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FAMU Joins Florida LambdaRail Setting Stage for 100G Internet Connectivity September 19, 2023 Tallahassee, Sept. 15 – Florida A&M University (FAMU) has accepted an invitation to join the Florida LambdaRail (FLR) Board of Directors, setting the stage for a tenfold increase in campus wireless connectivity and research capacity.  With its elevation to board member, FAMU intends to establish a 100Gbps connection to FLR’s... Read More...
RENs are ideal partners as Internet for All projects receive funding July 17, 2023 Many Research and Education Networks (RENs) are beginning to receive or collaborate on Internet for All middle-mile projects across the country. The Quilt is pleased to support all funding recipients and looks forward to working with these states and organizations to implement accessible and affordable broadband throughout the United States. Read More...
THE MINDS WE NEED: RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE May 16, 2023 Beginning in March of 2020 with the COVID pandemic, access to broadband became a social determinant of health, education, work, and economic security. Our homes became our schools, our workplaces, and our clinics via remote education, work, and telehealth. Individuals and families without access were disenfranchised, marginalized, many cut off... Read More...
The Quilt Recognizes Wendy Huntoon with Top Technology Honor March 09, 2023 SEATTLE, Wash. (March 8, 2023) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) networks throughout the United States, today announced that Wendy Huntoon is this year’s recipient of the Dave Reese Distinguished Service Award. This esteemed award is named in honor of Dave Reese (1958-2019), a founding... Read More...
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Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research Program – Subawards RFP Status March 10, 2017

On March 8, 2017, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a $6.1 million, five-year award to accelerate fundamental research on wireless communication and networking technologies through the foundation’s Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program. Through the PAWR Project Office..

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