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SEEREN Inauguration Event
9 January 2004
David West
DANTE
[email protected]
DANTE
(Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe Ltd)
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Established in 1993 and based in Cambridge, UK
Owned by a number of Europe’s National Research
and Education Networks (NRENs)
Not-for-profit organisation, 2003 Annual Turnover
approximately 50M Euros
29 staff members (10 nationalities)
DANTE builds and operates the pan-European
research and education network (GÉANT) on
behalf of Europe’s NRENs
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GÉANT Topology Nov 2003
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Next Generation GÉANT
Network (GN2)
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Plans for ‘GN2’ network to replace GÉANT from Q1
2005
Planned EC contribution 100 M Euro
Continue to provide the Pan-European IP
connectivity for NRENs, GRIDS, special applications
Increased emphasis on end to end quality of
service
Network technology being assessed during tender
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GÉANT Global Connectivity
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SEEREN EXPERIENCE
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Liberalisation…underway!
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SEEREN EXPERIENCE
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Liberalisation…underway!
Tender…competitive!
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SEEREN EXPERIENCE
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Liberalisation…underway!
Tender…competitive!
Network solution…excellent!
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SEEREN EXPERIENCE
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Liberalisation…underway!
Tender…competitive!
Network solution…excellent!
Teamwork…critical success factor!
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Congratulations and good luck to the SEEREN
project!
Thanks