Press Release: One small step for GÉANT, one giant leap for the Black Sea region

The Commission increased the internet capacity available across the Black Sea to researchers in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) by switching on the region's largest computer network for research and education. The EU-funded regional research and education network Black Sea Interconnection (BSI) links the South Caucasus countries and connects them to the high bandwidth, world-leading, pan-European GÉANT network that already serves 30 million researchers. This new connection will enable researchers and students to collaborate with their European peers in 40 countries, by sharing large amounts of data over the network.

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European Commission: MEMO/09/110: GÉANT academic internet links to Black Sea region –Frequently Asked Questions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/110&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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