Connectivity

UbuntuNet Alliance connects National Research and Education Networks of The Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Zimbabwe under the AfricaConnect2 Project

Connectivity, Eb@le, MAREN, Members, Network, Stories / By / October 12, 2018

10th October 2018: Lilongwe, Malawi Hundreds of thousands of students, lecturers and researchers from Higher Education Institutions and research centers affiliated to the National Research and Education Network (NREN)s of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Malawi and Zimbabwe now have a glorious opportunity to access high speed and affordable connectivity dedicated  to research and …

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UbuntuNet Alliance, World Bank Power SomaliREN’s connectivity to the UbuntuNet network under AfricaConnect2

AfricaConnect, Connectivity, Donors, Members, Network, Press Release, Projects, SomaliREN, Stories, World Bank / By / July 3, 2018

29 June 2018/ Lilongwe, Malawi and Mogadishu, Somalia UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking is pleased to announce that it has successfully connected SomaliREN, the National Research and Education Network (NREN) of Somalia to the UbuntuNet network, the data network for NRENs in Eastern and Southern Africa under the €26.6m European Commission co-funded AfricaConnect2 …

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The major role of Open Exchange Points, Lessons from NORDUnet

Connectivity, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

NORDUnet is a regional R&E network that serves the five Nordic countries in Europe: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Each country has a national R&E network (NREN), serving scientists, educators, students, and their institutions in the country. Since the 1980s, these five NRENs have worked together to connect their network infrastructures to each other, …

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The Internet should be a highway road accessible to everyone- Jim Forster

Connectivity, Interview, Network / By / September 6, 2017

African governments and IT players on the continent should aim at building and opening up e-Infrastructure and internet services so that they are affordable and easily accessible to users. Jim Forster, a former 20 year employee of the world’s leading IT and Networking company Cisco Systems and now Chairman of NetworkTheWorld, made the suggestion in …

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. CAREN project brings Gigabit-speed connectivity to Central Asia*

Connectivity, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

Researchers, academics and students in Central Asia and Europe are already starting to benefit from the recent deployment of a ring of 1 Gbps circuits for research and education (R&E) across the regions, officially inaugurated today at the start of the 2nd CAREN Regional Networking Conference (CRNC 2017) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The new connectivity is …

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World Bank publishes report on role and status of NRENs in Africa

Connectivity, Donors, Stories, World Bank / By / September 7, 2017

The World Bank has officially published the report on Role and Status of NRENs in Africa compiled by its consultant Michael Foley. The report, published in the World Bank’s Open Knowledge repository, highlights the story of development of NRENs in Africa and the key roles the NRENs are playing in enabling innovation and advancing science …

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The Internet should be a highway road accessible to everyone- Jim Forster

Connectivity, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

African governments and IT players on the continent should aim at building and opening up e-Infrastructure and internet services so that they are affordable and easily accessible to users. Jim Forster, a former 20 year employee of the world’s leading IT and Networking company Cisco Systems and now Chairman of NetworkTheWorld, made the suggestion in …

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Asi@Connect project launched to bridge digital divide in Asia-Pacific

Connectivity, Network, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) Over 55 million researchers, academics and students across the Asia-Pacific, including India, will benefit from a new phase of dedicated research and education (R&E) networking – Asi@connect – which was inaugurated at the Asia Pacific Advanced Network 43 (APAN43) meeting here. Asi@connect, co-funded by the European Union (EU), aims to …

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MAREN, SomaliREN hold breath as connection to the UbuntuNet Network draws closer

Connectivity, MAREN, Members, SomaliREN, Stories / By / September 7, 2017

Excitement continues to build for the Research and Education Network (NREN) s of Malawi and Somalia as the countdown to the two NRENs connection to the UbuntuNet Network edges closer. The Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) and its counterpart, Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN) are expected to be the among the first new …

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ITU Is Worried About High Cost of Broadband in Africa*

Connectivity, Interview, Stories / By / September 6, 2017

Technological advancements may have been achieved in leaps and bounds in recent times beyond expectations. But the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency for the Information and Communications Technology industry, is disturbed that regions such as Africa still lack access to broadband, and where available it remains too expensive. Ahead of the  …

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