First-ever around-the-world network backup agreement signed among ORIENTplus, Internet2, TransPAC3 and CERNET

to improve service for international researchersFriday, 8 February 2013, Cambridge, UK: Vital research collaborations involving China, Europe and the United States will be safeguarded through the first major agreement among partners running the two main high-speed research and education (R&E) Internet routes across Asia, Europe and North America. By agreeing to provide reciprocal backup services via two 10 Gbps connections around the globe, the organisations involved will maximise connectivity and provide a stronger, more resilient service to researchers as they work together on major projects and share growing volumes of data.

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