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KINBER Increases Internet2 Research and Education Network Capacity Dedicated 100Gbps to Support Research and Scientific Innovation in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Feb. 26, 2020) – The Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER) today announced it has established a new dedicated 100 Gigabit Ethernet connection to the Internet2 national research and education network out of KINBER’s...
LEARN Announces New CEO
Lubbock, Texas (January 31, 2020) – LEARN Board of Directors has selected Akbar Kara to succeed Pankaj Shah as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 31, 2020. Kara has served as LEARN’s only Chief Technology Officer since 2006. He has 26 years of...
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...
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KINBER Increases Internet2 Research and Education Network Capacity Dedicated 100Gbps to Support Research and Scientific Innovation in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Feb. 26, 2020) – The Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER) today announced it has established a new dedicated 100 Gigabit Ethernet connection to the Internet2 national research and education network out of KINBER’s...
LEARN Announces New CEO
Lubbock, Texas (January 31, 2020) – LEARN Board of Directors has selected Akbar Kara to succeed Pankaj Shah as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 31, 2020. Kara has served as LEARN’s only Chief Technology Officer since 2006. He has 26 years of...
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...