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The Quilt recognizes UETN’s Jim Stewart for distinguished service
Technology leaders throughout United States celebrate career of Utah innovator with highest honor SEATTLE, Wash. (March 9, 2022) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) networks in the United States, today announced that Jim Stewart,...
OARnet Among the ‘First to 400G’ on Internet2’s Network: Q&A with Pankaj Shah
Internet2 recently unveiled its fifth-generation backbone, known as the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI). NGI interconnects with 37 state and regional networks and serves every state in the U.S. Among these 37 are the first five to upgrade to 400 gigabits per...
Fairleigh Dickinson University Upgrades Connection to the Edge Optical Fiber Network
Newark, NJ, February 22, 2022 – A longtime Edge member, Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), recently upgraded their connection to the Edge optical fiber network, EdgeNet, from 2x 10 Gbps to 2x 100 Gbps—making them the first institution in New Jersey to connect to...
The Quilt and Internet2 submit comments to NTIA on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
A key step in beginning to shape the broadband programs that will result from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is creating the rules that the federal government will use to provide guidance to state grant programs, as well as rules to...
Quello Center and Community Partners Recognized with 2022 MSU Distinguished Partnership Award
Johannes M. Bauer, Keith Hampton, and community partners will be recognized by Michigan State University on February 24 with the 2022 Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Service for their efforts to increase understanding of the cost of digital...
I-Light and Indiana GigaPOP now offering cybersecurity services to members
With ransomware and other cyberattacks on the rise, Indiana’s colleges and universities need a way to quickly know about and mitigate cybersecurity incidents on their networks. That’s why I-Light, Indiana’s high-speed research and education network, and the Indiana...
OARnet awarded National Science Foundation grant to develop STEM training and research resources for higher education
Facing a growing need for secured education cyberinfrastructure, OARnet and partners will develop the Virtual Research-Education Ohio (VROhio) program The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded OARnet a planning grant to develop a network of science,...
IEEE and Edge Announce Partnership to Enhance Research Data Management and Collaboration with IEEE DataPort
Newark, NJ, August 31, 2021 – Edge, a nonprofit research and education network and technology partner, has announced a partnership with IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity. The two organizations...
State of California selects CENIC as third-party administrator for broadband middle-mile network
September 2, 2021 – The California Department of Technology today announced that the State of California has retained CENIC California Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative, LLC as the California Middle-Mile Broadband Network Third-Party Administrator (TPA). “California is...
Governor Abbott appoints LEARN President & CEO Akbar Kara to Governor’s Broadband Development Council
Lubbock, Texas (August 24, 2021) - Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Akbar Kara, Bill Hetherington, and Hatch Smith, Jr. to the Governor’s Broadband Development Council (GBDC) for terms set to expire on August 31, 2026. The GBDC was established in 2019 in order to...
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The Quilt recognizes UETN’s Jim Stewart for distinguished service
Technology leaders throughout United States celebrate career of Utah innovator with highest honor SEATTLE, Wash. (March 9, 2022) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) networks in the United States, today announced that Jim Stewart,...
OARnet Among the ‘First to 400G’ on Internet2’s Network: Q&A with Pankaj Shah
Internet2 recently unveiled its fifth-generation backbone, known as the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI). NGI interconnects with 37 state and regional networks and serves every state in the U.S. Among these 37 are the first five to upgrade to 400 gigabits per...
Fairleigh Dickinson University Upgrades Connection to the Edge Optical Fiber Network
Newark, NJ, February 22, 2022 – A longtime Edge member, Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), recently upgraded their connection to the Edge optical fiber network, EdgeNet, from 2x 10 Gbps to 2x 100 Gbps—making them the first institution in New Jersey to connect to...
The Quilt and Internet2 submit comments to NTIA on Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
A key step in beginning to shape the broadband programs that will result from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is creating the rules that the federal government will use to provide guidance to state grant programs, as well as rules to...
Quello Center and Community Partners Recognized with 2022 MSU Distinguished Partnership Award
Johannes M. Bauer, Keith Hampton, and community partners will be recognized by Michigan State University on February 24 with the 2022 Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Service for their efforts to increase understanding of the cost of digital...
I-Light and Indiana GigaPOP now offering cybersecurity services to members
With ransomware and other cyberattacks on the rise, Indiana’s colleges and universities need a way to quickly know about and mitigate cybersecurity incidents on their networks. That’s why I-Light, Indiana’s high-speed research and education network, and the Indiana...
OARnet awarded National Science Foundation grant to develop STEM training and research resources for higher education
Facing a growing need for secured education cyberinfrastructure, OARnet and partners will develop the Virtual Research-Education Ohio (VROhio) program The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded OARnet a planning grant to develop a network of science,...
IEEE and Edge Announce Partnership to Enhance Research Data Management and Collaboration with IEEE DataPort
Newark, NJ, August 31, 2021 – Edge, a nonprofit research and education network and technology partner, has announced a partnership with IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity. The two organizations...
State of California selects CENIC as third-party administrator for broadband middle-mile network
September 2, 2021 – The California Department of Technology today announced that the State of California has retained CENIC California Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative, LLC as the California Middle-Mile Broadband Network Third-Party Administrator (TPA). “California is...
Governor Abbott appoints LEARN President & CEO Akbar Kara to Governor’s Broadband Development Council
Lubbock, Texas (August 24, 2021) - Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Akbar Kara, Bill Hetherington, and Hatch Smith, Jr. to the Governor’s Broadband Development Council (GBDC) for terms set to expire on August 31, 2026. The GBDC was established in 2019 in order to...