12
November
2024

Advanced Networking Global

Indiana University’s NEA3R Expands with Internet2, Boosting Global Research Connectivity

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Indiana University’s NEA3R project has announced a major upgrade to its trans-Atlantic capacity and a new collaboration with Internet2, advancing global connectivity for the research and education (R&E) community. 

NEA3R – Networks for European, American, African, and Arctic Research – is an NSF-funded initiative. It supports international R&E with advanced networking, measurement tools, and targeted science engagement.

The upgraded 400G circuit will connect the Internet2-operated Manhattan Landing (MAN LAN) Global Exchange Point in New York with Netherlight in Amsterdam, benefiting the Advanced North Atlantic (ANA) consortium and enhancing data sharing between the U.S. and Europe. Internet2’s Chris Wilkinson joins NEA3R as a co-principal investigator, formalizing this collaboration to support researchers with robust, scalable international connectivity.

Read the full announcement on the Indiana University website: International Networks at Indiana University Announces Major Upgrade, New Collaboration

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We are pleased to join the NEA3R collaboration, contributing Internet2’s 400G trans-Atlantic capacity, measurement data, and distributed computing systems to the project. By building scalable, resilient, high-speed international connectivity, we’re empowering transformative science across disciplines – from physics to astronomy and climate science to global health – enabling researchers to achieve new discoveries and breakthroughs.

— Chris Wilkinson, Senior Director of Network Infrastructure and Operations at Internet2 and Co-Principal Investigator of NEA3R

The NEA3R project’s upgrade to 400G and addition of Internet2 as a principal investigator will further align U.S. investments in trans-Atlantic research and education connectivity with the science and engineering needs of the community we serve. We are excited to continue working within NEA3R and with the Advanced North Atlantic consortium to define and implement the next generation of global collaborative networking systems. We strongly believe these investments and partnerships are transforming how scientists and educators around the world connect, collaborate, and drive discovery.

— Edward Moynihan, Leader of International Networks at Indiana University and Principal Investigator of NEA3R