Working with institutes in the Asia-Pacific region is extremely important for SURF's members. We are excited that this group of world leading R&E network organisations is showing the power of collaboration by making another step in bringing the two continents digitally closer.
SURF signs renewal of network cooperation between Asia-Pacific and Europe
Asia-Pacific- Europe Ring (AER) Cooperation
After 3 years of collaboration on the Asia-Pacific-Europe Ring (AER), participating NRENs are extending the underlying Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on March 7, during a virtual signing ceremony at the APAN53 conference in Bangladesh. This extension broadens cooperation between regions in Europe and Asia-Pacific, but also adds new members, such as HARNET (Hong Kong) and KAUST (Saudi Arabia).
Bandwidth doubled worldwide
The new MoU doubles the bandwidth of the AER. The agreement not only allows for multiple network paths. It also provides backup connectivity in the event of network outages on one of those paths. The collaboration also includes coordinating management activities, introducing emerging network technologies, and supporting bandwidth-hungry applications. This collaboration will create a highly resilient, high-speed network service system for research and education, not only for researchers and academics in the regions of participating countries, but worldwide.
More information
Read more about the signing of the Asia-Pacific-Europe Ring (AER) in the press release.
