Polar Connectivity Webinar

On 5 October, NORDUnet is hosting a webinar on the economic value of submarine cables in the Arctic and associated topics relating to fiber connectivity between Asia and the EU. Discover how direct sub-sea fiber connectivity from the EU to Japan and Asia through the Artic region will add redundancy, and mitigate existing risks with […]

Goodbye Reykjavik – Welcome to Bergen in 2024

The 31st NORDUnet conference in Reykjavik, Iceland seemed to have everything required for a great event; a beautiful venue in sunny Reykjavik, a record-breaking crowd, exciting and inspiring plenary talks, high-quality breakout sessions on everything from quantum computing and cybersecurity to digital learning and High-Performance computing, participants engaged in discussions, new ideas, and a wealth […]

University of Iceland students join NORDUnet 2022

In today’s HPC session at the NORDUnet 2022 conference, Professor Dr.-Ing. Morris Riedel of University of Iceland gave a talk on Parallel and Scalable Machine Learning. Morris Riedel is a professor of computer science and teaches high-performance computing and machine learning to graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. Building on […]

Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir welcomes NORDUnet 2022 to Iceland

Valter Nordh and Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir

In her opening address, Icelandic minister of Science, Industry and Innovation Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, welcomed 280 delegates from 30 countries to Reykjavik for the NORDUnet 2022 conference. The minister stressed that science is always international and that the best science is produced in collaboration with others. This is why infrastructures like the NRENs are essential […]

Welcome to the 31st NORDUnet Conference

The 31st NORDUnet conference opens today in Reykjavik, Iceland. Over 270 participants will gather at the Harpa conference and concert venue. On the first day of the conference, participants will learn about how High-Performance computing contributes to professional cycling in a keynote by Bert Blocken, followed by sessions on advanced networking, privacy & security, trust […]

Join the NORDUnet Webinar on Polar Connectivity

On Wednesday 5 October, 2022 at 10:00 am – 11.30 am CEST NORDUnet will host a webinar on the economic value of submarine cables in the Arctic, and associated topics relating to fiber connectivity between Japan and the EU See the full invitation for more information, and register now to join the event. The webinar […]

Dialogue meetings for LMS Request for Information

In June, NORDUnet published a public market request for information (RFI) on Learning Management System (LMS) platforms. NORDUnet and the Nordic NRENs are pleased that there has been significant market interest. We have received 9 responses to the RFI, and are conducting dialogue meetings this week. Following the dialogue meetings, the Nordic partners will asses […]

Jørgen Qvist presenting the NORDUnet optical network implementation at APAN54

NORDUnet Chief Network Operating Officer Jørgen Qvist is presenting today at the APAN54 conference is the session Comparison of Transmission Networks of NRENs belonging to Developed and Developing countries. Jørgen is one of several experts presenting on implementations of transmission networks for research and education, focusing on technology, cost, deployment, and business justifications. Jørgen Qvist […]

NDN 2022 Keynote presentation: Get ready for the 800 GE reality

Smaller, faster, cheaper have traditionally been the desired features in IP router evolution. Now power efficiency and improved cooling have entered the stage. Is air a vital cutting-edge IP router component? Indeed, it is. “Routers and their components have been shrunk to a level where the cooling of the system has become a major challenge. […]

Programme for the NORDUnet Conference 2022 published

The programme for this year’s conference has now been almost fully populated and the Programme Committee is delighted to reveal more about both sessions, speakers and the exciting talks. You can dive into the classic topics of Networks, Monitoring and Automation, Trust and Identity; or you can go new and north and turn towards “Sensing”. […]