Traffic increase drives upgrade to UbuntuNet and GÉANT interconnection
8 December 2010 | Cambridge, UK
Following an agreement between the GÉANT and UbuntuNet Alliance communities, Sub-Saharan Africa is set to become the first world region outside North America to gain dedicated circuit capacity with Europe. An increase in IP connectivity to 10 Gbps as well as a 10 Gbps link for dedicated circuits will greatly benefit campuses in connected countries, and the Hartesbeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory in South Africa which is part of the JIVE project in the Netherlands.
It is expected that this release of pent-up demand will cause dramatic growth in Research and Education traffic between Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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