Internet2 Completes 100-Gbit/s Network

Research and education consortium Internet2 announced the completion of a new nationwide network that was built to enable 100 Gbit/s of capacity and bandwidth-on-demand capabilities.

The consortium got an assist from equipment vendors Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq: CIEN - message board) and Infinera Corp. (Nasdaq: INFN - message board), whose gear enables easy provisioning of point-to-point IP circuits for use by university researchers.

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