Dorte Olesen appointed member of UN Panel on Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the members of a High-Level UN Panel to advise on the organizational and operational aspects of the proposed Technology Bank and Science, Technology and Innovation Supporting Mechanism dedicated to the least developed countries. One of the appointees is Dorte Olesen, member of the board of directors of the […]
GÉANT Association Elects 1st Board
On 11 December 2014, the GÉANT Association Assembly met in Zagreb for it’s first meeting since forming the GÉANT Association in Berlin in October. As part of the meeting the GÉANT Association elected it’s first board of directors. The Assembly elected a board chair, two external (non-NREN) board members, and six NREN representatives for the […]
Slovenian recognition for ARNES and R&E networking
The president of the republic of Slovenia today decorated ARNES, the national research and education network (NREN) of Slovenia, with the Order of merit for development and research in the field of introducing new information and communications technologies in Slovenia. ARNES was established 22 years ago as a national academic network for Slovenia and today connects over 1000 organisations, with more […]
Advanced North Atlantic 100 Gbit/s Ring for R&E Operational
ANA-200G delivers on its promise New Orleans, LA, USA – November 17, 2014 Internet2, NORDUnet, CANARIE, and SURFnet, four advanced Research and Education (R&E) Networks from both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean, today announced the completion of a collaborative advanced network, called ANA-200G, that spans the North Atlantic, enabling R&E users to transfer data […]
NORDUnet at ARMADA
NORDUnet is present at this year’s Armada fair at KTH, Stockholm on 18-19 November meeting students on the outlook for exciting potential employers for degree projects, summer jobs, or even a permanent job after finishing their degrees. The Armada fair connects approx. 150 exhibiting companies and organisations with 10,000 students. The booth will be primarily […]
NORDUnet joins NL-IX
To secure the best possible commodity internet service for the Nordic research and educational networks NORDUnet operates a global IP network infrastructure. NORDUnet is proud to announce that as part of the continued expansion of its global IP peering infrastructure, NORDUnet is now present at the NL-IX NORDUnet is currently present at the following Internet eXchange […]
NORDUnet Completes Major Network Upgrade
NORDUnet today announced the completion of a major upgrade of its European optical network footprint in response to the growing traffic requirements of the Nordic NRENs and the Nordic research and education community. With a deployment of an 88-channel, 100G optical transport network, NORDUnet interconnects the Nordic NRENs as well as major European transit hubs […]
GÉANT extends ESnet trans-Atlantic connectivity with three high-speed links across Europe
The European R&E network backbone GÉANT has made an agreement with the US R&E network ESnet (the US Department of Energy’s Energy Sciences Network) to deliver three 100Gbps networks links across Europe, connecting the ESnet points-of-presence in Geneva, London, and Amsterdam. Together with new ESnet trans-Atlantic infrastructure, the 100Gbps European links will greatly improve collaboration […]
DANTE and TERENA join forces to become the GÉANT Association
TERENA and DANTE have joined forces to become the GÉANT Association. TERENA’s activities to support collaboration, innovation and knowledge sharing for the benefit of research and education continue in the work of the GÉANT Association. Information about these activities will remain available via this website until a full GÉANT Association website can be created. In […]
World’s first 100Gbps research network across the Pacific
New Zealand research & education network REANNZ deploys world’s first 100Gbps research network across the Pacific. Distance is being eliminated with a demonstration of the world’s longest distance 100Gbps research network connection, showcasing New Zealand’s future capacity on the Southern Cross cable, at the REANNZ-hosted GLIF 2014 conference in Queenstown. The 100Gbps network across the […]
