News
Omani NREN connects to NetherLight via a 1 Gbit/s link
News - OMREN, the Oman National Research and Education Network (NREN), is now connected to the NetherLight open light path exchange in Amsterdam from the country's capital city, Muscat. The direct 1 Gbit/s link provides OMREN with new opportunities for international collaboration.
- 22 May 2017
- SURFnet
- NetherLight
- Lightpaths
- Open exchange
India's research network connected to NetherLight
News - The National Knowledge Network (NKN) in India is now connected to NetherLight, SURFnet's open lightpath exchange. Dutch teaching and research institutions can now exchange data at high speed with more than 1,600 universities and research institutions in India.
- 15 Sep 2016
- SURFnet
- NetherLight
- SURFlichtpaden
- Open exchange
- Lightpaths
- 100G
- Research
Microsoft ExpressRoute now available directly through SURFnet
News - Institutions connected to SURFnet can now link their institution's infrastructure directly to the Microsoft cloud with SURFlichtpaden. SURFnet is working under the agreement that the European umbrella organisation GÉANT concluded with Microsoft. GÉANT is the first non-commercial party in the world with direct links via ExpressRoute.
- 08 Sep 2016
- SURF
- SURFnet
- IaaS
- Cloud policy
- Lightpaths