Consolidating Research and Education Networking in Africa (CORENA) – Where are we? By Tusu The acronym CORENA was coined to capture the dreams of the UbuntuNet Alliance in a single symbolic word: the removal of digital and consequent intellectual isolation of researchers based in Africa. It must be remembered that the backdrop for the formation …
Promoting research and education networking agenda through strategic communication Do our NRENs have the national visibility that can make their task easier? It seems that this may not be the case! Through an in-house study, UbuntuNet Alliance has discovered that many of its member NRENs do not appear to prioritise communication, as such people within …
AfricaConnect’s Three Musketeers: All for One and One for All Like Alexandre Dumas’ Three Musketeers, AfricaConnect’s trio of engineers – Joe Kimaili, Daniel Lete and Andrew Alston champion collaboration for the common good: all for one and one for all. Echoing the spirit of Ubuntu, these three engineers are working together with single-minded purpose to …
Africa NRENs gearing up to provide connectivity support to all on-commercial education institutions Tusu, CEO, UbuntuNet Alliance The African Education Summit in Casablanca, Morocco, was an opportunity for showcasing the Alliance and discussing the growth of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) as well as Regional Research and Education Networks in Africa. The major difference …
UbuntuNet-Connect 2011: Extension of deadline for submission of Abstracts The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the extension of the deadline for receiving abstracts for UbuntuNet-Connect 2011, which will be held at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 23-25th November 2011, hosted by KENET, the NREN of Kenya. The new deadline is 31st July …
NUANCE speaks French enfin! UbuntuNet’s first six members were countries where English, French, Portuguese and Arabic were the main international languages. Given the multi-lingual nature of our Alliance community, we have long wanted to make available Alliance resources in the languages most familiar to our community. Finally, the April 2011 issue of Nuance ushers in …
IDRC President visits UbuntuNet Secretariat, Lilongwe Since the inception of UbuntuNet Alliance, IDRC has been one of its most consistent development partners. Even more, the mapping and pursuit of academic and research connectivity by IDRC predates the formation of UbuntuNet Alliance by several years! Therefore it was a great honour and delight for staff to …
Peering upgrade to 20 Gig approved: UbuntuNet becoming a “Major player in the global REN scene” Margaret Ngwira In January 2008, one of the first tangible offerings of UbuntuNet Alliance was the REN transit connection to GÉANT. This followed the approval by the GÉANT NREN Policy Committee, and was implemented using a Cisco 7606 router …
Fibre opportunities for Africa! Given the flurry of undersea cables being laid and the forthcoming AfricaConnect initiative, it has been decided to dedicate this issue of NUANCE to emerging fibre opportunities around and especially within Africa. The photo shows three fibre gurus representing SEACOM, EASSy and TEAMS at the Brussels EU Africa Connect meeting on …
SEACOM Cable Cut Highlights Need for Alternate Cable Routes The honeymoon that has been enjoyed by NRENs (and other sectors) due to the reduced internet access prices ushered in by SEACOM came to a rude end when the SEACOM cable experienced a major outage along the Mediterranean section of their connectivity during the third and …
