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CENIC Perspectives: Hybrid Approach to Last-Mile Connectivity Should Include Wireless
As we are entering a moment where decisions are being made about state and federal broadband resources, policymakers should focus on standards for what constitutes broadband rather than the specific technology chosen for last-mile infrastructure.
Progress Towards “Future-Proofing” CENIC’s Network
Categories RENS & NRENS CENIC Perspectives
In support of CENIC’s new spectrum service offering, engineers worked creatively to overcome obstacles posed by the ongoing pandemic including remote collaboration and supply chain slowdowns. The team successfully augmented the spectrum termination capabilities in Los Angeles and in Sunnyvale by 16 flexible grid capable ports, each with the capacity to terminate services between 100G and 800G. This new infrastructure is capable of supporting colorless, directionless, and contentionless (CDC) technologies, which are prerequisites for enabling software provisioning in the optical layer.
The Minds We Need: Federal Broadband Investment Should Include Research and Education Infrastructure
Categories RENS & NRENS Equity & Access CENIC Perspectives
Tags The Minds We Need
As the federal government considers a major investment in broadband, members of the research and education community, including CENIC, Internet2, The Quilt, and EDUCAUSE, came together this spring to support and publish The Minds We Need.
Life Inside CENIC: Sana Bellamine and Core Engineering
Categories RENS & NRENS The CENIC Community
Sana Bellamine works in Core Engineering, which is instrumental in connecting millions of Californians with reliable and forward-thinking solutions, from basic broadband to advanced services with experimental networks.
Virtual Excavations: Pacific Research Platform Enables Remote Collaboration on Underwater Archeological Dig in Israel
Categories University of California RENS & NRENS Pacific Wave
Supported by CENIC's 400-gigabit research network, the Pacific Research Platform has not only enabled researchers at UC San Diego and their partners at the University of Haifa in Israel to go ahead with their archeological dig despite the COVID-19 pandemic but also drastically accelerated data analysis times.
CENIC 2020 & 2021: Wrapping Up and Looking Ahead
Categories RENS & NRENS
We look back at CENIC's achievements in 2020 and look ahead to the goals we continue to pursue in 2021.
CENIC PERSPECTIVES: Fixed Wireless Solutions to Extend Internet Connectivity
Categories Equity & Access CENIC Perspectives
Many CENIC member community anchor institutions are looking for ways to extend online connectivity to unserved and underserved communities, particularly now that broadband has become essential during the COVID 19 pandemic. In areas where wireline broadband may be geographically or economically prohibitive, fixed wireless Internet may be an option. In tandem with a previous CENIC blog article on wireless technologies as a whole, this article specifically explores fixed wireless solutions that our members are using or could use to address equity and access issues.
Life Inside CENIC: Lee Ann Weber and the Communications Department
Categories RENS & NRENS The CENIC Community
The communications team’s work is driven by CENIC’s mission to advance education and research statewide by providing the world-class network essential for innovation, collaboration, and economic growth. We share our knowledge and serve as an advocate for public policy that advances broadband access for all.
CENIC Offering Mitigation Solutions for Volumetric Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
Categories Security
CENIC is now offering its members protection from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, which have the potential to prevent people from accessing online resources, and in the worst cases, to take institutions offline completely.
CENIC PERSPECTIVES: Wireless Internet Technologies for Access, Equity, and Continuity
Categories Equity & Access CENIC Perspectives
Wireless technologies have the potential to address many common challenges facing the CENIC community. While CENIC is not providing wireless connections, we have been working with our members, offering our expertise in solving access and equity problems, and providing referrals to our private sector partners.