National Academic Network increases fibre optic coverage
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)
Géant creates page with more information about EllaLink GeoLab
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.
"We are building a next-generation RCTS"
The Director of the Network Services Area of the FCT's FCCN Unit, Ana Pinto, explains the main new features involved in RCTS 100, as well as their impact on higher education and research institutions in Portugal. The changes that are already being implemented will make it possible to meet the needs of the entities connected to the Portuguese academic network.
EllaLink's transatlantic submarine cable anchored in Portugal
Fiber optic cable with cutting-edge technology connecting Portugal and Latin America has already reached Sines. Project is possible thanks to the decisive role of the education and research community.
GigaPIX boosts capacity
Growth in traffic and in the number of members connected to GigaPIX leads to the reinforcement of the interconnection capacity of the various technical rooms made available.
FCCN challenges Portuguese students to TNC21
Higher Education students will be able to submit a proposal for a presentation at the most prestigious annual conference of European academic networks: the TNC21.
eduGAIN - Promoting collaboration and access to online services
eduGAIN connects around 30 million students, researchers and teachers around the world. Learn about the advantages of joining this confederative service.
"No one anticipated a success like eduroam's"
It was in 2002 that Klaas Wierenga had the idea that would result in the creation of eduroam and would mark the future of European connectivity.
Find out more about the programme that will shape Europe's digital future
The Digital Europe programme will fund projects dedicated to bringing together digital technologies, citizens, businesses and public administrations.
RCTS with more secure routing
The network managed by the FCCN unit (RCTS - Rede Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade) activated the validation of the origin of routes received from the Internet at the beginning of January 2021.
"eduroam is a success story"
Present in over 100 countries, the eduroam service today is incomparably larger than when it was created almost two decades ago. Portugal was one of the countries involved in the creation of this mobility service which, for service specialist Pedro Simões, is "an example of success at various levels".
Do you know what the eduroam CAT tool is?
The eduroam network assisted configuration tool is one of the services included in the eduGAIN project and has several potentialities.