Internet2 recently unveiled its fifth-generation backbone, known as the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI). NGI interconnects with 37 state and regional networks and serves every state in the U.S. Among these 37 are the first five to upgrade to 400 gigabits per second connectivity: Florida LambdaRail, Indiana GigaPOP, Mid-Atlantic Crossroads, Ohio Academic Resources Network, and Utah Education and Telehealth Network. In this “First to 400G” blog series, Internet2 spotlights each of these networks and how NGI’s new capabilities and capacity meet the needs of the broader research and education communities.
Hurricane Milton has passed and we are pleased to report the FLR network survived fully…