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Welcome to the GÉANT2 Website
GÉANT2 is the seventh generation of pan-European research and education network, successor to the pan-European multi-gigabit research network GÉANT. The project within which the network is funded began officially on 1 September 2004, and will run for four years. This site provides information on the network, and on the other project activities which will be carried out alongside it.
GÉANT2 is co-funded by the European Commission and Europe's national research and education networks, and is managed by DANTE.
The GÉANT2 network connects 34 countries through 30 national research and education networks (NRENs), using multiple 10Gbps wavelengths
[ more about the topology ] [ download PDF poster (766k) ]
GÉANT2 is putting user needs at the forefront of its plans for network services and research [ more about meeting user needs ]
Ensuring high-quality service from one end user to another, over multiple interconnected networks, is central to the aims and approach of GÉANT2 [ more on end-to-end service provision ]
With GÉANT2, connections to other world regions will continue to be expanded to become a logical extension of the network's pan-European infrastructure [ more about global connectivity ]Current Status
The roll-out of the GÉANT2 network is almost finished. All of the network's 25 Points of Presence (PoPs) are fully equipped and in service. 43 of the network's total of 44 routes are fully installed and operational, with just one of the 18 originally planned dark fibre routes still in preparation. An additional dark fibre link to Ireland is also in preparation. The first links came into service in early December 2005, between Switzerland and Italy, and Switzerland and Germany, respectively.
Forthcoming Events (click here for full list)
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Date: Monday 4th Aug 2008 to Friday 8th Aug 2008 Location: Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, New Zealand -
Date: Thursday 25th Sep 2008 to Friday 26th Sep 2008 Location: Faculty of Electrical Engineering Czech Technical University of Prague, Czech Republic
