Internet2 Gets a New Backbone

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday April 25, 2006 @09:34PM from the where-and-through-whom dept.

wrong_fuel writes "A few of you know that Internet2 and NLR (National Lambda Rail) have been in talks for some time regarding a merger of the two networks. Those talks have fallen apart and Internet2's contracts with Qwest communications had already been allowed to lapse. Internet2 has now reached an agreement with an unnamed carrier for its next generation backbone. The new network will likely be named later this year (the old one was referred to as "Abilene") and current member Universities will be migrated off of Abilene by September 2007."

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Great! by Aokubidaikon · 2006-04-25 21:48 · Score: 0, Troll

When can I get it at home?
Re:I have to say... by Professor_UNIX · 2006-04-26 00:18 · Score: -1, Troll

It's hard finding interesting stuff to download in full speed from single sources, but it's really convenient when downloading torrents from multiple seeders.
Yet another proof of the fact that the more bandwidth you give an individual their their home, the greater the likelihood they'll use it to start pirating copyrighted material. Join with me to say HELL NO to high speed broadband links in homes. Nobody needs more than a 128kbps ISDN link.
/BG