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UbuntuNet Alliance has awarded a 15-year contract to pan-African telecom enabler SEACOM to provide point to point connectivity services to National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) of Eastern and Southern Africa through the European Union co-funded AfricaConnect2 project. This contract kicks off the procurement of connectivity services in Eastern and Southern Africa – the first …

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Registration for UbuntuNet-Connect 2016, the 9th annual networking conference for UbuntuNet Alliance that will be held on 3-4 November 2016 in Entebbe, Uganda, has officially opened. Interested participants are required pay a registration fee of $200 for international participants and $100 for local participants. The fee can be paid through bank transfer or on site …

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At least 150 participants from the global research and education collaboration community converged at VIP Grand Hotel in the coastal city of Maputo, Mozambique on 19-20 November 2015, to attend UbuntuNet-Connect 2015; the eighth annual networking conference of UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking. The conference, held under the theme: “Beyond Connectivity: The Road …

Recounting the success story of UbuntuNet-Connect 2015 Read More »

Located conveniently in the Bay of Maputo in Avenida 25 de Setembro, one of the city’s most prestigious commercial areas and at a distance of a 15 minute drive from the Malavane’s International Airport, there could be no better venue for UbuntuNet-Connect 2015 than the VIP Grand Maputo Hotel. The 5 star Hotel is the …

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The UbuntuNet Alliance has extended the deadline for receiving Abstracts for presentation at the UbuntuNet-Connect 2015 from 15 August to 31st August 2015. UbuntuNet -Connect is a series of annual  conferences organised by UbuntuNet Alliance and hosted by NREN Members. This year, hosted by MoRENet, the Mozambican NREN, the conference will be held in Maputo, …

Submission of Abstracts for UbuntuNet-Connect 2015 extended to 31st August 2015 Read More »

In keeping with the theme for this year’s UbuntuNet-Connect conference to be held in Maputo, Mozambique and hosted by MoRENet, the country’s NREN, UbuntuNet Alliance has added an exciting element on the conferences’ menu: recognition of outstanding research projects or output from NREN Members. The theme for this year’s conference, which will be held from …

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