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OARnet: Last Mile Enhancement Program brings tenfold increase in broadband speed to 40 Ohio colleges and universities
Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Chancellor Randy Gardner and OARnet have announced the $12.1 million Last Mile Enhancement Program to increase broadband speeds by 1,000% at 40 Ohio colleges and universities. The award will also enable all 87...
WINS: SC21 Call for Participation, Deadline 1/15/2021
The Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) program is now accepting applications for the 2021 program. Since 2015, the WINS program has provided an immersive "hands-on" mentorship opportunity for early- to mid-career women in the IT field who are selected to participate...
CENIC Announces New and Diverse Fiber Route from Sacramento to Northern California
La Mirada, CA, and Berkeley, CA, Dec. 1, 2020 — CENIC has built a new and diverse fiber path between Sacramento and northern California, adding to its inland route. The new path creates a diverse 260-mile regional loop from Sacramento and back, traveling through...
OARnet elevates Fullmer to chief technology officer, Wise to director of networking
Changes to organizational structure enhance OARnet’s capabilities and efficiency COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec 1, 2020) — The Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) announced today the promotion of Mark Fullmer to chief technology officer and the appointment of Aaron Wise as...
Nominations Now Open for Dave Reese Distinguished Service Award
The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that nominations are now open for the inaugural Dave Reese Quilt Distinguished Service Award. The Dave Reese Quilt Distinguished Service Award...
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...
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OARnet: Last Mile Enhancement Program brings tenfold increase in broadband speed to 40 Ohio colleges and universities
Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Chancellor Randy Gardner and OARnet have announced the $12.1 million Last Mile Enhancement Program to increase broadband speeds by 1,000% at 40 Ohio colleges and universities. The award will also enable all 87...
WINS: SC21 Call for Participation, Deadline 1/15/2021
The Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) program is now accepting applications for the 2021 program. Since 2015, the WINS program has provided an immersive "hands-on" mentorship opportunity for early- to mid-career women in the IT field who are selected to participate...
CENIC Announces New and Diverse Fiber Route from Sacramento to Northern California
La Mirada, CA, and Berkeley, CA, Dec. 1, 2020 — CENIC has built a new and diverse fiber path between Sacramento and northern California, adding to its inland route. The new path creates a diverse 260-mile regional loop from Sacramento and back, traveling through...
OARnet elevates Fullmer to chief technology officer, Wise to director of networking
Changes to organizational structure enhance OARnet’s capabilities and efficiency COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec 1, 2020) — The Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) announced today the promotion of Mark Fullmer to chief technology officer and the appointment of Aaron Wise as...
Nominations Now Open for Dave Reese Distinguished Service Award
The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that nominations are now open for the inaugural Dave Reese Quilt Distinguished Service Award. The Dave Reese Quilt Distinguished Service Award...
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...