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Merit: Michigan Moonshot Partnerships Add Free Wi-Fi Access at More Than 50 Community Locations Across S.E. Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. November 23, 2020 – Residents of Detroit, Inkster, Flint and Washtenaw County will soon benefit from expanded free Wi-Fi access at more than 50 community locations across S.E. Michigan. The effort, part of Merit Network’s Michigan Moonshot initiative,...
Meta Mesh, KINBER, CMU and Pitt Collaborate on Every1online to Provide Free WiFi to In-Need Communities
NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP WILL BEAM INTERNET SIGNALS FROM ATOP PITT’S CATHEDRAL OF LEARNING/TALLEST EDUCATIONAL BUILDING IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Nov. 9, 2020) — In a historic collaborative effort, Meta Mesh Wireless Communities, Carnegie Mellon University,...
The Quilt celebrates 20 years with Virtual Fall Member Meeting
The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, celebrated its 20th anniversary by hosting it’s first-ever virtual Fall Member Meeting on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Nearly 175 registered attendees and stakeholders...
The Quilt expands technology services to R&E networks with Carahsoft
The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that Carahsoft Technology Corp. has been awarded an amendment to its Master Service Agreement, adding solutions from 25 technology manufacturers...
Link Oregon on Research Data in Action: Broadband Support for Disaster Early Warning Systems
The 2020 wildfire season exploded well ahead of schedule this year under conditions of record low humidity, extreme winds, and scorching temperatures—Death Valley reached 130 degrees last month, the highest mercury reading on Earth in almost 90 years. Fires ignited by...
The Quilt welcomes new affiliate member NSHE
SEATTLE, Wash. and RENO, Nev. (Aug. 19, 2020) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), operator of the videoconferencing and data...
CENIC Extends 400G Capabilities to Coastal Path Between Los Angeles and Sunnyvale
La Mirada & Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 7, 2020 — CENIC is now able to provide high-capacity services, from 100G to 400G and beyond, on its coastal path between Los Angeles and Sunnyvale. The research and education network upgraded its optical line system along the...
OneNet partners with Oklahoma State Department of Education to distribute 50,000 hotspots to students
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister today announced that 175 Oklahoma school districts have been awarded mobile internet access and devices through 50,000 Verizon Unlimited 4GE data plans and Jetpacks, following a competitive grant process. The...
KINBER Names Nathan Flood President and CEO
HARRISBURG, Pa. (July 31, 2020) – The Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER) today announced Nathan Flood has been named president and CEO, after serving as interim CEO since November 2019. “It was clear to the board of directors that...
Research and education networks in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio announce partnership in the fight against COVID-19
I-Light, Merit, and OARnet team up to provide internet access and support online learning, research, and state and local government initiatives to aid communities amid pandemic BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—Statewide research and education networks (RENs) in the Midwest,...
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Merit: Michigan Moonshot Partnerships Add Free Wi-Fi Access at More Than 50 Community Locations Across S.E. Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. November 23, 2020 – Residents of Detroit, Inkster, Flint and Washtenaw County will soon benefit from expanded free Wi-Fi access at more than 50 community locations across S.E. Michigan. The effort, part of Merit Network’s Michigan Moonshot initiative,...
Meta Mesh, KINBER, CMU and Pitt Collaborate on Every1online to Provide Free WiFi to In-Need Communities
NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP WILL BEAM INTERNET SIGNALS FROM ATOP PITT’S CATHEDRAL OF LEARNING/TALLEST EDUCATIONAL BUILDING IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Nov. 9, 2020) — In a historic collaborative effort, Meta Mesh Wireless Communities, Carnegie Mellon University,...
The Quilt celebrates 20 years with Virtual Fall Member Meeting
The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, celebrated its 20th anniversary by hosting it’s first-ever virtual Fall Member Meeting on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Nearly 175 registered attendees and stakeholders...
The Quilt expands technology services to R&E networks with Carahsoft
The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that Carahsoft Technology Corp. has been awarded an amendment to its Master Service Agreement, adding solutions from 25 technology manufacturers...
Link Oregon on Research Data in Action: Broadband Support for Disaster Early Warning Systems
The 2020 wildfire season exploded well ahead of schedule this year under conditions of record low humidity, extreme winds, and scorching temperatures—Death Valley reached 130 degrees last month, the highest mercury reading on Earth in almost 90 years. Fires ignited by...
The Quilt welcomes new affiliate member NSHE
SEATTLE, Wash. and RENO, Nev. (Aug. 19, 2020) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), operator of the videoconferencing and data...
CENIC Extends 400G Capabilities to Coastal Path Between Los Angeles and Sunnyvale
La Mirada & Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 7, 2020 — CENIC is now able to provide high-capacity services, from 100G to 400G and beyond, on its coastal path between Los Angeles and Sunnyvale. The research and education network upgraded its optical line system along the...
OneNet partners with Oklahoma State Department of Education to distribute 50,000 hotspots to students
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister today announced that 175 Oklahoma school districts have been awarded mobile internet access and devices through 50,000 Verizon Unlimited 4GE data plans and Jetpacks, following a competitive grant process. The...
KINBER Names Nathan Flood President and CEO
HARRISBURG, Pa. (July 31, 2020) – The Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER) today announced Nathan Flood has been named president and CEO, after serving as interim CEO since November 2019. “It was clear to the board of directors that...
Research and education networks in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio announce partnership in the fight against COVID-19
I-Light, Merit, and OARnet team up to provide internet access and support online learning, research, and state and local government initiatives to aid communities amid pandemic BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—Statewide research and education networks (RENs) in the Midwest,...