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Juniper Networks Selected to Receive the CENIC 2024 Innovations in Networking Award for Corporate Partner

Juniper Networks Selected to Receive the CENIC 2024 Innovations in Networking Award for Corporate Partner

Juniper Networks receives 2024 Innovations in Networking Award for Corporate Partner for product innovations, responsiveness, and value and cost savings for CENIC and its community.

Product Testing and Validation Testbeds as a Service over Middle-Mile Infrastructure

To vendors, service providers, or research teams, extensive middle-mile fiber infrastructure can play the role of an elastic testbed that matches real-world production networks.

Wireless on the Edge: Connecting Hard-to-Serve Areas

Hard-to-reach areas may require wireless edge networks to connect to a middle-mile backbone. Tradeoffs in frequency, license status, and power can make it challenging to determine the best solution.

CENIC Infrastructure Supports Optical Demonstrations at OFCnet in San Diego

CENIC infrastructure is supporting demonstrations at the OFCnet conference in San Diego via a fiber connection from the San Diego Convention Center to the CENIC’s California Research and Education Network (CalREN) optical backbone node at San Diego which provides up to 34 Terabits per second of capacity to the OFC exhibition floor.

CENIC Will Facilitate Network for R&E Demos at Optical Fiber Conference

CENIC has agreed for the next five years to provide a new fiber path that will facilitate 34 Terabits per second of capacity to the OFC exhibition floor at the San Diego Convention Center.

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.

R&E Networks in CA, OR, and WA Announce Collaborative Support for COVID-19 Western States Pact

R&E Networks in CA, OR, and WA Announce Collaborative Support for COVID-19 Western States Pact

Statewide research and education networks in California, Oregon, and Washington have joined to support the shared approach announced by their states’ respective leaders, Governors Gavin Newsom, Kate Brown, and Jay Inslee, this week to move toward a reopening of economic activity while safeguarding health outcomes.

CENIC Recognizes CSM Consulting for Maximizing Broadband Discounts for CA Schools and Libraries

CENIC Recognizes CSM Consulting for Maximizing Broadband Discounts for CA Schools and Libraries

For their decade-long partnership with CENIC to deliver broadband connectivity to California’s public K-12 schools and libraries at the lowest possible cost, CSM Consulting is being recognized with CENIC’s 2020 Innovations in Networking Award for Corporate Partner.

Indigenous Tribes in Southern California Are Now Participants in Pacific Wave

Indigenous Tribes in Southern California Are Now Participants in Pacific Wave

Fourteen Native American tribes in Southern California are now directly connected to the state-of-the-art International Internet Exchange, Pacific Wave, and its peering, high-performance scientific networks and ever-expanding global connectivity. Six more tribes are also expected to join in the coming months. This new connection enables tribal libraries, scientific research facilities, and cultural preservation institutions to collaborate with partners across the state, the nation, and the world.

Zero-Trust Networking Enhances Security in Research and Education Environments

Zero-trust networking may be uniquely capable of tackling the security issues confronted by R&E environments. Experts from Google, Netflix, the UC Office of the President, San Bernardino County schools, and the San Francisco Library weigh in on security challenges and solutions.