Géant creates page with more information about EllaLink GeoLab

17.11.2020

The pioneering project that will place, for the first time, an infrastructure to study the ocean floor on a submarine cable already has an information page created by GÉANT.

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National Academic Network increases fibre optic coverage

17.11.2020

Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, inaugurates in Bragança and Vila Real, the first steps of the RCTS100 project - an initiative of the Unit FCCN that will extend the fiber optic footprint of the national academic network (Science, Technology and Society Network - RCTS)

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"EllaLink station installation is almost done"

03.08.2020

João Nuno Ferreira, General Coordinator of the FCCN Unit, visited the Sines station, which will house the EllaLink submarine cable, and revealed some details about the structure.

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Watch the Lightning Talk of Luís Sampaio, student of ISEP

27.07.2020

ISEP student participates in GÉANT's Future Talent Programme with the support of the National Scientific Computing Unit. Luís Sampaio's Lightning Talk presents his research in the area of synthetic telepathy integrated in messaging applications, carried out together with his colleague Fábio Lourenço.

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Ella Link and EMACOM launch "Ella Link Geolab".

23.06.2020

For the first time, a submarine telecommunications cable will include an infrastructure for studying the conditions of the ocean floor. "Ella Link GeoLab" will offer Europe's scientific community updated data in real time.

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"Participating in Lightning Talks has been rewarding"

02.06.2020

The students of the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP), Fábio Lourenço and Luís Sampaio, were selected to share their projects in the largest conference of academic networks in the world. The TNC20 was cancelled, but the journey of the Master's students in Computer Engineering is not over. 

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FCT strengthens infrastructure in the face of Covid-19 crisis demands

03.04.2020

With the increase of Internet traffic in institutions associated with the growth of digital content consumption, namely distance learning, FCT has reinforced the Science, Technology and Society Network (RCTS), which supports the Internet connections of the Portuguese education and research community.

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RCTS with 100 GBPS connection to GigaPIX

16.03.2020

Science, Technology and Society Network is now connected to the GigaPIX traffic exchange point at 100 Gbps. Upgrade ensures connectivity needs in the coming years.

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RCTS: GÉANT network connection upgraded to 40 GBPS

31.01.2020

A further upgrade of RCTS access to the GÉANT network was carried out, with the connection now guaranteed at 40 Gigabits per second (Gbps).

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University students challenged to participate in world's largest networking conference

14.01.2020

Until February 17, 2020, Portuguese university students, with the support of FCCN, will be able to submit a proposal to present at the largest and most prestigious annual academic networking conference: TNC20. 

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Network Operators Meeting at the Unit FCCN

11.12.2019

The 4th meeting of the Portuguese Network Operators Group (PTNOG) took place on December 5th at the premises of the National Scientific Computing Unit (FCCN).

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Eduroam creator in the Internet Hall of Fame

08.10.2019

Klaas Wierenga was distinguished by the Internet Society as a personality who contributed to the development and improvement of the Internet in the World. It was on

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