[CAnet - news] American R&E networks are the lynch pin for broadband strategy
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:29:10 -0400
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American R&E networks are the lynch pin for broadband strategy
[It is exciting to see the important leadership role that R&E networks in
the USA and other countries are playing in the development and deployment of
a national broadband strategy. R&E networks have the unique skill sets and
knowledge on how to deploy low cost open infrastructure network through
their existing extensive fiber deployments. They already connect many of
the key public institutions such as schools, libraries, etc that are
essential part of any broadband strategy. More importantly the R&E networks
were the original organizations to bring Internet to the masses and have
played a critical innovation role ever since in new network business models
such as customer owned & controlled networks, green broadband, etc. Thanks
to Mike Totten for these pointers -BSA]
New Coalition Will Work to Bring Broadband Internet Access to the Public
(United States)
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3821/new-coalition-will-work-to-bri
ng-broadband-internet-access-to-the-public
[June 11]
New Coalition Will Work to Bring Broadband Internet Access to the Public
A group of education, health, and library advocates has formed a new
coalition to expand broadband Internet access. It will focus on how to most
efficiently bring access to the public by using community institutions -
including community colleges and other higher-education institutions - as a
base.
The new Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition is made up of 28
commercial and not-for-profit groups, including the American Library
Association, <http://www.ala.org/> Internet2, <http://www.internet2.edu/>
and and Educause. <http://www.educause.edu/> It will seek federal money to
provide broadband access first through "anchor institutions," such as
colleges, schools, libraries, and hospitals, since millions of people rely
on those institutions already. The coalition says the high-speed connections
could help schools and community colleges offer specialized courses and
distance learning, could help health-care facilities make better use of
telemedicine, and could help colleges and universities advance research.
"There's not enough money in the stimulus bill to bring fiber optics to
everybody's home," said the coalition's coordinator, John Windhausen Jr.
"One of the best ways is to bring the broadband to where the most people are
likely to get it."
[.]
New Coalition to Promote the Deployment of High-Capacity Broadband to Anchor
Institutions and the Community (United States)
https://wiki.internet2.edu/confluence/display/realtime/2009/06/11/Schools%2C
+Health+and+Libraries+Broadband+Coalition+Announced
[June 11]
NLR Offers Available, Leading-Edge Infrastructure for America's Network
http://www.nlr.net/release.php?id=45
National LambdaRail (NLR), the cutting-edge network for advanced research
and innovation owned by the U.S. research and education community, announces
"America's Network" by offering its coast-to-coast platform and demonstrated
expertise as the foundation for a national broadband infrastructure.
NLR has submitted this offer to the Federal Communications Commission, and
urges the Commission to take advantage of NLR's readily available, secure,
high-speed and user-neutral national backbone as a giant leap forward
towards the realization of the goals of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and broadband in the U.S.
The NLR proposal presents a concrete roadmap for realizing the ARRA vision
of stimulating innovation, research and economic development by rapidly
upgrading the country's broadband infrastructure.
The nearly 30 state and multi-state regional optical networks (RONs)
interconnected to NLR provide the nucleus of a truly nationwide broadband
backbone, America's Network. With federal assistance, for a fraction of the
cost of constructing a new nationwide network infrastructure, broadband
connectivity at the highest speeds can be brought quickly to Americans in
every state in the Union.
Just as a broad range of community organizations across the country -- from
schools to public libraries to hospitals -- today enjoy broadband services
by connecting to NLR through their regional network, NLR, as the
infrastructure for America's Network, would enable all kinds of users and
providers to benefit from inexpensive broadband access to an already
existing, leading-edge network at state-of-the-art speed and efficiency.
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>American R&E networks are the lynch pin for =
broadband
strategy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>[It is exciting to see the important leadership =
role that
R&E networks in the USA and other countries are playing in the =
development
and deployment of a national broadband strategy. R&E networks =
have
the unique skill sets and knowledge on how to deploy low cost open
infrastructure network through their existing extensive fiber =
deployments.
They already connect many of the key public institutions such as =
schools,
libraries, etc that are essential part of any broadband strategy. More
importantly the R&E networks were the original organizations to =
bring
Internet to the masses and have played a critical innovation role ever =
since in
new network business models such as customer owned & =
controlled
networks, green broadband, etc. Thanks to Mike Totten for these pointers =
–BSA]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing style=3D'text-align:justify'>New Coalition Will =
Work to
Bring Broadband Internet Access to the Public (United =
States)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing style=3D'text-align:justify'><a
href=3D"http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3821/new-coalition-will-=
work-to-bring-broadband-internet-access-to-the-public">http://chronicle.c=
om/wiredcampus/article/3821/new-coalition-will-work-to-bring-broadband-in=
ternet-access-to-the-public</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing style=3D'text-align:justify'>[June =
11]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing =
style=3D'text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h3>New Coalition Will Work to Bring Broadband Internet Access to
the Public<o:p></o:p></h3>
<p>A group of education, health, and library advocates has formed a new =
coalition
to expand broadband Internet access. It will focus on how to most =
efficiently
bring access to the public by using community institutions — =
including
community colleges and other higher-education institutions — as a =
base.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The new Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition is made up =
of 28
commercial and not-for-profit groups, including the <a
href=3D"http://www.ala.org/">American Library Association,</a> <a
href=3D"http://www.internet2.edu/">Internet2, </a>and <a
href=3D"http://www.educause.edu/">and Educause.</a> It will seek federal =
money to
provide broadband access first through “anchor =
institutions,” such
as colleges, schools, libraries, and hospitals, since millions of people =
rely
on those institutions already. The coalition says the high-speed =
connections
could help schools and community colleges offer specialized courses and
distance learning, could help health-care facilities make better use of
telemedicine, and could help colleges and universities advance =
research.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>“There’s not enough money in the stimulus bill to bring =
fiber
optics to everybody’s home,” said the coalition’s
coordinator, John Windhausen Jr. “One of the best ways is to bring =
the
broadband to where the most people are likely to get =
it.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing =
style=3D'text-align:justify'>[…]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing =
style=3D'text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing style=3D'text-align:justify'><span =
style=3D'color:black'>New
Coalition to Promote the Deployment of High-Capacity Broadband to Anchor
Institutions and the Community </span>(United States)<span =
style=3D'color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing style=3D'text-align:justify'><a
href=3D"https://wiki.internet2.edu/confluence/display/realtime/2009/06/11=
/Schools%2C+Health+and+Libraries+Broadband+Coalition+Announced">https://w=
iki.internet2.edu/confluence/display/realtime/2009/06/11/Schools%2C+Healt=
h+and+Libraries+Broadband+Coalition+Announced</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing style=3D'text-align:justify'>[June =
11]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNoSpacing><span style=3D'color:black'>NLR Offers =
Available,
Leading-Edge Infrastructure for America's Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"http://www.nlr.net/release.php?id=3D45">http://www.nlr.net/releas=
e.php?id=3D45</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>National LambdaRail (NLR), the cutting-edge network =
for
advanced research and innovation owned by the U.S. research and =
education
community, announces "America's Network" by offering its
coast-to-coast platform and demonstrated expertise as the foundation for =
a
national broadband infrastructure.<br>
<br>
NLR has submitted this offer to the Federal Communications Commission, =
and
urges the Commission to take advantage of NLR's readily available, =
secure,
high-speed and user-neutral national backbone as a giant leap forward =
towards
the realization of the goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment =
Act
(ARRA) and broadband in the U.S.<br>
<br>
The NLR proposal presents a concrete roadmap for realizing the ARRA =
vision of
stimulating innovation, research and economic development by rapidly =
upgrading
the country's broadband infrastructure.<br>
<br>
The nearly 30 state and multi-state regional optical networks (RONs)
interconnected to NLR provide the nucleus of a truly nationwide =
broadband
backbone, America's Network. With federal assistance, for a fraction of =
the
cost of constructing a new nationwide network infrastructure, broadband
connectivity at the highest speeds can be brought quickly to Americans =
in every
state in the Union.<br>
<br>
Just as a broad range of community organizations across the country -- =
from
schools to public libraries to hospitals -- today enjoy broadband =
services by
connecting to NLR through their regional network, NLR, as the =
infrastructure
for America's Network, would enable all kinds of users and providers to =
benefit
from inexpensive broadband access to an already existing, leading-edge =
network
at state-of-the-art speed and efficiency.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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