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Breaking News - Networking:
Statewide High Speed Internet Nearly Complete In Cleveland Area
The nation's most extensive high-speed fiber optic network dedicated to higher
education and research is nearly complete in Cleveland. Equipment for the
Third Frontier Network (TFN) has been installed at Cleveland State University
and Case Western Reserve University campuses, and the remaining Cleveland area
campuses will soon follow. The network is being built by OARnet, the Ohio
Supercomputer Center's networking division.
TFN, supported in part by funding from the Ohio Board of Regents, will link
the state's colleges and universities, community colleges, branch campuses,
K-12 Regional Service Agencies, and eventually district locations to each
other and to the Internet. With government, academic and industry partners,
TFN will position Ohio as a world leader in networking technology and the
knowledge economy. Scientific and industrial research conducted over the
network will stimulate economic opportunities and help create high-paying jobs
for Ohioans.
Dominique Porter, manager of enterprise networks for Cleveland State, said her
institution is excited about being connected to the new network.
"The TFN will provide Ohio with a truly amazing network that will enhance
research, education, and economic development within the state," said Porter.
"The opportunities we are afforded by being connected to this dedicated
high-speed fiber optic network will help promote research and collaboration
within Cleveland and throughout the state."
OARnet has a 20-year agreement with American Fiber Systems (AFS), for optical
fiber services in Cleveland. AFS is a leading nationwide provider of
metropolitan optical fiber networks. The optical fiber agreement provides
broadband connectivity throughout Greater Cleveland to universities and
research centers that will enhance TFN.
Colleges and universities that will connect to the Third Frontier Network
Cleveland Fiberloop include: Baldwin Wallace College, Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland State University, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland
Institute of Music, Cuyahoga Community College, David Myers College, John
Carroll University, Lakeland Community College, Lake Erie College, Lorain
County Community College, NASA Glenn Research Center, Notre Dame College and
Siegal College of Judaic Studies.
"Our goal is to optimize Ohio's higher education and research institutions'
ability to access high performance computing and Internet applications by
building a world-class optical fiber network that will connect 91 colleges and
universities throughout the state," said TFN Project Manager Denis Walsh.
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