27 Mar 2025 Advanced Networking Internet2 Announcements Internet2 and Cisco Push Coherent Optics Farther, Redefining Long-Haul Flexibility and Network Capacity on Demand Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Breakthrough Trial Demonstrates 400 Gbps Link Spanning Over 3,000 km Without Transponders or Regeneration WASHINGTON, D.C., March 27, 2025 — Internet2 and Cisco recently demonstrated a breakthrough in coherent optics technologies, achieving a 400 Gbps link over… Read More
17 Mar 2025 Advanced Networking Trusted Infrastructure Platform: A Collective Vision for the Future of R&E Networking By James Deaton Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Internet2 community has reached a pivotal milestone in the evolution of our national research and education (R&E) network fabric. With significant advancements in our optical and packet infrastructure implemented — and a new era of automation… Read More
15 Jul 2024 Advanced Networking Network Automation Transforming R&E Networks Through Automation: Q&A with Network to Code and Internet2 By Amber Rasche Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Network automation is transforming how research and education (R&E) institutions manage their infrastructures, enhancing efficiency, resiliency, and scalability. However, the path to automation can be complex, riddled with institution-specific and shared roadblocks and detours. With progress comes new… Read More
24 May 2024 Advanced Networking Reminder About Internet2 Network Monitoring and Support During 2024 Peak Season for Extreme Weather Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Senior Director of Infrastructure Engineering and Architecture, and Camille Davis-Alfs, Internet2 Engineering Services Manager Note: This blog has been updated and reposted as a reminder for the community and to reflect the latest reports… Read More
31 May 2023 Advanced Networking Reminder About Internet2 Network Monitoring and Support During 2023 Peak Season for Extreme Weather By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Senior Director of Infrastructure Engineering and Architecture, and Camille Davis-Alfs, Internet2 Engineering Services Manager Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Note: This blog has been updated and reposted as a reminder for the community and to reflect the latest reports and outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). From severe storms to wildfires, extreme weather and… Read More
12 May 2022 Internet2 Announcements Internet2 Submits Comments to FCC on Secure Internet Routing Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Central to the internet’s global routing system, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is used to exchange reachability information among independently operated networks on the internet. Of the more than 75,000 BGP-interconnected networks that make up the public internet,… Read More
14 Dec 2021 Internet2 Announcements Internet2’s Kenneth Klingenstein Inducted Into Internet Hall of Fame Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Klingenstein recognized for his pioneering work in the development of the internet’s identity and trust layers, envisioning and facilitating the widespread, consistent internet identity infrastructure we rely on today WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 14, 2021 – Internet2 today announced… Read More
07 Oct 2021 Advanced Networking Internet2 Next Generation Infrastructure Update: OESS and Cloud Connect Migrations Begin October 11 By Linda Roos, Internet2 Senior Director, State and Regional Networks Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Internet2 is making steady progress on the transition of services to the Next Generation Infrastructure. We are now planning to begin the OESS and Internet2 Cloud Connect (I2CC) migrations on October 11, 2021. Over the… Read More
30 Sep 2021 Industry Community Engagement 101: How to Maximize the Return on Your Industry Membership By Amber Walters, Community Success Coordinator, Industry Engagement Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Internet2 Industry membership provides a variety of ways to connect with the research and education community – from raising awareness of products and services, to building deep relationships with universities and other institutions, to serving a company’s own… Read More
10 May 2021 Advanced Networking Internet2 Network Milestone: 1 Exabyte of Data Moved Between January and May 2021 Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Robert Vietzke, Internet2 Vice President for Network Services Last evening, Internet2 reached a major milestone by moving over 1 exabyte of data in less than five months. This achievement occurs a little under two months earlier than… Read More