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The Quilt welcomes new affiliate member NSHE
SEATTLE, Wash. and RENO, Nev. (Aug. 19, 2020) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), operator of the videoconferencing and data...
CENIC Extends 400G Capabilities to Coastal Path Between Los Angeles and Sunnyvale
La Mirada & Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 7, 2020 — CENIC is now able to provide high-capacity services, from 100G to 400G and beyond, on its coastal path between Los Angeles and Sunnyvale. The research and education network upgraded its optical line system along the...
OneNet partners with Oklahoma State Department of Education to distribute 50,000 hotspots to students
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister today announced that 175 Oklahoma school districts have been awarded mobile internet access and devices through 50,000 Verizon Unlimited 4GE data plans and Jetpacks, following a competitive grant process. The...
KINBER Names Nathan Flood President and CEO
HARRISBURG, Pa. (July 31, 2020) – The Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER) today announced Nathan Flood has been named president and CEO, after serving as interim CEO since November 2019. “It was clear to the board of directors that...
Research and education networks in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio announce partnership in the fight against COVID-19
I-Light, Merit, and OARnet team up to provide internet access and support online learning, research, and state and local government initiatives to aid communities amid pandemic BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—Statewide research and education networks (RENs) in the Midwest,...
Edge Partners with D2L to Enhance Members’ Educational Technology Experience
Edge, the region’s nonprofit research and education network and technology partner, has announced a partnership with D2L, a global leader in learning technology. Via its EdgeMarket Cooperative Pricing System, Edge has awarded a procurement contract which will give its...
Broadband for Every California Household: One Gigabit or Bust!
by Louis Fox, CENIC President and CEO If we have learned anything during this pandemic, it is that access to broadband is now a social determinant of health, education, work, and economic security. Our homes have become our schools, our workplaces, and our clinics via...
The Quilt Kicks Off 2020 Virtual Campus Cyberinfrastructure Program Seminar Series
This year, Quilt members will have the opportunity to get a head start on understanding science drivers and research cyberinfrastructure needs in preparation to participate in an upcoming National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure Program solicitation. The...
MCNC names Tracy Doaks president and CEO
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – MCNC today announced that Tracy Doaks will assume the role of president and CEO in August, providing new leadership and guidance for the growing non-profit focused on delivering high-performance Internet and networking, cloud services,...
MDREN Receives CC* Regional NSF Award
The Maryland Research and Education Network (MDREN) recently received the Campus Cyberinfrastructure Regional Award (ID 2018823) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for Advancing Maryland Research and Education Network for Under-Resourced Institutions Through a...
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The Quilt welcomes new affiliate member NSHE
SEATTLE, Wash. and RENO, Nev. (Aug. 19, 2020) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), operator of the videoconferencing and data...
CENIC Extends 400G Capabilities to Coastal Path Between Los Angeles and Sunnyvale
La Mirada & Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 7, 2020 — CENIC is now able to provide high-capacity services, from 100G to 400G and beyond, on its coastal path between Los Angeles and Sunnyvale. The research and education network upgraded its optical line system along the...
OneNet partners with Oklahoma State Department of Education to distribute 50,000 hotspots to students
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister today announced that 175 Oklahoma school districts have been awarded mobile internet access and devices through 50,000 Verizon Unlimited 4GE data plans and Jetpacks, following a competitive grant process. The...
KINBER Names Nathan Flood President and CEO
HARRISBURG, Pa. (July 31, 2020) – The Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER) today announced Nathan Flood has been named president and CEO, after serving as interim CEO since November 2019. “It was clear to the board of directors that...
Research and education networks in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio announce partnership in the fight against COVID-19
I-Light, Merit, and OARnet team up to provide internet access and support online learning, research, and state and local government initiatives to aid communities amid pandemic BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—Statewide research and education networks (RENs) in the Midwest,...
Edge Partners with D2L to Enhance Members’ Educational Technology Experience
Edge, the region’s nonprofit research and education network and technology partner, has announced a partnership with D2L, a global leader in learning technology. Via its EdgeMarket Cooperative Pricing System, Edge has awarded a procurement contract which will give its...
Broadband for Every California Household: One Gigabit or Bust!
by Louis Fox, CENIC President and CEO If we have learned anything during this pandemic, it is that access to broadband is now a social determinant of health, education, work, and economic security. Our homes have become our schools, our workplaces, and our clinics via...
The Quilt Kicks Off 2020 Virtual Campus Cyberinfrastructure Program Seminar Series
This year, Quilt members will have the opportunity to get a head start on understanding science drivers and research cyberinfrastructure needs in preparation to participate in an upcoming National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure Program solicitation. The...
MCNC names Tracy Doaks president and CEO
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – MCNC today announced that Tracy Doaks will assume the role of president and CEO in August, providing new leadership and guidance for the growing non-profit focused on delivering high-performance Internet and networking, cloud services,...
MDREN Receives CC* Regional NSF Award
The Maryland Research and Education Network (MDREN) recently received the Campus Cyberinfrastructure Regional Award (ID 2018823) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for Advancing Maryland Research and Education Network for Under-Resourced Institutions Through a...