek Idzikowski of PSNC. They have received the medal for their huge commitment to the R&E community through their dedicated efforts to safeguard broadcast and recording of talks from the TNC […]
NORDUnet Zoom Service and GDPR compliance
NORDUnet Zoom Service and GDPR compliance In line with the past weeks’ huge increase in demand for and use of video conferencing and teaching via Zoom we have seen a parallel increase in the number of questions regarding privacy issues connected with the Zoom service, such as storage of personal data, access to personal data, […]
NORDUnet Media Status
Following all the latest restrictions for personal encounters as part of the anti Corona virus measures we have seen an unprecedented increase in the use of the NORDUnet Zoom service. We are doing everything we can together wih Zoom to safeguard a stable service at all times. With the very extreme loads we have seen […]
Supporting the global challenges of the novel coronavirus
In response to the current situation of the Corona virus R&E networks are moving to procure additional capacity on existing international links and server farms ahead of demand to ensure universities continue to have the bandwidth and services they need to meet the growing demand for video conferencing, remote learning and personal communications. Please read […]
Call for Proposals for NORDUnet conference 2020
The NORDUnet 2020 Conference will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 15-17 September, 2020. The conference aims at covering all aspects of NREN activities, including but not limited to Campus Networking, Educational Services, Evolution of Networks, Network Automation, Security and Privacy, Identity Management, Services for HPC and Data Driven Science, Automation and Failure Prediction. The […]
Inauguration of ESS Data Centre Copenhagen
Today the European Spallation Source Data Management and Software Centre (ESS DMSC) in Copenhagen inaugurates the ESS Data Centre Copenhagen. The opening is celebrated at a reception at the DMSC offices and Data Centre in Copenhagen (at Bio Science Park, COBIS). The DMSC Data Centre is the state-of-the-art facility where the large amounts of experimental scientific data […]
Nordic Educational Services & Community building Workshop 2019
Collaborating, communicating, creating communities – 13-14 November Come join the next NORDUnet Media Service community building workshop 13-14 November. Following the well-visited Kaltura and Zoom workshops time has now come to work a bit more on the MediaSite platform during another two-day workshop. On top of the actual service features and offerings we have put […]
