RCTS: GÉANT network connection upgraded to 40 GBPS
A further upgrade of RCTS access to the GÉANT network was carried out, with the connection now guaranteed at 40 Gigabits per second (Gbps).
RCTS with 100 GBPS connection to GigaPIX
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.
eduVPN - Secure remote access for staff and students
eduVPN is a VPN service developed by GÉANT for the international research and education community and promoted in Portugal by FCCN.
FCT strengthens infrastructure in the face of Covid-19 crisis demands
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.
The 5 reasons why GigaPix improves your browsing
The Internet Exchange Point (IXP) provided by Unidade FCCN, has a direct impact on Internet use in Portugal. Find out how.
"Participating in Lightning Talks has been rewarding"
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.
Ella Link and EMACOM launch "Ella Link Geolab".
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.
Watch the Lightning Talk of Luís Sampaio, student of ISEP
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.
"EllaLink station installation is almost done"
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.
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.
