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IU’s GlobalNOC offers network monitoring service, improving research collaboration
The NetSage regional network monitoring system, was previously only available to users who collaborated via an NSF grant. Indiana University’s Global Research Network Operations Center (GlobalNOC), a leader for 20 years in research networks, has expanded its service...
MCNC and Facebook to Bring High-Speed Internet to Western North Carolina
FOREST CITY and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Jan. 28, 2020) – MCNC, the non-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), today announced a collaboration with Facebook to make high-speed broadband available to nearly 30 Community...
Department of Energy Announces $625M for New Quantum Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $625 million over the next five years to establish two to five multidisciplinary Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers in support of the National Quantum Initiative. The...
Tribal Digital Village Network Connects to International Peering Exchange with Help from Pacific Northwest Gigapop, CENIC, Google, and AT&T
La Mirada, CA & Berkeley, CA — January 15, 2020 —Fourteen Native American tribes in Southern California are now directly connected to the state-of-the-art International Internet Exchange, Pacific Wave, and its peering, high-performance scientific networks, and...
Edge Leadership Team Grows to Meet Demand for Expanding Portfolio of Technology Solutions and Services
Newark, NJ, January 13, 2020 – Edge, the region’s nonprofit research and education network and technology partner, is pleased to announce the expansion of its executive and leadership team to begin the 2020s. Christopher Markham is joining in the dual roles of Vice...
The Quilt releases RFP details for 2020 Commodity Internet Services
The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that request for proposals (RFP) for the 2020 Commodity Internet Services (CIS) program are now open through Feb. 19. Our goal is to identify...
CENIC Builds 400G Superchannel Between Los Angeles and Riverside
400G Production Link Advances Critical Support for Regional and National Research Platforms La Mirada & Berkeley, CA, Dec. 12, 2019 — CENIC has built a 400 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) single-carrier optical circuit between Los Angeles and Riverside in California,...
Chancellor appoints Shah as OARnet executive director
Former OARnet leader returns to Ohio after four years leading Texas network COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec 3, 2019) — Pankaj Shah, president and chief executive officer of the Lonestar Education and Research Network (LEARN) in Texas, has been named the seventh executive director...
Mid-Atlantic Crossroads Selects Zayo for Colocation and Connectivity
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) was selected by Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) to provide data center colocation in zColo’s Ashburn facility and fiber connectivity to support MAX’s network services to its academic, research,...
WINS Receives Honors in 2019 HPCwire Readers’ AND Editors’ Choice Awards
DENVER, Co. (Nov. 18, 2019) — The Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) has been recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented at the 2019 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis. The...
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IU’s GlobalNOC offers network monitoring service, improving research collaboration
The NetSage regional network monitoring system, was previously only available to users who collaborated via an NSF grant. Indiana University’s Global Research Network Operations Center (GlobalNOC), a leader for 20 years in research networks, has expanded its service...
MCNC and Facebook to Bring High-Speed Internet to Western North Carolina
FOREST CITY and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Jan. 28, 2020) – MCNC, the non-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), today announced a collaboration with Facebook to make high-speed broadband available to nearly 30 Community...
Department of Energy Announces $625M for New Quantum Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 16, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $625 million over the next five years to establish two to five multidisciplinary Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers in support of the National Quantum Initiative. The...
Tribal Digital Village Network Connects to International Peering Exchange with Help from Pacific Northwest Gigapop, CENIC, Google, and AT&T
La Mirada, CA & Berkeley, CA — January 15, 2020 —Fourteen Native American tribes in Southern California are now directly connected to the state-of-the-art International Internet Exchange, Pacific Wave, and its peering, high-performance scientific networks, and...
Edge Leadership Team Grows to Meet Demand for Expanding Portfolio of Technology Solutions and Services
Newark, NJ, January 13, 2020 – Edge, the region’s nonprofit research and education network and technology partner, is pleased to announce the expansion of its executive and leadership team to begin the 2020s. Christopher Markham is joining in the dual roles of Vice...
The Quilt releases RFP details for 2020 Commodity Internet Services
The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that request for proposals (RFP) for the 2020 Commodity Internet Services (CIS) program are now open through Feb. 19. Our goal is to identify...
CENIC Builds 400G Superchannel Between Los Angeles and Riverside
400G Production Link Advances Critical Support for Regional and National Research Platforms La Mirada & Berkeley, CA, Dec. 12, 2019 — CENIC has built a 400 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) single-carrier optical circuit between Los Angeles and Riverside in California,...
Chancellor appoints Shah as OARnet executive director
Former OARnet leader returns to Ohio after four years leading Texas network COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec 3, 2019) — Pankaj Shah, president and chief executive officer of the Lonestar Education and Research Network (LEARN) in Texas, has been named the seventh executive director...
Mid-Atlantic Crossroads Selects Zayo for Colocation and Connectivity
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) was selected by Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) to provide data center colocation in zColo’s Ashburn facility and fiber connectivity to support MAX’s network services to its academic, research,...
WINS Receives Honors in 2019 HPCwire Readers’ AND Editors’ Choice Awards
DENVER, Co. (Nov. 18, 2019) — The Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) has been recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented at the 2019 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis. The...