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CENIC Honors AT&T, GeoLinks, and CENIC NOC for Outstanding California Wildfire Response

CENIC Honors AT&T, GeoLinks, and CENIC NOC for Outstanding California Wildfire Response

Categories RENS & NRENS

In recognition of their immediate and effective response to ensure emergency connectivity to communities and organizations affected by catastrophic wildfires, AT&T, GeoLinks, and CENIC’s Network Operations Center are being recognized with CENIC’s 2019 Christine Haska Distinguished Service Award.

CENIC Recognizes Inland Empire Consortium for Pioneering Solutions to Expand Rural Internet Access

CENIC Recognizes Inland Empire Consortium for Pioneering Solutions to Expand Rural Internet Access

For pioneering broadband solutions and bringing high-speed Internet access to rural underserved communities, the Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium (IERBC) is being recognized with the CENIC 2019 Innovations in Networking Award for Broadband Applications.

Internet2 Recognized as Outstanding Partner in R&E Networking

CENIC is recognizing Internet2 for the growing, innovative collaboration between the two organizations on numerous projects to renew, enrich, and extend the advanced research and education (R&E) network ecology, nationally and internationally.

GeoLinks Recognized with CENIC Corporate Partnership Award

CENIC is recognizing GeoLinks for their understanding of the importance of high-speed broadband for California research and education communities, and their strategy for reaching those with limited or no access to broadband due remote locations and challenging terrain using fixed wireless technology.

David Lassner of University of Hawai’i Recognized for Distinguished Service

CENIC's inaugural Christine Haska Award for Distinguished Service recognizes David Lassner, UH President, for his lifelong commitment to science, the environment, and communities in the Pacific Islands, and his achievements in securing R&E broadband connectivity.

Founders Circle Award Honors Technology Leaders for their Roles in Creating CENIC

CENIC seeks to honor early members of the board of directors, CENIC employees, and designers of the original CalREN network for their crucial contributions to CENIC in its formative years.

Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grants for K-12 Schools Recognized with CENIC Innovations Award

Categories K-12

As a result of the BIIG project, California's most remote public K-12 schools are overcoming barriers to Internet access and being connected to the world-class California Research and Education Network (CalREN), the high-performance broadband network operated by CENIC.

UC ANR Project to Extend Broadband to Rural Researchers Recognized with CENIC Innovations Award

The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is being recognized for its work to extend high-speed broadband to UC researchers in rural communities across the state by connecting UC ANR sites to the California Research and Education Network (CalREN).

Cal State’s CMS Data Center Transformation Recognized with CENIC Innovation Award

Categories CSU Libraries

This award recognizes the significant effort required to bring the CMS data center from Salt Lake City to its current state-of-the-art facility in Silicon Valley, thereby enabling CSU to use a hybrid cloud platform. Project leader George Mansoor will accept the award on behalf of the numerous CSU staff who contributed to this project.

Technology Projects to Combat California Wildfires Are Recognized

WIFIRE, HPWREN, and AlertTahoe Awarded the 2018 Innovations in Networking Award for Experimental Applications. These three projects are being recognized for their work to bring advanced IT and telecommunications to the fight to contain California wildfires: the WIFIRE, HPWREN, and AlertTahoe. Project leaders being recognized are Ilkay Altintas, John Graham, Graham Kent, and Frank Vernon.