Global Collaborations

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European Regional Projects Update

• David West
• DANTE
• david.west_at_dante.org.uk

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Overview

• To improve intra-regional and global connectivity
  
• Tackle Digital Divides
• Collaborating with multiple regional and European
  partners
• 3 year projects with 10M Euro/80 funding from
  EC, rest from beneficiaries
• Feasibility/Procurement/Operational phases

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EUMEDCONNECT Topology
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Catania PoP
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Nicosia PoP
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EUMEDCONNECT
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EUMEDCONNECT Project Priorities

• Complete network
• Encourage usage and service development
• Sustain beyond mid 2006

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ALICE Project and the RedCLARA Network

• STM-1 ring linking CLARA PoPs in Sao Paulo,
  Buenos Aires, Santiago, Panama City and Tijuana
  (in service)
• STM-4c Sao Paulo Madrid (in service)
• 45 Mbps Sao Paulo Caracas (in service)
• 45 Mbps Santiago Lima (February 2005)
• 34 Mbps Buenos Aires Montevideo (February 2005)
• Planned connections to Costa Rica, El Salvador,
  Guatemala, Nicaragua in Summer 2005

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ALICE/ RedCLARA Topology Oct 04
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CLARA and ALICE

• RedCLARA is operated by CLARA Network Engineering
  Group based in Brazil and CLARA Network
  Operations Centre based in Mexico
• The headquarters of CLARA is based in Santiago de
  Chile
• DANTE is the Coordinating Partner of the ALICE
  project ( 18 LA NRENs and 4 EU-NRENs)
• The ALICE project is currently funded until 31
  May 2006

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TEIN2 Partners

• Partners
• China (CERNET)
• Indonesia (ITB)
• Malaysia (MDC)
• Philippines (ASTI)
• Thailand (ThaiREN)
• Vietnam (MOST)

• Korea (KISDI)
• Singapore (SingAREN)
• Australia (AARNet)
• France (RENATER)
• Netherlands (SURFnet)
• UK (UKERNA)
• DANTE

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Planned activities

• Network procurement underway
• Connectivity tender responses mid Feb
• NOC tender responses April
• Equipment donation sought
• Contracts Q2/3, operational Q4 2005 (to end 2007)
• Exploring collaborations with existing and
  planned initiatives

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Planned Outcomes

• Create South East Asian network
• Link SEA and China to other Asian partners and
  Europe
• Create conditions for sustainable regional
  networking